He even had a suitcase full of little yellow ducks.Thinking of Joshua, Gale suddenly felt upset.Nicole was spoiled like a princess, coquettish and precious, and she could get whatever she wanted. Joshua could have received such treatment in the first place.However, because of Gale's selfishness, Joshua could only stay home. Even if he came to Sea City, they could only sneak around to find opportunities to meet in a hurry.Did she do something wrong here?Should she ask Joshua if he wanted to stay home or come to see his father?"Let's go, Mommy! Let's go to the theme park!" Nicole took her hand and said, "I am so happy!"Gale withdrew her thoughts.She thought, 'Forget it, I will think about how to meet Joshua!'At the same time, in Aurum's home.Aurum looked at Joshua while Joshua looked at Aurum."Uncle Lefting..."Aurum interrupted him. "Stop. Don't trick me again."Joshua asked innocently, "What do you mean by that?"Aurum was speechless.Aurum said, "I have alrea
The car door opened, and a small boy quickly jumped out of the back seat."What a big theme park. It's ten times bigger than the one in our town! Hurry up, Uncle Lefting, let's go in!"He could not wait to run inside.The security guard at the door stopped him. "Sorry. You can't go in."Joshua asked, "Why? We can buy tickets!"The security guard said, "Tickets are not sold anymore. You should visit another theme park."Aurum stepped forward, frowning slightly. "What do you mean?""A private party has bought this theme park, and it will not be opened to the public in the future, so... please leave."Joshua exclaimed, "What!? Has someone bought the entire theme park?!""Yes," the security guard replied."Who is it?" Joshua opened his mouth wide, unable to close it for a long time.This was beyond his cognition!Too rich!"It's them." The security guard turned around and pointed to Shawn's family of three who had just walked in.Aurum looked up.Before he could see clearly,
Shawn narrowed his eyes slightly.He would not admit he was wrong because he has a photographic memory!He would be able to recognize someone who he had met once unless he did not care at all!Zoe left a deep impression on him. At that time, it was through Zoe that he could further find out about Molly's situation!Zoe appeared here today, so...Shawn looked and saw Aurum's back and the little boy Aurum was holding.That was Joshua!Shawn stood there, motionless, but told the security, "Stop their car, don't let them go.""Yes, Mr. Wood."Gale stood beside him without saying a word.She did not know what to say!Afraid that she might say the wrong thing, afraid that Shawn would notice something, afraid that she would say too much!She could only remain silent!Gale never expected that they would run into each other at the playground... What should they do now?'I hope Aurum can get away smoothly!'However, that was not possible.There was a special parking lot in the am
As Aurum walked over, he told Joshua in a low voice, "Pretend not to know your Mommy and sister, do you understand?""Why?""No reason!"Joshua asked, "Why is there no why?"Aurum gritted his teeth. "Did you forget that this Uncle Shawn is looking for your mommy? He also brought you back to the hotel from the interview site and forced you to tell the whereabouts of your mommy?"Joshua remembered. "Yes, but... Mommy is standing with him now!""He doesn't know yet that Gale is your mommy!"It was too late to say too much. Aurum and Joshua had already walked to the entrance of the theme park.If he had said anything else, Shawn would have heard them.Aurum quickly sorted out his emotions and raised a smile. "Mr. Wood, what a coincidence.""Indeed." Shawn responded deeply, and his eyes fell on Joshua, "Didn't you keep saying that you have nothing to do with Molly, but why are you holding her son's hand now?"Aurum replied calmly, "Really? All I know is that Joshua is the grandso
Nicole threw her worries and followed behind her brother like a little puppy. "Okay! We can play all the games here without spending any money!""Wow, that's great. You're so lucky!""What's mine is yours!"Shawn winked, and several staff immediately followed.Zoe smiled awkwardly. "I'll go and have a look too. It's easy for children to play together. They just met and established a relationship..."Gale said, "I'll go too."She and Zoe exchanged a tacit look.Everyone present knew the relationship between Joshua and Nicole.Only… Shawn was kept in the dark and did not know about it.Aurum looked at the backs of the two children going away, still terrified.After all the calculations, he did not expect that things would happen in the worst possible way. The two children just met under Shawn's nose.As expected, Gale was also terribly frightened. She did not speak just now, and her face turned pale."There's a rest area inside. Do you want to go in and sit?" Shawn looked at
"Oh? Why didn't Mr. Wood look into it? With my humble background, you can easily find out everything about it."Shawn leaned back in his chair lazily. "Because if I do, Gale will be unhappy. I'm just so confused. It's rare to be so confused."If you are too smart, you will lose a lot of happiness.In the past, he knew too much, so he was so unhappy.Now…Shawn looked deeply at the beautiful carousel and then at Gale standing below, looking up at the backs of the children.As long as she is here, as long as she is alive, well, that's enough.Others are not important.When the carousel stopped, Gale picked up both children before her.She avoided Shawn's gaze, stood behind the tree, raised her hand, and lightly tapped Joshua's head. "You're being disobedient again."Joshua hugged her thigh. "Ah, Mommy, Mommy, I miss you so much, I want to hug and kiss..."Gale was stunned.Nicole looked at him. "Brother, you stole my lines!"Gale sighed."Mommy, I really missed you and Nico
She was so lucky to have such wonderful two children.Seeing the tears flickering in Gale's eyes, Joshua put on a straight face on purpose and sighed. "Oh, why are you crying? A girl's tears are pearls, and every tear she sheds is a pearl missing!"With his little hand, he wiped Gale's tears carefully.Gale hugged him tightly. "Joshua, you have grown up..."Joshua was silent.However, he still did not forget to raise his hand and pat her on the back lightly.Gale sniffed. "Did you really not blame Mommy at all? Really?"Joshua nodded. "I don't blame you. I really don't. Mommy, that Uncle Shawn… He is Daddy, right?""Yes."Joshua is so clever. He guessed it right.It was just that he did not say it.His mommy did not recognize him, Nicole never called him brother, and Daddy… did not even know his existence.Joshua was still a little sad.He was very surprised, and he did not expect the white-haired Uncle Shawn to be his father!He and Mommy held Nicole's hand together. The
Joshua looked mature. "Do you think that Uncle Shawn can be a good father?"Nicole nodded vigorously. "Yes!"Joshua said, "You are cute, silly, and sweet. You have already been subdued by Uncle Shawn at first glance. You are not firm at all, traitor!""No, brother, Daddy is really good. He will hug Mommy to sleep, and he looks at Mommy with love in his eyes, he can make Mommy not so sad and tired... The most important thing is that he is very rich! He can buy a lot of things for Mommy!"Joshua stroked his chin and thought for a while. "Anyway, Uncle Shawn has not passed this test with me."He still had not called him Daddy but still called him Uncle Shawn.Joshua has always remembered the bad side of Shawn after he locked him in a hotel suite and seduced him with a lot of delicious food.Thinking about it now, Joshua understood why Uncle Shawn had to find Mommy.It turned out that he was the father.What a dereliction of duty. Even Mommy could not bear it!Nicole asked, "Brot
Summer didn't know, but the more she said that, the more unsettled Gale felt inside. Everyone was telling her that Shawn wasn't that busy, didn't need to work overtime, let alone stay in the office until late at night. So, what was he doing that night? Did he have some secret that she couldn't know?Just as she was pondering this, several exclamations suddenly rang out in the office. "Wow! Look at this!" "Oh my god!" "This is so explosive!" "The hype is skyrocketing!"Several colleagues were glued to their computer screens, their faces full of gossip and excitement. Gale was puzzled and asked, "What's going on? What happened?"Summer immediately picked up her phone. "Let me see... Oh my god!"Gale grew even more curious. What on earth had happened? She hurried over and stared at Summer's phone screen.News stories flashed one after another, relentlessly. Gale quickly caught the most crucial information: "Ivy announced her withdrawal from her latest film, leaving the female
She wondered what Shawn was doing that night, that he came home only at dawn. Where did he go? Was he lying?Just a moment ago, Gale merely felt something was off, but now, she was overwhelmed with a strong sense of panic. Joshua's words about how women flocked to Shawn and how men would not be suddenly busy, suddenly flooded her mind.Even though Gale tried hard to tell herself not to overthink things, that it was impossible, and that Shawn deserved her full trust, she was having a hard time controlling herself!“Gale?" Summer called her several times. “What are you thinking about? You seem so distracted.”“Nothing,” she shook her head. “It’s nothing. I’m getting ready to work on the design. I really can’t delay any further.”She wasn’t in the mood to joke around with Joe and Summer anymore, so she turned and sat down in front of her computer. Her mind was completely blank. What on earth was Shawn doing that night when he came home so late? Clearly, there wasn’t any urgent matter
Summer chuckled, "Look at you, anyone who doesn't know might think I bully you just because my position is higher than yours. Gale, come on, show some authority. I heard from Joe that Shawn has all the shares...""Shh!" Gale quickly covered her mouth. This was a sensitive matter; it wouldn't do to discuss it casually. If someone with ill intentions overheard, it could lead to unnecessary trouble."Okay, okay, I won't say anything," Summer understood her meaning. "Let's talk about work then? Oh great designer, where's your design draft? It was due last week! You've been delaying for quite some time!"Gale looked embarrassed. "I... I haven't finished it yet...""Show me the draft.""I haven't even started the preliminary draft...""What?!" Summer looked shocked. "Gale, how did you become so lax?""There's so much going on, taking care of two children, and Shawn..." Gale's voice trailed off.At this moment, Joe suddenly appeared from nowhere. "Is Shawn clinging to you, or are you
“Sorry, Gale, I'll be more careful next time.” He hugged her, lightly brushing her forehead with his chin.Gale wondered if she was overthinking things. It was just normal work busyness that made Shawn come home a bit late, and she hadn't really minded or dwelled on it. But, it seemed this issue kept resurfacing in her mind.Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt lighter."Ah..." Gale exclaimed, "Shawn!"He scooped her up horizontally and headed upstairs in large strides. It was another night of intense entanglement. Gale was tired and sleepy. Her eyes were barely open, but just before drifting off to sleep, she managed to say, "I have to go to work tomorrow, on time... no more skipping.""Okay."With Shawn's response, she immediately fell into a deep sleep.She left everything else to him… She was going to fall apart! She didn't know what was going on with Shawn, these past two nights have been endless. Before, he might ask for too much, but he would care about her physica
The trip back home was serene and filled with warmth for Gale. Shawn in contrast, felt tumultuous. By the time they arrived home, the two little ones were already fast asleep in the back seat, slumped over in different directions."Just a moment ago they were chattering non-stop, now they're all curled up asleep," Gale chuckled. "No matter how clever they are, they're still just kids."They were her little darlings. She opened the back door and gently lifted Nicole out. For some reason, when she lifted Nicole, she felt a bit unsteady and swayed."Careful," Shawn noticed and reached out, pulling her and their daughter into his embrace.Gale leaned securely against him. "With you here, how could I fall?""No worries, maybe Nicole's just gotten heavier as she's grown. I'm having trouble carrying her now," Gale said."Let me."She tilted her chin. "You take Joshua. I can manage for this short walk, really.""I can handle both," Shawn replied."Yeah, yeah, I know you're strong."S
"Alright, alright," Joshua shrugged and said, "Old man, you do your thing. Actually, I hope you could be a bit busier.""You want me to be busier?""Yeah, just a bit busier than now. Not too much, just a moderate increase," Joshua gestured, "You're always so leisurely, it makes me uneasy, Shawn!"Shawn asked, "What makes you uneasy?""Your business. I'll have to inherit it in the future! If you continue being so idle and not managing the company well, when I take over, I'll be swamped! Shawn, can't you think about your son?"So that was Joshua's concern. He feared Shawn wouldn’t manage the company well and it would burden him in the future.Gale sighed repeatedly, "How did I end up with such... "She couldn't find the right words.Smart?Mischievous?Shawn replied calmly, "Joshua, do you now realize you're my son? I should consider you? Then let me ask you, what do you want to call me?""Daddy."Joshua smoothly said.Both Shawn and Gale were somewhat surprised.He actuall
"Joshua!" Gale turned around to look at him. "What's been going on in that little head of yours day after day?"Joshua replied seriously, "I'm thinking about you, Mommy. Shawn leaves work on time every day, never stays late. Suddenly he's busy until midnight. Don't you think that's a bit strange?"As he said this, Gale felt something wasn't quite right. But she trusted Shawn enough. The company was big, with lots of business, so the occasional unexpected situation was normal. Even if she pushed the thought further, what would Shawn do? Would he be seeing other women? Gale wasn't concerned at all because Shawn wouldn't give any woman a chance! He loved only her and she was confident that she held the only place in his heart."Alright, I think you've been watching too many dramas lately," Gale said. "Joshua, from now on, you need to cut down on your TV drama time!""No! I refuse!""Joshua, your protest is futile!"Joshua was getting frustrated; he really wanted to watch TV.After
Joshua reluctantly said goodbye to Ivy, "Bye-bye, Ivy. I'll come over again when I have time. You can come to my house too! Love you! Mwah mwah!"He kept blowing kisses."Shawn," Gale looked at him, "Does your son know no shame?""I'm starting to suspect he might have a genetic mutation."Both Shawn and Gale were quite reserved by nature, especially in expressing their feelings. They loved subtly and rarely voiced it openly. But Joshua was different. He worked his charm on everyone from the old Lucas down to babies. He could make anyone happy if he wanted to!The car moved along the road.Gale asked, "What do you think about Ivy's condition today?""What do I think?""Yes.""I didn’t observe closely," Shawn replied. "Why?"Gale couldn't help but laugh, "I allow you to look and give your opinion. It's fine. You don’t have to create your distance so strictly.""She's better than last time," Shawn said. "Beyond that, I don’t know."Even if he knew, he couldn't say.Gale reac
Ivy stared at Gale, her eyes bright and clear.“Gale, if I hold the truth in my hands, would you want me to reveal it?”Gale nodded firmly. “Yes!”“Do you want to know the whole truth?”“I do!”Ivy blinked, then suddenly smiled. “Okay, okay, Gale, I know what to do now.”“Can you tell me now?”“Not yet.”“Why?” Gale asked. “Have you been threatened?”She grew tense all of a sudden.Ivy shook her head. “No. It’s just too complicated to explain in a few words. But with your support, I suddenly feel stronger and know what I need to do!”Even if President Wood tried to stop her, she would expose it. She would vent her anger, punish Paul, tear off Aurum’s hypocritical mask, let Gale know Aurum's ugliness... Ivy decided to act on her own. She resolved silently.Smells of food wafted from the kitchen.“Dinner’s ready,” Ivy smiled. “Joshua, Nicole, did you wash your hands?”They replied, “We’re going now!”“I’ll take you.”“No,” Gale stopped her. “They’re big enough to wash the