After the dinner, Josiah dragged Meredith into the bedroom and pushed her against the door to question her, "Meredith Leighton, what is the meaning of that? I thought you have made some improvements. That you are now on the same side as me. But…""Stop!" Meredith used her finger to press on Josiah's lips. "Can you please listen to me first?"He took her finger away and stared at her coldly, "You better give me a solid reason. Or else I'm not letting you off so easily."Meredith challenged him, "What are you going to do?""I'm sure you know what I mean." Josiah used his finger to lift Meredith's chin, "Do you want to try it now?""Alright, alright. Enough with the jokes." This time, it was Meredith's turn to take Josiah's finger away. She stared at him. "Even though you kept telling me I'm overthinking this, I still think Ivy did not act willingly. I want to use the chance to monitor her when we are back in the old house."Josiah was lost in words. "You have been monitoring her al
Well, of course, Meredith did not make Josiah a cup of coffee. She warmed up the milk for him instead. When she was about to leave the dining room, coincidentally, Mrs. Shelby left her bedroom.From the look of it, Mrs. Shelby deliberately came to look for Meredith."Mrs. Shelby," Meredith greeted.Mrs. Shelby glanced at the warm milk. Meredith could not help and gripped the tray tighter. The burn on her hand had not recovered. It would be worth it if Mrs. Shelby knocked the warm milk and burnt her hand again."Put down the milk." Mrs. Shelby looked at the coffee table beside.Meredith could only put down the warm milk and looked at her politely. "Mrs. Shelby, I know what you want to say to me. But I've decided to follow Josiah and the kids back to Delmas Town. Nothing you say could change my mind."The anger sparked in Mrs. Shelby's heart because of what Meredith said. "Meredith Leighton, I see that you are getting bolder now that you have Josiah on your side.""Mrs. Shelby, Jo
"What?" Meredith asked."Aren't you supposed to say that you will get me a new one?" Josiah asked."I'm sorry. I don't love you that much yet." Meredith smiled at him and left immediately.Josiah put down the milk and followed her into the bathroom. Meredith did not expect Josiah to follow her. She turned around and looked at him in alert, "What are you trying to do? I'm warning you…"Before she could finish talking, Josiah carried and placed her on the sink to sit and kissed her. Meredith was lost in words. After kissing her for a while, Josiah let go of her and said, "The milk is not nice so I need to find something else to do.""Josiah Shelby, can you please look for other things to do?" Meredith was forced to sit on the sink and pushed him away with her hands. "Get out of here. I want to take my shower.""I'll shower with you," Josiah offered."I don't need it. The weather is so cold now. It's not fun to shower together," Meredith rejected."The heater is on, isn't it?" Jos
Furthermore, she was holding the glass herself. She should be able to tell if the milk was hot or cold.As Ivy anxiously warmed up the milk again, Josiah asked, "Miss Landers, can we talk for a bit?""Huh?" Ivy turned around and smiled at him. "What do you want to talk about?"Josiah hesitated before he spoke, "Tell me the truth. Are you in some kind of trouble? Maybe I can help you if you tell me."Since Meredith insisted that Ivy was in some difficulties, he could only help her to seek the truth.Ivy was startled. Then she shook her head and smiled. "What trouble could I have? The only trouble I have is you, isn't it?"It was the same excuse as always and the same attitude too."Josiah, if you are willing to marry me, then my life will be perfect." Ivy's smile became bitter, "But don't worry. I won't mind if you and Meredith continued to be in love with each other. I don't care if you sleep in the same bedroom with her or bring her back to the old house in Delmas Town. I won't
"Ivy, let me accompany you." Penny followed.Only then did Old Madam Shelby walk up to Meredith, holding her little hand and saying softly, "Meredith, long time no see, how are you and Josiah?"Meredith quickly glanced at her from the corner of her eye, and found that she was frowning, so she nodded slightly and said, "I'm fine, how about you?""I'm fine too." Old Madam Shelby patted her hand. "I've wronged you."After speaking, she glared at Josiah again. "It's all your fault, why don't you quickly apologize to Meredith?"Josiah said to his grandmother with a guilty conscience, "Grandma, I don't want to, and I have apologized to Meredith many times.""What's the use of an apology? Can it change the fact that you have a relationship with Ivy?""Since you know that it can't be changed, then don't take sides." Mrs. Shelby said, but she was still smiling, "As an old woman, you are criticizing and fighting in public?"Old Madam Shelby looked at her. "Ivy is someone on your side. Ar
"Thank you, Old Sir Shelby, I have a good time."Old Sir Shelby also watched Ivy grow up back then, but he was not as emotional as Old Madam Shelby. He felt more distressed for Ivy, from the perspective of being a girl who had no parents and no mother since childhood.Moreover, she also gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Shelby family, so he would not embarrass her.As for what she did to Josiah and how she got pregnant with Josiah, he no longer wanted to pursue it.After everyone left, Old Madam Shelby said to her husband unhappily, "Hey, Ivy ruined the relationship between Josiah and Meredith, you don't seem to mind at all?"Old Master Shelby took a sip from the teacup before looking at her and said, "If Josiah and Meredith's relationship is deep enough, how can it be destroyed?""Based on what you said, mistresses are innocent?""Well, not innocent, but the man who was hooked away is to blame too." Old Master Shelby patted her hand. "If Josiah was really hooked by Ivy,
"I know that you just feel sorry for Josiah's child." Old Madam Shelby handed her a cup of freshly brewed tea. "To be honest, I am also distressed, but let's just say that everyone has their own fate, and I can only say that Josiah doesn't really have a good destiny.""Yeah, he will only be with me when his life is not going well." Meredith said bitterly."Meredith, if you say that, I disagree.""Grandma…""You have done a good job, and I see it." Old Madam Shelby reassured, "If you hadn't done well enough, Josiah wouldn't have tried his best to save you.""Grandma..." Meredith leaned over and hugged Old Madam Shelby, tears slipping from her eyes."Okay, okay, we'll be over after crying this time." Old Madam Shelby patted her shoulder and said, "Get up, Ivy is not someone nice to handle."Meredith let go of her, sniffed and said, "Grandma, do you hate Ivy too?"Old Madam Shelby had just been sounded by Old Sir Shelby, and she felt a little uncomfortable, so she said, "I didn't
"Although the financial position of the Sheldon family is one of the best, it is not as good as the Shelby family. Ordinary women would choose Josiah.""But Ivy is not an ordinary woman.""Uh…"Old Madam Shelby was actually stopped by her.Meredith hurriedly smiled and said, "Grandma, don't mind, I just asked casually."Old Madam Shelby nodded. "It's okay, I don't mind."There was a knock at the door.Old Madam Shelby responded, "Come in."She thought it would be Penny who came to call for dinner, but Ivy came in unexpectedly.She glanced at Meredith on the sofa and said to the old lady, "Old Madam Shelby, dinner is ready, do you want to eat now?"Old Madam Shelby tried her best to give her a small smile and took Meredith's arm. "Meredith is hungry, let's go eat."Meredith glanced at Ivy by the door and nodded. "Okay Grandma."Grandma, I'm going to call the children," Meredith said.Ivy immediately said, "No need, Nia is taking Cooper around to visit the house, and she jus
Back in the bedroom on the second floor, Liam pulled Ivy into the bathroom to take a bath together.Ivy allowed him to take off her clothes and pulled her to stand under the water.Liam helped her take a bath and asked, "How is it? Is everything okay?""It's not bad." Ivy said, "I didn't expect your parents to welcome me so warmly."Liam looked at her proudly, with the water still flowing down from his head. "Of course! You should thank the guy that has good taste. How can they dislike a girl of my choosing?"Ivy smiled and said, "Okay, previously...""Don't mention the previous things, let them pass." Liam interrupted her.Ivy was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "Okay, it's all over.""Yes. From now on, there is only happiness." Liam lowered his head and whispered in her ear, and kissed her lips……Meredith and Josiah listened in shock to Liam and Ivy's story, while watching the three children chasing and making trouble outside the floor-to-ceiling window.They were all
Ivy raised her hand and touched the top of Siena's hair. "God treated me well, and gave me back my daughter, and also gave me the child's father.""No, you're wrong." Liam smiled and said, "God treated me well and sent the child and the child's mother back to my arms.""Oh, spare me." Madam Sheldon shook her head unbearably.Madam Sheldon finally believed that Siena was her own granddaughter.She excitedly hugged Siena into her arms, and she burst into tears with joy. "Great, our Sheldon family finally has a granddaughter! Great!""Grandma, you like Siena, right?" Siena asked sweetly."Nonsense! Of course, Grandma likes Siena. Grandma has always dreamed about a little grandson or a little granddaughter." Madam Sheldon choked as she said.Liam and Ivy looked at each other and smiled.After hugging Siena excitedly for a while, Madam Sheldon released her, and looked at her again. "Now that you mentioned it, she looks a lot like Liam. Look at her nose, her ears...right? Am I righ
"You even helped me get dressed before you left!" Liam pinched her chin. "Ivy, aren't you embarrassed saying these things?""You asked me.""...""If I didn't help you get dressed, you might be so stupid that you don't even know that you slept with someone, right?""Ivy!" Liam gritted his teeth. "You stole my seed, and you dare to laugh at me for being stupid?""Isn't it stupid?" Ivy was not afraid of him. She raised an eyebrow at him deliberately. "Liam, think about it. Were you being stupid that night?"Liam was silent.Yes, he was really stupid.He was so stupid that he was too embarrassed to admit it. He did not even have the face to mention it in front of Josiah.Looking at the woman in front of him, he wanted to laugh and be mad at the same time.He did not want to say anything. He just wanted to use actions to prove how angry he was, how excited, happy, and...Countless emotions were intertwined in his body, causing him to bow his head and kiss her lips fiercely.Ivy
"Okay, I'm sorry." Ivy got up and walked around in front of him, sitting on his lap and hugging his neck with a smile. "Do I need to make up for you as well? Say sorry to you?""Yes, of course.""I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it from you for so long. I shouldn't have kept the news about Siena's from you until now, okay?""Do you think I'll let you off with just that?" Liam was not satisfied."Then what do you want?""The rest will be paid in the evening.""Okay, double compensation," Ivy responded generously.Hearing her say that, Liam was extremely satisfied.He did not mind his daughter's presence at all. He instructed her, "Siena, turn around, I'm going to kiss Mommy.""Why can't I see you kiss Mommy?" Siena was puzzled."Because your Mommy will be shy.""Oh, okay then." Siena turned around wisely."I'm not shy, it's you who is shy." Ivy held Liam's handsome face and kissed him on the lips.Liam was moved for a second, and when he tried to dee
The adoptive parents expressed their understanding. They waved their hands and said, "It's alright. If it were me, I'd be crying happy tears too.""Anyway, thank you very much," Liam said."Mister Liam, you don't have to be so polite. Otherwise, we will be even more embarrassed," the adoptive father said.The adoptive mother held Siena, who seemed a little lost. She pulled Siena in front of Ivy and said softly, "Siena, I'm sorry, Mommy never told you that Ivy is your biological mommy."Siena looked at her in shock. "Really? Is Mommy Ivy my biological mother? Did she give birth to me?""Yes. Mommy wouldn't just pass you to a random stranger, right?" The adoptive mother smiled and said, "Siena, you will be able to spend time with your biological mommy in the future. Isn't that great?"Siena nodded, then stretched out her palm and gently stroked Ivy's face. "Mommy, why are you crying? Don't you want to be my biological mommy?""Siena!" Ivy suddenly pulled Siena into her embrace."
Siena's adoptive parents expressed that they understood. They waved their hands and said, "It's fine. If it were me, we would cry happy tears too." "Anyway, thank you very much," Liam said."Mister Liam, don't say such a thing. If not, we will be even more embarrassed," Siena's adoptive father said.Siena's adoptive mother pulled Siena, who did not know much about what was happening, over to Ivy's side and gently said, "Siena, I'm sorry. I have never told you that Ivy is your real Mommy."Siena looked at her in shock. "Are you serious? Mommy Ivy is my real Mommy? The one that gave birth to me?""Yes, if not, how could I simply give you to any other person?" Siena's adoptive mother said with a smile, "In the future, you will be living with your real Mommy. Are you happy?"Siena nodded before reaching her hand out and touching Ivy's face. "Mommy, why are you crying? Don't you want to be my real Mommy?""Siena!" Ivy suddenly hugged her."Darling, I have been looking for you for s
Siena's adoptive parents looked at each other and smiled.The kitchen was calling them to take their seats.Liam got up and said, "Come, let's eat and talk."Then, he said to Siena, "Siena, go get Daddy and Mommy to eat. They must be hungry."Siena happily brought her adoptive parents to take their seats. The dinner was in the garden. They ate and talked at the same time. The entire process was pleasant.Toward the end, Siena's adoptive mover suddenly got up and walked over to Ivy. She looked at her deeply and said after a while, "Ivy, there is a secret I have been hiding from you for a very long time.""What is it?" Ivy saw how serious she was. She could not help but feel the severity of it."Siena…" Siena's adoptive mother paused for a while before saying, "Siena is the baby that you have been looking for all these years."Ivy was stunned. Liam was stunned too.Ivy was feeling uneasy. Blood was rushing to her head. Shock, delight, surprise, excitement, all of the emotions ga
Ivy heard what Liam said and looked out at the door.When she saw that it was Siena's adoptive parents, she was instantly stunned."They are the guests that you mentioned?""Yes." Liam stood next to her and smiled. He said, "They said they hoped that they could see Siena one more time.""Is that so? That's great." Ivy held Siena's hand and walked out.Outside the door, Siena's adoptive parents were extremely friendly. "Hello! Ivy! Haven't seen you in a while!""Hello." Ivy welcomed them. "Welcome."They looked at Siena behind Ivy. "Hello, Siena. It's been a while."Siena was so anxious she was almost in tears. She said with reddened eyes, "I don't want to go back! I don't want to!"Seeing how Siena was against them, they looked awkward. From there, one could infer how irresponsible they were of their adopted daughter previously.Ivy ruffled Siena's head and said softly in her ears, "Siena, don't be afraid. Your adoptive parents are here to send you off because you're about to
Ivy cleared her throat. She ruffled Siena's head. "Don't listen to your Daddy. How could I be tired? Furthermore, taking care of you is the happiest and proudest thing I have ever done.""Really? Mommy, you really like me that much?""I do."Siena laughed happily."Let's go. We'll head home." Ivy held Siena's hand and they walked under the sycamore tree."Mommy, has Daddy gone back?""Not yet," Ivy said, "Daddy said he wants to give us a surprise.""Oh, that's great. I don't want Daddy to leave us.""Why? Do you like Daddy?""I do." Siena nodded. "Also, with Daddy here, you will be much happier. I like to see you being happy."Ivy saw Siena's face under the sun. She could not help but be moved. Siena was too understanding and caring.She suddenly thought of her own daughter. If she was still around, she would be Siena's age. She wondered whether she was as caring as Siena.At that thought, the smile on her face faded a little."Mommy, look! There are two birds!" Siena sudd