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
“As long as you’re safe, Angeline, Jaybie is willing to let the gods shorten his life…” He even became superstitious.In the evening, Jay walked out of Grand Asia in despair.When he returned to Carefree Garden, Jenson and Baby Robbie stood by the door, watching him quietly like a pair of statues.“Daddy seems to be in an awful mood.” Baby Robbie pointed out sorrowfully.Jenson replied, “Be more confident. It’s not seemingly, he truly is in a bad mood.”“Daddy,” the two children called out to him in unison.Jay managed to squeeze out a pale, feeble smile at them. He stretched his hands out to pat them perfunctorily.“Where are all your sisters?” Jay asked in a low-spirited manner.“Still shopping.”Jay walked into the living room and slumped onto the sofa.Jenson and Baby Robbie looked at one another. Then, Baby Robbie said in distress, “Daddy can’t go on being this way.”Jenson replied, “Daddy is just worried about Mommy. Is there any way you can reach her, Baby Robbie?”B
“Daddy, Baby Zetty said they’re not coming home for dinner,” Baby Robbie shouted at the kitchen after hanging up the phone.Jenson replied, “Got it.”At this time, Baby Robbie’s phone rang once more, and when he saw the familiar caller ID, he was so astonished that he grabbed the phone and ran toward the kitchen.The transparent glass door was locked from the inside, and Baby Robbie proceeded to bang on it, pointing his finger at the phone excitedly.Jay and Jenson assumed that he was on the phone with Baby Zetty, so the cold father and son duo turned a blind eye to Baby Robbie’s exaggerated reaction.“Hello. Where are you now, Mommy? Baby Robbie misses you so much.” Baby Robbie had to raise his voice on purpose.Jay opened the glass door and stood in front of Baby Robie, his pupils appearing stunned. At that moment, the blood in his body started to boil. He froze in place from the excitement, and he could not figure out what he should do next.Jenson was the one who hinted at B
However, she regretted it almost immediately afterward.Jay’s face was so important, yet she hit it without a second thought. She succeeded in getting her revenge on Chloe, but she ended up hurting Jay in the process as well.She had wounded the man she loved the most, and this man was the person who had continuously spoiled her lovingly.By slapping him in the face, she had also felt a stab in her heart.Mrs. Yorks looked at Angeline’s overly thin arms and thought that Angeline was preventing Jay from seeing her current unsightly appearance. She tried to gently comfort her, saying, “I’ve asked Cole to send me some money, Angeline. We can hire a nanny now so that you can take a good rest. Once your body recovers, Jay wouldn’t feel so heartbroken anymore when he sees how healthy and round you look when you return to Imperial Capital.”Angeline glanced at her skinny self and nodded in a lonesome manner. “I really should eat more.”While Shirley was still in her postpartum period, M
Angeline buried her face into her pillow and drenched herself in tears. She was somewhat ashamed because when Chloe humiliated her, she had easily given up on all ideas of love.However, Jay had always stood firm, and he was resolute on never giving up on her in his life.That night, Angeline grew so tired from crying that she actually had a good night’s sleep.Early the following day, Mrs. Yorks received a text message from Cole. As soon as she saw the contents, Mrs. Yorks exploded in a fit of fury and immediately called him.The once oh-so gentle woman yelled out, “What on earth are you people doing in Imperial Capital?”On the other line, Cole hesitated and said, “Ah, the decision was made by Grandpa after careful consideration. Grandpa said that he’d personally spend the rest of his remaining years chasing after his grandchildren and great-grandchildren to reunite us.”Mrs. Yorks sneered, “He’s a confused old man. Why would Jay ever return to Yorks Stronghold, the place tha
Angeline realized that something was wrong and said to Sis Shirley somewhat nervously, “Sis Shirley, both you and Cole are quite fair-toned. Why does the child look so yellow? Perhaps it’s jaundice?”Mrs. Yorks came in after talking on the phone. When she heard Angeline’s words, Mrs. Yorks had a bad feeling in her stomach. “Could it be hepatitis?”Sis Shirley said, “No wonder he has been crying so much these days.”Angeline and Mrs. Yorks carried the baby to the town hospital. However, the conditions of the mountainside hospital here were somewhat unfavorable, and even the doctor advised them to take a trip to a better hospital.The baby was still too young, so Angeline and the others dared not take such a risk. On that same day, they packed their bags and hired a private cab to immediately rush back to Imperial Capital.On their way there, Angeline was finding a hard time calming down. Her eyes were filled with intense hesitation and helplessness.Sis Shirley slept inside the ca