Upon hearing this, Gale immediately pinched Joshua's ear and asked, "Are you being picky with your food?""Ouch, no! I eat all my meals on time every day, and I never waste a single grain of rice. My teacher says every grain is hard-earned!""Cut it out. I know you too well."Both Joshua and Nicole had their picky eating habits. However, they had different preferences. Nicole disliked eating vegetables and loved all kinds of meats, while Joshua was the opposite, preferring vegetarian and light dishes. He could even finish a bowl of plain rice. Therefore, Gale was quite concerned.She needed Nicole to eat more vegetables and Joshua to eat more meat."It's true, it's true! Ouch, ouch, ouch, grandpa, please say something for me. I'm not picky, am I?"Peter felt sorry for Joshua and patted Gale's hand, saying, "What are you doing? Joshua is just a child. Why are you so harsh? Please let go."Well, it appeared that her son was more important than her.He slapped her hand. Gale relea
Seeing that Peter was about to criticize her, Gale quickly changed the subject. "What a coincidence. I came to see Mom today, and I didn't expect you to bring Joshua along. Dad, I just mentioned to Mom that in a couple of days, I'll bring Nicole and Joshua to visit her, to liven up this hospital room.""Yeah, it's indeed quite a coincidence." he agreed.Joshua crossed his arms casually. "I wish you had brought Nicole along too. Unfortunately, she sleeps like a pig in the afternoon."Mary was also pleasantly surprised. She had not expected to see her well-concealed grandson first."Joshua, come, come, come. Come over to my side." Mary beckoned him over."Here I come, Grandma!"Joshua ran toward the hospital room but hesitated when he saw Natalie. "Hey, bad lady? Why are you here?"Natalie and Joshua locked eyes. She had seen this young boy many times before. He had lived with the Lefitng family, and Aurum had treated him exceptionally well, showering him with endless love, almost
However, her ankle restraints limited her movement. The moment she moved, two guards quickly surrounded her swiftly. Natalie had no choice but to stop and stand in place. She glared at Joshua. "Did you have anything to do with my poisoning, the one that Shawn mentioned?"The Lefting family's staff were all hand-picked by Natalie herself, and they knew her temperament well. None of them dared to cross her, and it was impossible for Shawn to infiltrate the Lefting family with spies in such a short time. However, she had been poisoned inexplicably.By the time Shawn informed her, the poison was already deep in her system, waiting for the right moment to take effect. How had Shawn poisoned her? Who among the Lefting family staff had the ability to continuously administer poison without her noticing?She had suspected Zoe before, as she was the only one who had resigned for several years before returning to the Lefting family as a servant, accompanied by Joshua, which had made her the pr
Why did he have to tell Natalie so much? He even confessed everything! Mary and Peter were both more shocked than the other, completely dumbfounded. No one had expected that Joshua was the one who poisoned Natalie! Even Gale herself, when she found out, was shocked, and she had a heated argument with Shawn!"Alright, no need to talk anymore, young man." Gale pulled him closer and covered his mouth while whispering, "Shh, be quiet, okay?"If it weren't for Peter and Mary's presence, Gale would not have been this gentle! Kids could be really naughty!"I just thought it would be nice to let Natalie know the truth. Otherwise, she would be in the dark, not understanding how she got poisoned!" Joshua responded."I will thank you on behalf of her," Gale replied."You're welcome, big beauty."Gale took several deep breaths to calm herself down. She could not afford to get angry; it would make her look bad, and it was not good for her health. She reminded herself that Joshua was her own
Natalie had been constantly scheming about how to get another chance to get close to Mary and snatch a fruit knife. She had completely overlooked how Joshua addressed Mary.It was only then that Natalie realized that Gale referred to Mary as his grandmother! Since Mary was Gale's biological mother, it meant only Gale's son had the privilege to call Mary his grandmother. Peter also referred to himself as Joshua's grandfather. It was all so clear! Natalie had only just figured it out. No wonder Joshua mocked her for being foolish!Gale remained silent but signaled the bodyguards to continue removing Natalie. However, Natalie began resisting more fiercely and was not as cooperative as before."I will know the truth before I die! Gale, is he your son? You have a son you've been hiding, don't you? Why don't you dare to admit it? You don't even recognize your son!" Natalie exclaimed.She struggled while yelling, refusing to let go. She grabbed onto the bedpost, refusing to leave. When
Gale spoke softly, "Natalie, Joshua is my son, and there's nothing I won't admit. I've never had any intention to hide him. If I wanted to keep it from you, the bodyguards would have taken you away the moment Joshua walked in. They wouldn't have let you stay in the ward, overhearing our conversations."Joshua did not shy away from calling them 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa'. It was evident to anyone what the family dynamics were. Natalie had simply taken a moment to grasp the situation."He's actually..." Natalie's chest heaved dramatically. "If I'd known earlier, Gale, I could have made my move much earlier! He was living in the Lefting family, right under my nose!"Joshua pulled down Gale's hand and said quickly, "It's a pity that I got the upper hand, not the other way around, you wicked woman!"Afterward, he pulled Gale's hand back up to cover his own mouth.Gale was speechless.Natalie felt embarrassed and wronged."Gale, you're so amazing. You left your son with me. What were you
"He would be overjoyed, surprised, and delighted! In prestigious families, offspring are always considered immensely important, especially sons.""Gale, you're truly the ultimate winner. You gave birth to two children, and they're even twins!"Gale was not inclined to offer any explanations. There was no need to explain herself to Natalie. If she had known that Joshua would come over, Gale would never have arranged for Mary and Natalie to meet."I don't care however you want to think about it, you'd better obediently leave with the bodyguards. Go back to where you came from. It might save you some future misery," Gale said.Natalie clenched her teeth fiercely. "Why... why do you get to... Why? Just when I thought you had reached the pinnacle of life, you delivered a fatal blow to me, proving that you have an even better life, that you possess even more! Things I could never attain no matter how hard I tried!""Shawn loves you, and Aurum loves you. You still have two children by
Natalie took small steps due to the ankle restraints. Any slight jolt from her would alert the bodyguards. The bodyguard was following her closely behind, as per his orders."Gale, you have two children with Shawn. Why do you still want Aurum? Can't you just return him to me?""I love him so much, far more than you could ever love him! I would treat him well. I am willing to devote my youth and life to him. What about you? What have you done for him? You only know how to beg him to do things for you.""When he needed you, begged for your mercy, you flatly refused!"Gale gazed at her and said, "Natalie, I hope you understand, it was never me who took Aurum away, nor was it Aurum who wanted to leave you. It was you, who pushed him away with your own two hands! You never truly had him! As you are now, do you even think you deserve him?""There has always been you between us!" Natalie shrieked. "He loves you, loves your true identity as the Yarn family heiress. I'm just a substitute,