“There’s nothing to apologize for between a mother and son,” Chloe said generously.Jay explained bashfully, “Mom, can you return the jewelry that Angeline gave you yesterday?”It was as if Chloe heard the sound of bubbles bursting. The soft, crisp sound brought out her internal anger.It turned out her precious son was not here to apologize for Angeline but to support her instead.“I gave it away,” Chloe said coldly.Jay was dumbfounded. He would never have thought that his mother would give away the jewelry Angeline had gifted to her to someone else so quickly. Was this not her belittling Angeline’s kind intentions?“Mom, if you didn’t like Angeline’s gift, you should’ve returned it to her. After all, it’s her precious jewelry. How could you so easily give it away to someone else?” Jay restrained his anger and tried his best to make himself behave with grace.Chloe retorted, “Didn’t she give away your gift to her as well? Jay, you can tolerate her trampling on your gift, but
Baby Robbie said sorrowfully, “Mommy, the sisters are worried about their future.”Angeline smiled and said, “I’ve discussed this matter with your dad. All of you will stay with us for the time being. When we return to Imperial Capital, we’ll mobilize all our forces to find your parents for you.”When the sisters heard her words, there was surprise in their eyes. However, their joy quickly dissipated when Sis Eight said, “My father and mother died in a car accident. I don’t have any more relatives.”Angeline walked toward Dahlia, took her hand, and comforted her lovingly. “Then, are you willing to stay by my side and be my daughter?”Dahlia raised her eyes, utterly awestruck. Tears rolled down her cheeks. “Are you really willing to take me in?”The other girls looked at Dahlia with envy. They had been chatting more with Baby Robbie these days and learned from him that Angeline was a reasonable, gentle, and kind-hearted mom. They were pretty jealous of Baby Robbie and Jenson for ha
After they left the medical clinic, Angeline could not wait any longer and asked Jay, “Did you get the jewelry back?”Jay’s expression turned sad. “My mother gave it to Judy.”Angeline was in a daze, and her expression grew dark. She sighed sorrowfully. “In her heart, Judy’s the most desirable daughter-in-law.”Jay pulled Angeline’s hand and interlaced their fingers tightly together. Jay explained to her meaningfully, “Angeline, whether or not the shoe fits, only I know. In this lifetime, you’re the only one for me.”Angeline abruptly smiled at him.“Then, do you still want the jewelry?” Angeline asked.Jay replied unhesitatingly, “We have to get it back.”Angeline was starting to feel that Jay was overly obsessed with this jade jewelry set, so she was slightly curious. “Jaybie, is there anything special about this set of jewelry?”Jay looked at Angeline’s long, black hair that was as shiny as a waterfall. Then, he ran his fingers through her hair twice. A few fallen strands we
Jay rolled his eyes at him. “And how do you plan to feed them? Are you going to let them eat plain bread every single day?”Zayne, “...”Josephine suddenly walked out holding a spatula and said arrogantly, “I’m already learning. Can’t you see my efforts? I’ll immerse myself in learning all sorts of culinary skills in the future. I’ll be cooking Mexican, French, and even Italian cuisine. I can guarantee they’ll turn fat under our care!”Everyone in the room looked at Josie in a daze.From Josie’s uncontrollable emotions, they could see that she had a strong inferiority complex over her inability to have children.Angeline felt sorry for Josie. “Josie, if you want to adopt a child, you can go to an orphanage to adopt a suitable baby in the future. This way, you’re able to appreciate the happiness of motherhood. You can’t decide on these things so hastily just to fulfill Zayne’s whims.”Zayne lowered his head in shame. “It’s alright, Josie. We don’t need one. You’re more than enough
Since Angeline was quick-witted, she immediately understood her brother’s implied meaning.“Mom just thinks that Jaybie shouldn’t be waiting on me because she’s stubbornly set in her old ways.” Angeline was seething.Zayne continued, “You can trample all over him when there are no outsiders around. But you should at least play pretend around his family.”Angeline rolled her eyes at him. She was contemptuous of Zayne’s proposal.She wanted to continue being herself in front of everyone.However, Zayne’s little reminder had also evoked her feelings of sadness and made her recall her wounds. Chloe disliked her, and she felt uncomfortable around Chloe. It was as if there were a couple of dark clouds above her head, making her feel very depressed and gloomy. If Chloe were someone else, Angeline could avoid her entirely out of fear. However, Chloe was her mother-in-law. She would not be able to shake off this cloud her entire life.She felt awful just thinking about it.When Jay c
In the evening.Jay and Angeline had done a meaningful task.Jay had thought of new beautiful names for the sisters of the military intelligence division. However, because they were not sure whether these children would stay with them long, the names had been sealed temporarily.He and Zayne had also brought out the precious stones as they had decided to make each of them a unique commemorative gem necklace. Angeline and Josie were on the sofa with their phones. They were trying to pick out clothes and daily necessities suitable for the sisters’ ages.Jay was afraid that Angeline would catch a cold, so he ordered Zayne, “Bring her a blanket.”Zayne stood up and walked to the bedroom, but his mouth did not stay silent. “Other households’ women are all busy in their halls and kitchen. They’re capable of doing everything. But our households’ ladies are lazy, like pigs. They lie down right after eating, and they’re not worried of getting dragged into the slaughterhouse.”Josie and
Angeline looked at the abnormal Jay and her heart felt inexplicably sour. She had to force a smile and say, “Nonsense. The hair in the jade belongs to Jaybie and me. Even if Judy has taken it, I’m sure it changes nothing.”“Angeline, get it back,” Jay suddenly ordered in a deep voice. Angeline replied, “Don’t worry, Jaybie. I’ll get my precious jewelry back. It’s just that I haven’t thought of a good reason for Judy to return it to me willingly.”Jay said arrogantly, “Just tell her that your initials are written on it and it’s yours.”Angeline was slightly stunned. “My name’s on it?”Josephine smiled. “That’ll make things easier.”Josephine then dragged Angeline and walked out.Zayne looked at the gloomy-faced Jay, and for some reason, Zayne’s mood became irritated as well.“Hey, since your mother is so against our Angel, will you give up on this relationship because of your mother?” Zayne asked him uneasily.Jay glared at him viciously.Zayne was not one to give up without
Angeline suddenly felt as if a thunderstorm had struck her. She was so petrified that she stood still in the same spot. She was afraid of Chloe, and it was now an instinctive reaction. The muscles in Chloe’s face had atrophied, and she was staring at Angeline fiercely with her pair of withered-looking eyes. Angeline was so horrified it was as if she had seen a ghost.“Mom,” she called out while trembling.“I’ve given the jade to Judy, Angeline. Hence, that’s Judy’s private property. You’re not qualified to ask for it back.” Chloe sat on the wheelchair, oozing with a frightening aura.Angeline explained in a low voice, “Mom, my name’s engraved on the jade jewelry. There are also strands of my and Jaybie’s hair inside of it. It’s not an appropriate gift for Judy. I’ll give another one that looks exactly the same to her next time, okay?”Chloe sneered and said, “Jay’s hair is inside? That’s great. If the jade is given to Judy, that means Jay and Judy will grow old together.”She