To be on the safe side, the doctor still gave little Kaia a detailed examination.A mental examination required the doctor to ask Kaia some one-on-one questions. After all, with Ella present, Kaia might not tell the truth in order to avoid worrying her.Therefore, Ella waited outside the room.Ella pushed the door open and saw Leo leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, as if he were resting. He almost immediately opened his eyes when he heard the sound of the door opening.“Ella, you’re out? Where’s Kaia? Is she doing the examination alone in there?”Ella nodded and looked at the fatigue that Leo inadvertently revealed in his eyes. She felt complicated and uncomfortable in her heart. “Leo, Kaia should be fine now. Why don’t you go back and rest for a while?”He still had a surgery to perform tonight, and he really needed to rest. After all, surgeries that required him to operate personally were generally not easy, and he had to concentrate. Otherwise, he would be irrespon
"See, this is the difference between you and Leo," said Mrs. Kane with a cold snort. "Ask Lila, did Lila ask him to cook porridge for her? No! He went on his own! He didn’t even sleep and just wanted to cook porridge for Lila and Kaia!"Unable to bear being scolded by Mrs. Kane, Mr. Kane muttered under his breath, "Well, who asked him to perform poorly before and get kicked out by our daughter? He should have behaved well and tried to become a regular employee, shouldn't he?"When Mrs. Kane heard the words "regular employee," her attention was drawn away. Instead of holding onto the point that Mr. Kane was inferior to Leo, she turned to ask Lila. "Lila, you see how much Leo cares about you and the children. We've been asking him to help us without giving him any recognition. Is that really fair?"Lila remained silent.Was it unfair?It was more than unfair.If these two children were really Leo's, she would never have been able to treat them like this. But she knew their true identit
"I know it because my classmate Lily told me about it," she said.Ella raised an eyebrow. "Oh? And how does Lily know about Theo's family?""Because they live in the same community, and Theo invited her to his birthday party. Lily said that only Theo's mother was there, and his father wasn't. Theo told her that his father is always busy making a lot of money and doesn't have time to be with him."The little girl finished speaking and then turned her head to ask Ella, "Mommy, can Mr. Lucas really make a lot of money every day?"Ella nodded.She thought her daughter would ask how much money he made or express surprise or envy, but instead, the little girl tilted her head with a puzzled expression."But Theo doesn't eat much, and he can't spend that much money. What's the point of his father making so much money?"Ella couldn't help but chuckle.Her daughter's thoughts were really different.Other children spend their parents' money on toys and clothes, but her little glutton only think
Kai stood stiffly by the door, his small body straight as a rod, his face a mask of determination and seriousness. Ella gave him a soft, exasperated glance before she opened the door to the room. She didn’t say a word, just gave him a little nod, signaling for him to enter.Once Kai was inside, Ella closed the door behind him, cutting off any chance of escape. He immediately stood at attention beside her, almost as if preparing for a drill, his hands behind his back like a little soldier awaiting orders."Mom, you can ask whatever you want," Kai said, voice serious, as though he were reporting for duty.Ella’s lips twitched into a smile at his stiff posture. She couldn’t help but chuckle. "Oh, come on, kiddo. I'm not here to interrogate you, I’m just trying to talk. Why are you acting like I’m the principal at school?"Kai's eyes widened, his little fists clenched behind his back, but his face remained dead serious. "Mom, I’m not nervous," he said firmly.Ella raised an eyebrow and t
Ella pinched the little ears on the little girl's hat: "Cute, our Kaia is the cutest."Kaia was really happy when she heard this and walked up to Kai like a bunny: "Brother, let's go too."Kai shook his head: "You go with Mom, I won't go."The smile on Kaia's little face froze immediately: "Ah? Why?"Kai lowered his eyes: "I want to read a book.""You need to read again..." Kaia curled her mouth. "But brother, don't you read every day? Mr. Arthur said that your knowledge is almost surpassing his, so you are not afraid that one day you will lose all the books in the world. After reading all of them, there will be no book to read if you want to read in the future?"Ella couldn't help but chuckle at Kaia's childish words.Even Kai was momentarily taken aback, but he didn't show any signs of annoyance or impatience. Instead, he spoke gently, "Silly girl, there are endless books in the world. Didn't our teacher teach you that the sea of learning knows no bounds?"The little girl blinked h
As soon as Ella hit send on the message, her phone rang. She half expected it to be Lucas calling, but when she glanced at the screen, she saw "Leo" flashing. Surprised, she quickly swiped to answer."Leo? Didn’t you have surgery tonight?" she asked, confusion creeping into her voice."Yeah, just finished," Leo replied, his voice warm and relaxed.Ella looked at her watch. It was only 8:30 PM. "That was fast," she commented, her eyebrows knitting in surprise.Leo chuckled softly. "The patient's condition wasn’t complicated, so it didn’t take long."Ella didn’t really understand all the medical jargon, but she knew how skilled Leo was. When he said something was uncomplicated, it likely meant he handled it in no time."So, how’s Kaia today? Did she seem off at all?" Leo asked, clearly concerned.Ella let out a sigh of relief. "No, she was happy today. We spent a lot of time together, and when I told her that she’d be leaving with Jenna tomorrow, she wasn’t too upset about it.""That
After a long silence, Ella finally squeezed out a sentence from her throat, "Is it him?"She used a question, but in fact, she already had the answer in her heart.It could only be him. Otherwise, Leo wouldn't have reminded her not to be soft-hearted.Ella didn’t think she would be soft-hearted.Since she heard him say that he would use the family company as a betrothal gift for Amy in the fire six years ago, her heart had died.If it was finally proved that he was the mastermind behind the fire six years ago... No, even if he was just an accomplice, or even just knew about it, she would definitely send him to court to accept legal sanctions.But after more than a month of returning to Fairfield and experiencing so many things, she didn't know why, but she began to doubt her initial judgment.She always felt that he might not be a good husband or father, but he seemed not to be so bad, not bad enough to destroy humanity..."Ella? Are you listening?" Leo’s voice interrupted her thought
After Ella received the email, she didn't contact Samuel Griffith immediately. Instead, as Lila, she inquired about Samuel’s background on the sidelines. Only then did she learn that when Samuel was an intern at an airline company during his senior year, he actually made a serious mistake at work. Not only did he lose his job, but he was also punished. Since then, no airline had hired him again!Ella didn’t ask for details about the mistake. After all, everyone in this world has scars and pasts that they don't want to reveal.Based on Senior Samuel’s internship, she felt that the mistake might not have been entirely his fault.So, she just asked around to see where Samuel went next, but unexpectedly, Samuel had turned to the police.When Ella inquired, she already vaguely understood why Samuel sent her that email.Sure enough, after months of maintaining online contact, the two finally met once when he was dispatched abroad. Although that meeting was hasty, it meant a lot to Ella,
However, Ella suddenly thought of something and looked up. "Dante, the lawyer, did you hire him?"As expected, Dante was stunned before replying, "How did you know?"Although everyone knew that the mastermind behind the Montgomery family's fire six years ago was not only Leo, but also possibly involved the Lopez family, it was also known that it was difficult to bring down the Lopez family with their current momentum.Therefore, both Ella and Lucas did not act rashly.Yesterday, Leo's lawyer suddenly threw out evidence in court implicating the Lopez family, and Ella felt that the lawyer was suspicious, but she couldn't figure out who arranged it.Until just now, when she heard Dante's words, she suddenly understood that it could only be Dante.Ella suddenly felt warm in her heart.She looked at Dante and bowed deeply. "Thank you."DANTE was confused. "Thank me for what?" After a while, she suddenly reacted, "Wait, you don't think I hired a lawyer to save him, do you? You're wrong. I
With this thought, Ella suddenly realized that Kaia not only had a poker face like Lucas, but also had some resemblance to Lucas in his facial features."This is...""My son," Lucas lowered his head and said to Kai, "Kai, call Uncle Dante."Kai obediently called out, "Hello, Uncle Dante."Uncle Dante said he was not good at all.He stared at Kai, his face full of disbelief. "This, this child is yours and Lucas'...""Dante I brought the child over for an exam, and time is tight, so I won't chat with you anymore. You can do as you please."Ella didn't want to discuss the issue of her child's identity with this half-stranger so early in the morning, so she smiled at Dante, then took Kai and walked away.Dante had finally run into her, how could he just let her go like this?But he also realized that Ella didn't want to discuss this topic, so after coming back to his senses, he quickly caught up and steered the conversation towards Kai. "Your son is so young and already taking exams? What
Lucas asked again, "Is there anyone else at home while Amy is out?""There’s a nanny.""Does the nanny take good care of you?"Theo didn’t answer.Lucas frowned at his hesitant expression.If the nanny treated Theo well, he wouldn’t hesitate like this. But if she didn’t, with Theo’s tendency to complain and cause trouble, how could he possibly cover up for her?Could it be that this little guy, at such a young age, had already learned to be afraid of the strong and bully the weak?Thinking of this, Lucas’s expression turned cold."Stand up straight!"Theo trembled and tried to straighten his body like a small pine tree."I’m asking you, is the nanny good to you or not? If you lie, I won’t take care of you anymore."Theo panicked at these words.If Dad didn’t want him and Amy was gone, what would he do in the future?"Not good! The nanny hits me and says I’m a bastard, not Dad’s child! She won’t let me complain to Amy, or else she’ll sell me to a remote mountain and let Amy and Dad nev
"What's the matter with me?"This mischievous child wouldn’t be able to harm her even if he wanted to.Ella paused and said, "Do you want to talk to him first? Otherwise, I'm standing here at the hospital entrance with people coming and going. It’s not good to block his mouth, but if I don’t block his mouth, I’m afraid he’ll say something harmful to you, Mr. Montgomery."As soon as Lucas heard her call him Mr. Montgomery, he knew she was in a bad mood again and immediately said, "Then give the phone to Theo."Ella handed the phone to Theo’s ear and took the tissue box out of his mouth."You little fox.""Theo, say one more word to her and see what happens."Theo’s fear of Lucas was almost innate, so even though Amy had been brainwashing him these days, saying that his father had been lured away by Lila, the fox spirit, and didn’t want them anymore, he still harbored resentment towards Lucas.But now, when he heard Lucas’s voice, he reflexively closed his mouth and even trembled slight
Just then, Ella heard a commotion coming from the direction of the TV station entrance, and faintly heard a child crying."You bad guy! Let go of me, I want to find my mommy...""Your mommy doesn't work here anymore! If you keep causing trouble, I'll call the police!""You're lying, my mommy told me yesterday that she's coming to work at the TV station!"Ella listened from afar and felt a sense of familiarity. Could it be that she had just lamented that Amy wasn’t here, and now she had encountered Amy’s child again?She pursed her lips and originally wanted to turn around and leave. After all, even if the child had lost the protection of his mother, since Lucas had woken up, he should take care of him. It wouldn't be long before someone came to take him away, and it wasn’t her place to play the saint at this time.But just as she took two steps, the child’s crying became even louder, and the voice of the security guard didn’t sound as harsh as before, but rather panicked."You, you
After leaving the court, Ella's mood was not very good.She had planned to go home and take a nap, but she received a call from the delivery company on the way. The furniture she had ordered online out of boredom while recuperating had been delivered in pieces over the past few days.The delivery company had been urging her to pick it up as the furniture took up space in their warehouse.Ella thought for a moment and decided to go to her new home to check on the furniture. She arranged a delivery time with the delivery man and headed to her new home.When she arrived at the doorstep of her new house, the delivery man had just arrived with the children's bed she had ordered. Even with two men carrying it, it took a lot of effort to move the pile of wooden boards.The online store had promised installation, but no one had come to install it even after half a day. Ella contacted customer service and was told that installation had to be scheduled separately. However, all the installati
"Life-saving benefactor?" Ella remained calm. "I never intended to take him away from the beginning."Lucas, who couldn't fit into his outfit, clung to Ella's hand. "You promised to take me to see the trial together today."Ella replied, "Yes, but I also said last night that we need the doctor's approval. I asked the doctor for you this morning, and he said you have to rest in the hospital."Lucas' face twisted into a bitter gourd. He was about to speak, but the ward door was pushed open at that moment."Lila, the discharge has been processed."Mrs. Kane's voice abruptly stopped.She stared at Ella, then at Lucas, and then at her own precious daughter's hand, tightly held by Lucas.The air fell into a deathly silence.Finally, it was Ella who reacted first. She pulled back her hand and smiled awkwardly at Mrs. Kane. "Um, Mom, Mr. Montgomery has something to discuss with me."Mrs. Kane replied, "Okay, you guys talk first. I'll wait for you outside."With complicated emotions, she clos
“Lucas?” Ella frowned. “Why did he come to me instead of resting in his own room?”Zane repeated, “Mr. Montgomery has something to discuss with you.”“Why couldn’t he just talk on the phone?”Zane hesitated for a moment before blurting out, “He needs you to answer the phone first.”Ella fell silent. She didn’t mean to ignore Lucas’s calls. When he called in the afternoon, she was on the phone with Officer Philip. After hearing about Kings Lopez’s confession and Leo’s desire to confess, she had no energy left to deal with Lucas’s matters.It was only when she ran into Matt at the hospital and was reminded of some memories from the past that she thought to ask a few questions.Ella rubbed her forehead and didn’t bother explaining to Zane. She pushed open the door and walked in.Mrs. Kane had been guided by Mr. Kane to watch less TV recently, so she still didn’t know about Leo’s car accident, let alone that he was a murderer.She thought Lila might reconcile with Dr. Leo. So when she h
After asking the question, Matt finally got his answer and stopped being curious.But Ella suddenly remembered something.She turned her head to look at Matt and, imitating his tone, asked a riddle, "That child is not his, right?"Matt: "..."This riddle really stumped Matt for a moment.The child was easy to guess—it was obviously Theo. But who was the "he" in Ella's question? If she was referring to Lucas, then the answer was definitely no.But if she was referring to Theo's father, then the answer would be completely different!After thinking for a while, Matt scratched his head and said, "Didn't we already make it clear that the child's name was Theo?"Ella immediately understood. She guessed it right—or, more accurately, it was Kai who reminded her. The child was actually Lucas’s good friend, Theo's father, Dylan!Ella thought for a moment and asked again, "So he kept the child's identity a secret from me because he had his reasons?"This time, Matt immediately understood that th