Meredith had a dream. In that dream, she had lost her baby and Nia had left her too.Before leaving her, Nia cried, "Mommy, why am I not getting any better when the roses have fully bloomed?"Mommy, I don't want to be human anymore in my next life. I want to be a rose. I want to grow up beautifully."Mommy, you did not save my brother. You did not save me."Mommy, you won't get to see me anymore."Mommy…""Don't leave me, Nia, don't. Don't leave me…" Meredith cried as she pleaded, "don't leave me here all alone…Nia…""Merelyn, wake up. Merelyn?" She heard someone calling out to her.It was a familiar voice. The voice belonged to someone that she had once relied on and trusted.But why did his voice sound cold?Opening her eyes slowly, Meredith saw Zade's worried face. She was confused about whether she was dreaming or whether it was reality.Meredith guessed that she was probably in a dream.She still refused to believe that Zade had given her the pills that caused her to m
"Say something, Merelyn!" Zade grabbed her by her shoulder and shook her. "You never really loved me, have you? And you never really wanted to leave me, right?"Merelyn finally looked up, stared right into his eyes and said, "Zade, I've never said that I loved you and I only agreed to leave with you because you were really good to me. And you said that I could take my time to develop my feelings for you after we got married.""Okay, but it's still the same now, isn't it? We can focus on developing our relationship after we leave here, right?""Zade Brooks, let me finish," Meredith wiped away the tears on her face and went on, "I've used my baby's life to repay all the help that I've received from you and from today onwards, I don't owe you anything and we have nothing to do with each other anymore."Zade's face was darkened."What did you say? Are you cutting ties with me?""Get the hell out of my room!" Meredith yelled.Of course, Zade would not give up that easily. He then sai
Even though he had yet to acknowledge that the baby was his and neither did he want Meredith to use the baby as leverage to return to the Shelby family, he still went cold with fury.Who did Meredith think she was to have an abortion?Who gave her the right to get rid of the baby?Josiah was furious at the thought that Meredith had treated his bloodline as a mere toy, getting rid of it whenever she wanted.Fury twisted inside of him as he clenched his fists tightly."Can't you see that Merelyn only wanted the baby because I was not yet back for her? She only needed a baby to get your attention. And now that I'm back, the baby meant nothing to her, and naturally, there was no reason for her to keep the baby."Glancing at Josiah's fists that were clenched tightly, Zade continued to provoke him. "Mister Josiah, how far did you think you could go by forcing a woman to stay by your side using your power? If I were you, I wouldn't have done something so low and barbaric.""Low? I'm gu
Josiah nodded. "Yeah, you're just something else, aren't you? Treating him like some sort of garbage, disposing of him when you feel like it.""Josiah…" She grabbed his arms with her trembling hands and cried, "Nia is also your child, so why aren't you…""Shut up!" Josiah slapped her again. "I will kill you if you dare to bring up her name again!"Meredith felt her ears ringing. She could not seem to say anything else.Josiah stood up and glanced coldly at her. "Meredith Leighton, don't even think that I'll let you go just because you got rid of the child. You can dream on!"He reached for his phone and called a number. "Send someone over. Bring Meredith back home and lock her up."Meredith struggled and got herself up from the floor. Wrapping her arms around his legs, she cried, "Josiah Shelby, you're breaking your promise!''Josiah's gaze was clouded even more.Lifting her head to look at him, Meredith went on, "You promised to let me go once I get rid of the child, and now t
Lily was shocked. "Sir, Miss Meredith had just undergone surgery and she's hurt her forehead, hence I…arranged for her to sleep in the guest room."Lily wondered to herself, 'Weren't you who wanted Meredith to sleep in the guest room?'But on second thought, Meredith was pregnant then but now her child was gone."I want her back in the storage room. A despicable woman like her doesn't deserve to be sleeping here."Lily was puzzled. "Sir, why do you say that about Miss Meredith?"Josiah ignored her, turned around, and left.Meredith threw herself at Josiah's knees, grabbed his trousers, and begged pathetically, "Josiah, let me go…"She had to visit Nia."And why should I? So that you can run away with your lover boy?""No, I have to see my daughter," Shaking her head, she said, "Zade and I…""Shut up!" Josiah did not want her to be bringing up Nia and neither did he want to hear about the other men in her life, and Meredith had mentioned both of them.His fury sprung to life.
Zade did not expect that Josiah would do that to him again and rage gripped him.He got a hold of Ysabelle and demanded coldly, "Didn't you promise to help me? I don't get to see her now."Ysabelle knew Josiah well. Even though he said he did not want the child, he cared about the child after the child was lost.This was the same as Josiah's love and hate feelings toward Meredith.Hence, Ysabelle knew that it was impossible for Josiah to let Meredith go.It was just wishful thinking.With the child out of the way, Zade had lost his value to Ysabelle.She did not want to spend any more time catering to Zade. "Whose fault is it then? Aren't you the one to be blamed for being useless?"Zade was wordless with rage. "Come up with a way to get her out of the house.""There's no use," Ysabelle shook her head and added, "I finally see it now. Meredith had never loved you and with or without the child, she wouldn't have left with you."Mister Zade, do you really think I don't want to
Holding her hand in his, Josiah smiled and called out to her softly, "Grandma, you're finally awake. I thought you didn't want to see me anymore."Josiah's grandmother moved her lips softly. She wanted to say something but no sound came out of her mouth.Josiah comforted her, "Grandma, it's okay, take it slow. We can talk some other day."Josiah could see that his grandmother looked worried and desperate.But no one knew what she was worried about and thought that she was worried because she was not able to speak.After spending an hour at the hospital with his grandmother, Josiah had the doctors keep an eye on her and left the hospital.In the lobby, he noticed Ysabelle walking toward him."Josiah, I heard that your grandmother is awake. Is it true?" She asked.She might look relieved on the surface, but deep down, she was panicking.She was worried that her plan would go to waste once Josiah's grandmother regained her consciousness and that Meredith would turn the tables aro
The doctor did not want to promise anything. "Sir, it is hard to say when madam is going to be able to move around, but judging from the current situation, it shouldn't be long before she can move around."Josiah thought that the doctor did not actually answer his question and simply glanced at him.Josiah's phone rang in the meantime. It was a phone call from the Shelby mansion.As soon as he answered the call, Lily's anxious voice was heard from the other end of the call. "Sir, Miss Meredith is losing it, she insisted on going out of the house, and her daughter…""Tell her that she can forget about leaving the house unless she gives me back my son," Josiah responded coldly and ended the call before Lily could even finish her sentence.Ever since Meredith was kept locked up in the house, she had been insisting on leaving the house over the past month, and Josiah had already gotten used to it.He would not allow Meredith to run away with Zade Brooks, especially not after Zade had
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