Not long after, Ivy woke up. Cooper, who was standing in front of the bed, immediately stiffened and stared at his Mommy. It was obvious that he was slightly nervous. Ivy opened her eyes weakly, but she did not appear relieved when she saw Cooper standing by her bedside. Instead, her expression changed gradually. Then, she immediately pushed Cooper away."Go away! I don't want to see you!" Cooper almost fell from the push, but thankfully, Meredith grabbed him in time. Cooper's pretty little face fell, clearly disappointed with Ivy's behavior.Ivy was still waving her hands frantically, trying to push Cooper further. "Leave! Go away now!" Cooper was terrified. He froze in place, not knowing what to do. Meredith pulled Cooper behind her and comforted Ivy, "Miss Landers, calm down. Cooper is here because he's worried about you. Look, you scared him."Ivy was stunned. She looked at the terrified Cooper behind Meredith, and she felt guilty. Then, she reached out to Cooper."I
Meredith turned her attention to Miss Landers again and asked with concern, "Miss Landers, weren't you still fine last night? Why did you suddenly have such a high fever?" Ivy took a deep breath and replied calmly, "Meredith, we don't have to put on an act anymore. Let's go back to our own business."Anyone would think the same if their rival in love suddenly became concerned about them. Meredith understood that, but instead of leaving, she asked, "Miss Landers, were you also pretending to be nice when you helped me with my burn?" Ivy looked at Meredith. Soon, she nodded. "That's right. I did that to move you and let you willingly give Joe to me. Otherwise, why would I help you with the medication?" "Then you should just think I'm doing the same as you—I'm doing this to move you so that you'll give Joe to me." Meredith smiled at Ivy and picked up the medicine tablet on the table. "Miss Landers, take some medicine first."Ivy glanced at the medicine and turned to Meredith. "Mi
"It's not exactly an argument…I just want to know if there's a reason why she's being oppressed and abused by Mrs. Shelby.""She wouldn't say it." "How did you know?" Meredith looked at him. "Josiah, if it were you, you wouldn't say it too, right?""That depends on the reason," Josiah scrolled the screen and replied, "some secrets can't be shared, and Ivy's secret is probably that. So don't force her anymore."Meredith gave it a thought and felt Josiah had a point. She kept asking what difficulties Ivy had and wanted to resolve the problem between them as soon as possible, but she never considered her feelings. In fact, she even triggered Ivy to that extent. Meredith could not help but want to apologize to Ivy. "Actually…I'm not just doing this for the three of us," Meredith tried to comfort herself.Josiah nodded. "I know. You want to help her.""Yes.""But in the wrong way.""Then what should I do?""You should at least understand what her difficulties are first, but you
Nia patted the back of Old Madam Shelby's hand with her little hand. "Great Grandma, take care of yourself. We'll get going.""Nia is the sweetest girl, and I like you the most." Old Madam Shelby kissed her on the forehead affectionately.After kissing Nia, Old Madam Shelby went to kiss Cooper. "Of course, I also adore Cooper."Cooper leaned calmly to the side, avoiding Old Madam Shelby's kiss. Fortunately, everyone was used to Cooper's aloofness, and Old Madam Shelby did not take it to heart. Instead, she just patted Cooper's head."If it weren't for you two having to go to school, I wouldn't let you leave." "Mm! Goodbye, Great Grandma!" Nia replied cheerfully. Old Madam Shelby finally let go of the little ones and turned to Josiah.Josiah instinctively wanted to avoid her, but Old Madam Shelby ordered, "Stop!"Josiah turned around and coughed. "Grandma, is there anything else?"Old Madam Shelby's expression was completely different than before, and she stared at Josiah ang
"No way. I'm not free." The phone on Meredith's desk rang, and she said immediately, "Anyway, I have to take a call. Goodbye.""Hey…" Before Josiah could finish speaking, Meredith had already hung up the call.In the mansion.Mrs. Shelby's call to Josiah finally got through, and she straightened her posture and said in a serious tone, "Josiah, why are you not answering my calls?"Josiah did not take her annoyance to heart and just replied indifferently, "Mother, you only called me to say the same nonsense. I'm tired of listening and explaining.""Josiah—""Mother, it's the sixth tomorrow. Do you plan to kidnap me and bring me to the city hall or knock me out and drag me there?"Mrs. Shelby gritted her teeth. "Don't worry. I can make you go on your own.""Really? How do you plan to do that?""You'll naturally find out when the time comes," Mrs. Shelby snorted, "Josiah, you forced me to do this." Josiah heard her cold tone and felt a little uneasy. After all, Mrs. Shelby al
A man roughly snatched Meredith's phone over. "B*tch! How dare you secretly make a call? I'll strangle you to death!"While scolding her, he switched off her phone.Meredith was so frightened she immediately raised both hands. "I…I only wanted to check and see if the children are asleep. Guys, if you turn my phone off like that, my family will worry.""Let's them worry! I don't care!" One of the men swept a gaze at her pretty face and nice figure. He narrowed his eyes. "But pretty lady, if you obey me, I will treat you well."Meredith was disgusted by his perverted gaze. She looked away.The man forced her face to turn back. He asked once more, "So? Have you considered it?""Considered what?" Meredith asked, pretending to not understand."Consider whether you want to be with me.""Dude, you must be joking, right?" Meredith measured him up in return. "Before accepting money to do a job, don't you ever find out who your target is?""I'm not interested, as long as the price is re
"I…can give it to you too," Meredith said."Is that so?" The man wandered his lustful gaze on her once more. "But, pretty lady, I like your body more compared to your money.""I'm warning you two…""No, let me warn you first. If you don't get out of the car, I'll do it myself," The man threatened her fiercely.Meredith was not an idiot. Of course, she would not obediently cooperate with them. After all, once she was locked up in the warehouse, she would no longer have the chance to escape anymore.The man had lost his patience. Sure enough, he took action. Meredith's strength could not compare to his. She was immediately dragged out of the car."Let me go! Let me go!" Meredith yelled while struggling, "Help—"She never thought that the man was not afraid at all. On the contrary, he fiercely intimidated her, saying, "Yell out loud! Yell all you want! No one can hear you!""You…" Before Meredith could finish her sentence, she was locked up in the small storage room.The iron doo
Therefore, it was more likely that this was done by Ivy!Meredith never thought that Ivy would go through so much effort just to marry Josiah. It seemed like Josiah was on his own the next day.Once she guessed that it was Ivy, Meredith was quite relieved. She could finally rest well.She scanned her surroundings, found a clean spot, and sat down.…Josiah just returned home when Ivy walked over to him. Her tone was as gentle as always. "Joe, you're home. Are you hungry? I'll go make you some supper."Ever since knowing that she was forced, Josiah's attitude toward her was not as cold as before anymore, but he was still determined to reject her kindness."Miss Landers, you don't have to worry about my life. Just take good care of yourself." Then, he quickly headed upstairs.Ivy remained in the same spot, stiffened, for quite a while before coming to her senses.Seeing Lily entering the dining hall, she immediately followed her and said, "Lily, can you help me wash some fruits?
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