Lunch break.Zack and Owen were assigned to the same bed.They lay side by side, both covered by the same blanket.After finishing the meal, Owen felt sleepy and quickly drifted off to sleep the moment he closed his eyes.Zack turned over and saw Owen’s sleepy face, with a dazed, almost childlike expression.He couldn’t help but study his cute, silly younger brother.Owen’s features were nearly identical to his own. As Zack looked at him, it felt like staring into a mirror. He was amazed. He had seen twins before, but even the most identical pairs usually had subtle differences that could be distinguished.However, when he stood with Owen, not even their teacher or classmates could tell them apart.What fascinated him even more was that both of them had a teardrop mole by their eyes—though Owen’s was just below his lower eyelid,while Zack’s was a little higher.Owen's eyelashes were very curly and curled upwards, and they were thick and long.Like him.Without thinking, Zack reached
4:30 in the afternoon.Kindergarten finished.All the children sat obediently in the classroom, waiting for their parents to come and pick them up.Elianna parked the car at the school gate and entered the school.Zack was lying on his seat, staring out of the window intently.Suddenly, in the corridor before the exam, came a burst of crisp and powerful footsteps.Owen immediately recognized that it was Mommy's footsteps. "Mommy is here!"He had just prepared to stand up when suddenly, he remembered that he had promised Zack to let him be Owen for two more days.With this in mind, Owen could only sit down silently, pitifully resting his head on the table, burying his little face in his arms, perfectly concealing his small face.As Elianna walked up to the door, Zack suddenly stood up and said in a childish voice, "Mommy!"He picked up the test paper on the table and ran towards Elianna."Mommy came to pick up my sweetheart home!"Elianna lifted him up and kissed his chubby cheek, and
At this rate, won't he be exposed?Upon second thought, if one cannot do it, then one cannot do it. Mommy said that as long as he had fun at kindergarten, she didn't care about his grades.With this in mind, Owen confidently declared, "I wouldn't!"Joseph shouted, "I have taught you that!"Owen shrank his neck in fear, feeling extremely wronged. He blinked his eyes sadly, and tears rolled down from his eyes. "I can't do it! I just can't! You're mean to me, you're a big bully! Sob sob sob..."If it were mommy, she wouldn't be so mean to him!Wuwuwu, he missed his mommy...Owen felt extremely wronged and cried, asking for his mommy, "I want to go home..."Joseph grabbed him by the back of his collar and asked, "Where are you going?"Owen cried and shouted at him, "I want to find mommy..."Joseph was taken aback for a moment and said, "You don't have a mommy."Owen stubbornly said, "I had a mommy!"Joseph squatted down, grasped his shoulders, and said slowly, "You didn't."Owen widened h
Zack wrapped his arms around Elianna's neck and said, "If Mommy likes it, I can get 100 points every time!"Anyway, this kind of simple test, getting a perfect score was a piece of cake.Elianna smiled movedly and gently kissed his nose tip, saying, "Silly little fool, Mommy doesn't care how many points you scored. Mommy cares that you live each day happily and joyfully."Zack's eyes flickered for a moment, and his heart felt warm in his chest.All along, Joseph had been very strict with his demands.He was a typical perfectionist, demanding strict standards of himself, and this strictness also extended to his son.Joseph believed that what he could do, his son should also be able to do.Therefore, children of the same age were all enjoying their childhood carefree, while Zack, on the other hand, was burdened with advanced academic tasks.Zack was very smart and excellent. He thought that as long as he worked hard to finish his homework, his dad would definitely spend more time with h
Going to court was a tricky matter.Although the Carrington Group was also a big player in Bryston, Elianna did not have a hundred percent chance of winning the lawsuit against Joseph.Elianna said, "Mommy had already lost one child, she couldn't lose you anymore."Tears rolled down Zack's cheeks.Originally...Mommy didn't not want him anymore!Mom thought he was dead!Mommy still thought of him.Zack choked up and said, "What if... my brother were still alive?"Elianna said, "It's not possible anymore..."She was able to escape from such a big fire, solely relying on luck.At that time, Jayson used an armed helicopter to save her. If it had been a moment later, she would have been directly engulfed by the fire.At that time, she had already fallen into a coma. The scene was chaotic, the fire was blinding, and no one had time to search the scene. Presumably, at the moment before she fell into a coma, she had already started giving birth... After she left, the warehouse collapsed due
The detective approached Elianna and whispered, "His name is Jamie Smith, from Yarville. He has a wife and two children, a daughter and a son. His parents passed away ten years ago, and he is their only child. He has a previous record of robbery and served several years in prison. After being released, he worked as a temporary worker in a repair shop."Elianna asked, "What was his relationship with the main culprit?"Detective said, "The main culprit, who was his cellmate, is named Gavin Brown. One year after Gavin was released from prison, he was diagnosed with advanced liver cancer."Elianna, "So... they were bribed by someone."Detective, "Yes."Elianna, "By whom?"Detective, "He didn't say. He said he would only speak once you agreed to his conditions."Elianna said, "You guys wait outside the door."She gently pushed open the door and walked into the ward.The ward was very quiet, with only the sound of the electrocardiogram "beeping" operating.Elianna walked to the edge of the
Five minutes later.Elianna walked out of the ward in a daze.Tyson noticed that her complexion was off, especially in her eyes, which had no glimmer at all.He walked over with worry and asked, "Nan Nan, what happened? Did you ask something?"Elianna shook her head and didn't want to say anything.Tyson became a little nervous and asked, "Why do you look so upset? What did he and you say?"Elianna said, "Tyson, I was fine."Her mind was in a state of confusion, and she felt exhausted both mentally and physically after listening to what Jamie had said.Tyson said, "Why does your face look so bad?"Elianna said, "I want... to calm down first, is it okay?"She raised her gaze and looked at Tyson, saying, "I feel a bit overwhelmed right now, I don't know how to say it to you... I... want some time alone.""Okay."Tyson didn't want to pressure her either, "You take your time to calm down. I'll take you home.""Um."On the way back.Elianna stared out of the window at the passing street sc
Livia said, "You... you have no evidence! What makes you say that I was the mastermind behind the kidnapping case!"Elianna smirked and mockingly laughed, "Livia, do you really think that just because there is no evidence of Gavin's death, you can clean up and walk away?"She calmly took out the recording pen from the pocket of her windbreaker while speaking, and pressed the play button.In the voice recorder, Jamie's voice came through."In fact... initially, Gavin was not the mastermind behind the kidnapping case, he was bribed by someone. He had little education and had served time in prison. After being released, he was diagnosed with a terminal illness. At that time, he had a lover in a dance hall, who was pregnant. He thought that even if he died, he had to leave something for the Brown family, so he decided to return to his old profession and make a big score. At this time, a fellow villager found him and said they had made contact with a 'business'.""It's... kidnapping...""W
Leonard immediately let go of Joseph and walked over, saying, "Elianna, are you awake?"She didn't know when she woke up, nor how much of the conversation between the two people she had overheard.Elianna rubbed her temples, clearly feeling a bit of a headache.She instinctively pulled the thin blanket closer to her body, took a brief rest, and the alcohol seemed to sober her up a bit. Naturally, she also realized how disheveled she was at the moment.Elianna knowingly asked, "Was I drunk?"Even if she drank until she was completely drunk, she wouldn't black out. Therefore, as she woke up, she gradually began to recall that she had been drinking and afterwards, she became crazy drunk.Joseph said expressionlessly, "Yes, you were drunk. Originally, I intended to arrange a designated driver to take you home, but who knew your alcohol tolerance was so disappointing. You went crazy at my house and..."He also vomited all over him.
The butler, seeing the situation, immediately rushed over and reached out to stop him, saying, "Mr. Leonard, please wait!"Leonard suddenly angrily waved away the hand he extended, saying, "Get lost!"The butler was dismissed to the side.Leonard climbed up the stairs.Joseph hesitated for a moment and then followed closely behind, going upstairs.Second floor.Leonard saw the servant just coming out of a room, without thinking, he immediately walked over. The servant, seeing this, became somewhat alarmed and asked, "Who are you?"Leonard casually pushed her aside and pushed the door wide open.In the guest room.Elianna was lying in bed, covered with a blanket.Leonard walked over and saw that she was fast asleep, completely unconscious. He furrowed his brows slightly and reached out his hand, intending to lift the blanket.The next secondBehind him, a hand reached out and tightly grabbed his wrist
Joseph carried Elianna into the door.In his arms.Elianna, on the other hand, kept looking up at him with her face raised.Suddenly,She said proudly, "My son grew up and turned out to be so handsome!"Joseph, "..."Elianna, "However, my son was the cutest when he was little!"Joseph, "..."Elianna, "Baby, be good and let mommy give you a kiss quickly."She hooked his shoulders, cradled his face, and kissed him over and over again.Joseph suppressed the anger that filled his chest, but had nowhere to vent it.He was still doubting why she wanted to recognize Zack as her godson and what her true purpose was.Or perhaps, it was just another means for her to get close to him.Was she really drunk and talking nonsense, or was she pretending to be drunk to take advantage of him?If he was really drunk, what could he argue with a drunk woman for?A south-facing room on the second floo
Joseph furrowed his brows.He saw her tongue starting to knot, her eyes wide open but looking misty.Joseph said with a headache, "Sit down and don't move for now."He had just grabbed her shoulders and forcefully made her sit down, but the next second, she "sprang" up again, saying, "I want to go home!"Joseph interrupted her, "I will take you home!"He grabbed her hand and pulled her up.Elianna stumbled and took two steps, her balance wavering as her body leaned backwards.Joseph walked over and grabbed her waist, coldly saying, "Can you walk properly?"Without giving Elianna a chance to answer, he bent his right arm from her waist side and hoisted her onto his shoulder."What were you doing..."The man's strong shoulders were just pressing against her abdomen.Elianna drank alcohol and just finished eating pastas, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Her stomach was being tightly pressed, and she felt a wave of
Elianna asked, "Is the pastas done?"Joseph resealed the wine and said, "Finish your meal quickly, I will have someone take you home.""Oh!"Elianna stood up, and in that moment, her blood flowed and she felt a slight stumble beneath her feet, her body even swaying, as if she was floating lightly.Oh no...She seemed a little tipsy.That's how high-concentration brandy was.She was clearly drinking very slowly, and even added ice cubes to dilute it, but... she had already started to get tipsy.Joseph saw that she was a little unsteady and reached out his hand to support her. "Are you drunk?"Elianna pulled away from his hand, clearly repulsed by his touch. "No! I wasn't drunk."Joseph withdrew his hand and stared at her incredulously.Elianna concealed her drunken state, barely maintaining her balance as she walked towards the dining table. Upon seeing the bowl of pastas placed on the table, she approached
Elvis looked at Joseph awkwardly.Joseph said, "I could only make plain pastas."Elianna said, "Then thank you for your trouble."After speaking, she sat down on the sofa.Joseph said to Elvis, "You go first."Elvis said, "Mr. Kensington, do you need me to lend a hand?"Joseph said, "No need."It's just a bowl of assorted vegetarian pastas, without many complicated steps, just takes some time.What is this called? It is easy to ask for the gods, but difficult to send them away.The "god" he had invited could only be sent away by himself.He could certainly tell that Elianna was deliberately giving him a hard time, but since she had helped him pacify his son, it was also a favor he owed her.Elvis smiled and said, "Alright, I'll go back first. If you have any instructions, feel free to call and contact me anytime."Joseph, "You haven't rested much these past few days, go back and get some sleep early.
Zack said, "Only when Owen and I turn eight years old, can we apply to live with Mommy and Judge Uncle, in order to let that man know the truth?"Elianna nodded, "Yes."Zack nodded hesitantly.Elianna helped him lie back on the bed and gently said, "Once we've eaten, shall we have a good sleep?"Zack became nervous and asked, "Mommy, are you leaving?"Elianna said, "I promised you that you could see me anytime you wanted."Zack's eyes revealed a hint of surprise and delight, "Really?"Elianna, "Really, Mommy promised you."After speaking, she extended her hand and said, "High five."Zack and she high-fived, and then closed their eyes in peace.Elianna didn't stand up and walk out of the door until he fell asleep.Joseph stood at the door.Elianna's heart skipped a beat as she thought Joseph should be downstairs, but suddenly he appeared upstairs out of nowhere. She had no idea how well the door insul
Zack suddenly burst into silly laughter, opened his mouth, wanting to shout "Mommy". However, he didn't have enough strength to even speak, and could only weakly say, "I want to go home..."Elianna's heart trembled for a moment, feeling inexplicably melancholic.On the side, two doctors smiled helplessly and said, "little scion, you are already at home now..."They only thought that the child was extremely hungry, confused in the mind, and started speaking nonsense.Only Elianna could understand which "home" the little one was referring to.Elianna coaxed, "Would you like to eat something?"She saw a bowl of nutritious porridge on the bedside table.I was so hungry that it caused me to be unable to eat properly now, I can only drink a little nutritional porridge.It seems that this time he was determined to sever the father-son relationship with Joseph.Maybe because he had been fasting for a long time, the little guy ha
Elianna suddenly became serious and said, "Well, you shouldn't say such hurtful words either."Owen lowered his head and said in a pitiful tone, "Mommy, I know I was wrong! Next time I see him, I will definitely apologize to him."Elianna patted his little head and said, "You were brothers, good friends, so you couldn't hurt his feelings."Owen nodded obediently, "Mommy, don't worry, I know now! I will never hurt his heart again in the future."Elianna gently embraced him.Owen nestled in her arms and asked, "So... when did that guy come back?"Elianna worriedly said, "I don't know..."She didn't know when they would be able to reunite as mother and son again after this separation.Tristian said, "Nannan, don't overthink so much and rest early."Elianna nodded.The next day.Elianna took Owen back to the Carrington Group.Three days later.She had just left the company and was about to go home