Hearing what Josiah said, Meredith instantly caved in. She nodded. "Okay, I'll come with you."When Josiah and Meredith rushed to Josiah's mansion, Ivy coincidentally just got out of the taxi.Seeing them. She instinctively lowered her head. She was clearly feeling sheepish.Josiah stood by the side of the car and mocked her, saying, "Miss Landers, what is it? Don't you dare look at Meredith?"Ivy finally looked at Meredith and said, "Meredith, I'm sorry. I…I did not mean to harm you."Meredith smiled casually. "I know you're forced to do it. Anyway, I'm fine. Forget about it.""You're just going to let this go?" Josiah looked at Meredith. He thought that she would at least slap Ivy. After all, even if she was fine in the end, she was frightened. If he did not rush there in time, she might have been defiled by that man."This is the last time." Meredith's tone turned serious. "Miss Landers, I hope that this is the last time you do things that harm others and yourself."Ivy stif
"Mother, you should believe in the medical sciences.""I said I'm not going.""Mother, I have already talked to the hospital," Josiah said to Suzy, "Suzy, please go and pack up. We will check into the hospital today.""Uh…" Suzy looked at Josiah before looking at Mrs. Shelby. She did not know what to do at that moment.Mrs. Shelby was so furious her face turned blue."Josiah, how dare you force me to do this?""Mother, haven't you been forcing me all this while too?" Josiah asked in retort."You—""Not only have you been forcing me, but you have also harmed the person closest to me when you failed in forcing me.""The person closest to you?" Mrs. Shelby was furious and disappointed. "Meredith is the person closest to you? Josiah, do you have any conscience at all!""Whether you accept it or not, Meredith is the person closest to me," Josiah enunciated, "so, in order for the person closest to me to not get kidnapped or harm anymore, you will have to make do for a while, Mother
"No, of course, I'm not pitying her. I'm only afraid that you might regret it." Meredith placed her cup down and held his wrist with both hands. "Joe, after all, she is your mother, and she has late-stage lung cancer. Uh…lung cancer has the lowest survival rate among all cancers. You understand what I mean, right?"She did not know what Josiah's feelings were toward his mother. She only knew that when her mother passed away, her world fell apart. Josiah paused for a while. He clearly has thought about this issue. However, after a moment, he was still determined in his thoughts."Her wish is for me to marry Ivy. I can't possibly satisfy her, so whether I place her at home or in the hospital, I will have regrets," Josiah said, "which is why I chose to do this."Meredith thought for a while and thought that his words seemed to make sense."As long as you won't regret it," Meredith said."As long as you and the children are alright, I won't regret it." Josiah looked at the milk in f
The caretaker was stunned for a while and immediately shook her head. "No, Mrs. Shelby, you are not terrifying at all.""Yes, Mrs. Shelby. You must be thirsty, drink some water."Another caretaker immediately poured some warm water for her and passed her the cup with a straw.Mrs. Shelby took a sip and immediately spat out. "It's too cold!"The caretaker immediately added some hot water. "Mrs. Shelby, try it."Mrs. Shelby took another sip and spat it out. "It's too hot!"The caretakers looked at each other, they did not know what to do anymore.Mrs. Shelby coldly instructed, "Get Ivy here.""Mrs. Shelby, Miss Landers has been prohibited by Mister Josiah to enter this room.""Is that so? Then, call Suzy over.""Suzy has gone to prepare your dinner. She will be here soon."Mrs. Shelby no longer said anything but closed her eyes."Mrs. Shelby, drink some water to hydrate yourself," The caretaker put the straw close to her mouth once more."No need. All of you, get out." Mrs.
After some time, Suzy finally appeared again.Before she could speak, Suzy took the lead and said, "Ma'am said that as long as Meredith is alive, she won't be able to rest in peace."Ivy was stunned.Mrs. Shelby was still the same."As I said, don't cling on to any hope." Suzy picked up the phone and showed her a photo. "Didn't you always want to see the child? This is from Mrs. Shelby."Ivy was stunned again, grabbing her phone impatiently.What was displayed on the screen was a photo of a little girl lying on a small bed, her face pale and bloodless.Ivy was a doctor, and at a glance, she knew that the child was on the verge of death.Ivy's hands trembled slightly, and the photo in front of her gradually blurred...After a long while, she raised her head and stared at Suzy. "Is she my daughter?""Who else could she be?""Impossible!" Ivy shook her head, tears falling like rain. "You lied to me, you must be lying to me!"You just found fake photos to force me, right? She's
Meredith was taken aback by Ivy's outburst and was almost pushed to the ground by her.Fortunately, Josiah caught her."Ivy, stop!" Josiah freed up one hand to hold Ivy's wrist to stop her atrocities.Ivy struggled to break free from him, and suddenly changed her attitude. She grabbed Meredith, begging, "Meredith, I beg you, help me, help me!""How do you want me to help you?" Meredith asked."You..." Ivy said with red eyes, "You die, or disappear completely, okay?""..."Meredith was a little frightened by Ivy's agitated look, so she broke away and hid in Josiah's arms.Ivy gave her no chance to escape. She pulled her tried to pull her out of Josiah's arms.She was still cursing Meredith to die. That was because Mrs. Shelby said that as long as Meredith died, she would give her daughter a chance to live.Josiah had no choice but to call a doctor to drag her away.Ivy's voice disappeared into the treatment room. Meredith watched as Ivy was taken away and said to Josiah, "J
Children were not aware of the affairs between adults, and they were not affected.Josiah looked around and said to Meredith beside him, "Things have finally calmed down."Meredith nodded.Although this calmness was only temporary, it had not been there for a long time."Daddy and Mommy are back!" Nia suddenly cheered.Meredith walked over with a smile, touched her and Cooper's little heads, and asked, "Have you two eaten?""I've eaten, Mommy," Nia said."Have you been good at home?""I have. If you don't believe me, ask Grandma Lily."Lily walked out of the kitchen, nodded, and said, "Yes, Nia and Cooper are good.""That's good." Meredith said to the little guys, "Then let's continue watching TV.""Daddy hasn't hugged us yet." Nia stretched out her hands to Josiah.Josiah walked over with a smile. "I thought Nia didn't need Daddy anymore.""Who said that? We need Daddy." Nia said to Cooper, "Brother, am I right?"Cooper did not make a sound.Josiah stretched out his han
Meredith said, "Nia, you can't rely on your brother so much, you have to use your own brain to know that?""But Brother knows better than me.""That's because you didn't care."Cooper was really good, and he corrected Nia's mistakes many times.Nia smiled and said, "Brother is amazing."Meredith looked at the expressionless Cooper, reached out, and rubbed his head. "What happened to you, Cooper? Are you unhappy?"Cooper raised his eyes and looked at her, with a hint of worry on his handsome little face.Meredith thought about it for a while and finally came to understand."Did Cooper miss Mommy?" She comforted her softly, "Cooper, don't worry, Mommy is in the hospital with Grandma, and she will come back when she has time."The expression on Cooper's face became a little more uncertain."Really, if you don't believe me, ask Daddy."Cooper turned to Josiah again, and Josiah nodded immediately. "That's right."Cooper then lowered his head and continued to play with his buildi
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