She knew better that she should not provoke him.She was risking her chances anyway, risking the fact that Josiah would care about his grandmother finding out.But what if she was wrong?What if Josiah could not care less about his grandmother finding out and insisted on her getting an abortion?Hence, Meredith added, "Josiah Shelby, I've made it clear that I don't love you anymore, and I have absolutely no interest in getting married to you. I will take care of the kids someplace far away from you. So please, take mercy on me and the kids."Josiah did not believe that Meredith had no intention of getting married to him when she tried so hard to get pregnant with his child.Josiah thought that Meredith would surely say otherwise once she gave birth to the child.Therefore, Josiah did not believe her.But Meredith was right that Josiah would care about his grandmother's feelings.His grandmother had been spamming calls on his phone every other day just to remind him that she wa
"Do you want it to be a girl or a boy?""I don't mind having a little brother or a little sister," Nia puffed up her chest and said, "I will protect and take care of them.""Really, darling?""Of course!""You're the best, Nia. You'd be a good sister, I'm sure." Meredith nodded.After knowing that Meredith was pregnant, Nia became more considerate than usual.Meredith knew that Nia would love for her to stay longer with her but for the sake of earning money, Meredith had to leave the hospital when Nia was asleep.The place where she gave piano lessons was not far from the hospital. On her way back to the hospital after class, a car stopped in front of her.Realizing that it was Josiah's car, Meredith turned around and walked away.Walter winded down the window and called out to her, "Miss Meredith, Sir wants me to give you a ride back to Shelby's residence."Return to Shelby's residence? Meredith had absolutely no intentions of doing so.Walter hesitated before saying to her
"Get over here and eat," Josiah ordered and walked toward the dining hall.Meredith stood still.Lily walked over to her and whispered, "Miss Meredith, hurry up and go eat. You don't want Sir to get unhappy."Meredith then walked toward the dining hall.The dining table was filled with dishes and some of the dishes were Meredith's favorite.Lily said to her, "I heard that Miss Meredith is pregnant so I've prepared several dishes that would be to your liking.""Thank you, Miss Lily," Meredith sat down opposite Josiah."Please enjoy your meal and let me know if you need me," Lily then walked away.Meredith looked at the delicious and scrumptious dishes on the table then took a glimpse at Josiah who had already started eating. She hesitated for a while before finally eating.Taking a piece of meatball, Meredith smelled it but did not take a bite.Looking at how Meredith was being careful, Josiah arched his brow and asked, "Why? Are you worried that I'd poison you?"Meredith loo
"Miss Lily, but I…""Don't worry, Miss Meredith. Sir will not make it harder for you this time.""Miss Lily, it's because I don't want to keep running into him."Right then, Josiah's cold voice was heard from upstairs. "If you hated to see me, then why would you be so desperate to have my child?""Sir," Lily immediately turned around to greet Josiah.Meredith was slightly taken aback. Turning her head to avoid his gaze, she said, "Miss Lily, I'll sleep in the guest room on the first floor.""So you really don't want to see me, huh?" Josiah smirked and added, "if that's the case, I want you to see me and run into me every day until you get sick of me.""..." Meredith replied, "Josiah Shelby, I am already sick of seeing your face.""Oh, that won't be enough. I want you to be sick of me to the point where you'll give up on your baby," Josiah then said to Lily, "drag her to the second floor.""Sir, are you heading out?""Yes." Josiah walked toward the door.Meredith had no other
"Give me a copy of your pregnancy report.""What do you need that for?" Meredith wondered if he was actually showing concern if his child was growing well."Just get me a copy and don't ask," Josiah sounded slightly annoyed.Meredith gnawed on her lips and held back her anger."The baby is too small to run an ultrasound scan. I only have a soft copy of the pregnancy report from the blood test. I will forward it to you." Meredith then emailed him a copy of the pregnancy report to him on her phone.Josiah opened up the document and realized that the fetus was really small, it was not even a month old.Looking at the day she got pregnant, Josiah realized that it was the day when she slept with him.At the thought that he was being drugged, Josiah's face was clouded.Meredith noticed his expression changed and wanted to leave but she was once again stopped by him.Josiah forwarded the pregnancy report to his grandmother right in front of Meredith.Within a minute, Josiah's phone
"Why are you interested in a prostitute?""I need to see how she looks right? What if the baby gets her bad looks?"Josiah laughed, "Grandma, isn't it funny that you're worried about this?"The more that she listened to their conversation, the more unsettled Meredith felt.Meredith wondered if Josiah deliberately wanted his grandmother to think that the child's mother was a prostitute and later if he wanted to get rid of the child, Josiah's grandmother would not be that affected.After all, the Shelby family was a reputable family and even if Josiah's grandmother really wanted a great-grandchild, she could find other ways to do so instead of relying on a prostitute.Meredith thought that Josiah was indeed cunning.Josiah's grandmother was even more furious. "Josiah Shelby! You're killing me!"She then ended the call.Putting down the phone, Josiah smiled at Meredith. "Did you hear that, Meredith Leighton? My grandmother is disgusted by the fact that you're a prostitute, so we
She could not help but retorted, "Josiah Shelby, can you not talk about such things in front of the baby? Do you want your child to hate you?""The person that he should have should be you. You are the one who forcefully brought him into this world," said Josiah as he got up from the dining table and left.Meredith furiously took a bite from her sandwich, wishing that the sandwich was Josiah so that she could tear him apart.After breakfast, Meredith got ready to head out.She came up with a random excuse for Lily. "If Josiah asks for me, tell him that I went out to get a few new outfits."Lily took a glance at the skies outside and said, "It might rain later. Don't you want to go out on another day?""Don't worry about that. I'll bring my umbrella."Without waiting for a response from Lily, Meredith then left.She visited Lily at the hospital and taught piano lessons in the evening. By the time she finished her class, it was already raining.She did not expect the rain to be
Taking a glance at his wristwatch, Josiah realized that it was already eight at night but Meredith had still yet to return.Josiah wondered if Meredith needed the whole day just to shop for new outfits.Noticing Josiah's expression for getting darker, Miss Lily quickly said, "Sir, I've called Miss Meredith earlier and she said that the traffic is rather heavy because of the heavy rain."Shortly after, they heard a car pulling over.Josiah subconsciously adjusted his sitting position and started flipping through the TV channels with the remote.As the sounds of footsteps entered the house, Josiah said without even turning his head, "I thought you're not coming back anymore?"He suddenly felt someone slapping his back."You rude bastard! How dare you talk to me with that attitude?"Josiah was taken aback. At the sight of his grandmother, he sprung up onto his feet. "Grandma? What are you doing here?""Who else do you think? Is there someone else staying here? Don't tell me that
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