Jay brought the children to Tourmaline Estate to visit Grand Old Master Ares. The estate was especially lively with the gathering of a few of the Ares family branches. Jean was a self-claimed pick-up artist. When Jean saw that Jay was holding onto his phone and texting the entire night, he could not stand it anymore. He snatched Jay's phone, threw it aside, and said, "Brother, is Sister-in-law answering any of your calls? Is she replying to any of your texts?" Jay glared at Jean with an angry expression. How dare this kid try to teach him a lesson?! When Jean saw Jay's expression, he knew he had hit his sore spot. Jean smiled and said, "She’s not answering your calls or returning your text messages, is that right? Let me tell you, there are only two reasons for this."Jay straightened up and listened carefully to what Jean had to say next. Jean said, "The first reason is that your writing is sub-par and your words can't move her." Jay gave a scowl. How dare this kid
Jay's icy expression instantly softened. He nodded and said, "Be safe." The children giggled. After Daddy adopted them, he regarded them as his own daughters and cared about their safety. If they were out in public, the people there should be the ones worried. Finally, it was Baby Robbie and Jenson’s turn to walk up to Grand Old Master Ares. Jenson's face was sullen, but Baby Robbie plunged into the arms of Grand Old Master Ares. He greeted him affectionately, "Great-grandpa." Grand Old Master Ares' tears filled his eyes. "Baby Robbie, I’m so happy that you’re back."When Grand Old Master Ares handed some money to Baby Robbie and Jenson, Baby Robbie took it and kept it like the others. However, Jenson kept his hands in his pants pockets and said coolly, "Great-grandpa, I’m not a child, so I don't need any allowance." Grand Old Master Ares held the money in his hand as he said, "Jens, in Great-grandpa's heart, you’ll always be my baby grandson." Jenson reluctantly too
Grand Old Master Ares shook his head. "I don't know. Maybe your mother wanted access to the research findings, but your grandma wasn’t willing to give it to her." Jay immediately thought of his mother's other child, the child who died of a strange disease. Did his mother look for Grandma Boye in hopes of bringing him back to life? However, Grand Old Master Ares revealed another shocking truth, "I interrogated your mother previously, but she kept saying that it was Boye's fault. She said that Boye is a scheming good-for-nothing and is not as kind as she appears. She also said that she cheated on me..." Monster’s face immediately came to Jay's mind. He thought about the timeline in his mind, then asked, "Was Grandma ever away from home in the years before I was born?""No." Grand Old Master Ares thought about Jay’s question for a while and shook his head. However, his eyes suddenly lit up as he said, "She fell seriously ill and her stomach was swollen for a while. However
Jay said resolutely, "Grandpa, share the findings with our government and let them serve mankind. This is the life purpose of a doctor. I would think that Grandma would want her research findings to be passed down from generation to generation." Grand Old Master Yorks waved his hand and said, "Give me some time to think about it." Jay left. As he came out of Grand Old Master Yorks' room, Jay looked at the restored Tourmaline Estate. The layout and appearance of the building were as per its previous appearance. The lush trees and wide asphalt avenues gave the whole place life. The reconstruction of Tourmaline Estate was led by Angeline herself. Jay’s heart ached when he thought of how much hard work Angeline had put in just to make him happy.He thought to himself, ‘How did I lose such a wonderful woman?’ Jay dragged himself to Fragrant Vessel Court. Fragrant Vessel Court had an antique feel to it as the building retained its original appearance. The only thing that w
It was up until she no longer had the strength to toss and turn. She was no longer fighting back as she lay on the bed, her breathing thin as silk.She stubbornly exhausted herself and weakly told Sis Shirley, “I may not have much time left, Sis Shirley. I’ll have to tell you a couple of things before I die.”Shirley knelt before the bed, her face drenched in tears. “Lil Angeline, please don’t think that way. You’ll be fine. How about I call Jay over, okay?”Angeline refused her firmly. “No. Don’t let him know about my current condition. If I die, don’t let him see my remains and tell him that I passed on peacefully. That way, he’ll feel much better.“Also, Sis Shirley, I’m truly sorry I can’t keep you company.”After finishing her sentences, Angeline lost consciousness.Shirley wailed aloud, lamenting to the heavens, while Mrs. Yorks kept her composure. She placed her ear on Angeline’s heart and said, “Shirley, she’s not dead. Her breathing is steady as well. Her anxiety must’ve
Not long after, the nurse walked out holding the baby.“It’s a boy.” The nurse smiled.Mrs. Yorks ecstatically hugged the child over and wept with joy. “The gender doesn’t matter. He’s my perfect little grandbaby.”When Angeline noticed that Sis Shirley had not come out, she agitatedly grabbed the nurse’s hand. “Where’s my sister? How is she?”The nurse smiled and said, “Don’t worry. The mother is fine. She’s just inside for a couple more examinations.”Angeline was then relieved, and she turned her attention to the child. Inside the thick swaddle blanket, a small head was exposed. His hair was thick, black, and shiny, and his face was slightly on the long side. He had long and narrow eyes that were somewhat slanting upward.Angeline pouted and said in disappointment, “Mrs. Yorks, the baby looks too much like Cole. He doesn’t have my sister’s features at all.”Mrs. Yorks chuckled. “Angeline, since the baby looks like Cole, he’ll look more and more handsome in the future. And don
Mrs. Yorks was getting impatient and said, “We’re done here. I’m quite busy. If you still have a bit of a conscience, Venmo me the money using this phone number. I’m hanging up now.”“Mom, don’t hang up. My son—”Beep, beep!Cole stared at the cell phone that was hung up, digesting the information his mother had just revealed to him. He ultimately came to a terrible conclusion—Angeline had fallen ill and it was a very serious illness. Otherwise, Sis Shirley would not have gone into premature labor from fright.What made him even more uneasy was that the three women had no money on them. With Angeline’s illness and Sis Shirley’s early labor, how would they sustain themselves?When Cole thought of this, he abruptly broke out in a cold sweat.“Carson, immediately Venmo some money into Shirley’s phone number.”“How much?” Carson asked.“As much as possible.”Carson quickly took his phone out and started tapping away. Two minutes later, Carson looked up at Cole and apologized. “You
Jay felt his blood running cold, and even the tips of his fingers were shivering. Angeline wanted to bid farewell to her past completely? Did she mean utterly abandoning him and their children?How hurt could she possibly be that the once so optimistic and cheerful Angeline was now despondent toward the world?Cole continued to chatter incessantly, “I’m trying to transfer some allowance to them, but our Venmo accounts are capped at 299.99 dollars. I tried calling them back, but the other line is busy. I’m guessing that their phones are now rejecting any calls, so unless they take the initiative to get in contact with us, we can’t contact them.”Jay was not at all surprised that Angeline had set her phone to reject all incoming calls. It was just that he still felt a faint sting in his heart.Whenever he thought about how Angeline had drawn a line between them, he felt his heart sobbing with sadness.“Master Ares, we’re running out of ideas here. Haven’t you always been smart and