Although she was in so much pain, Meredith said nothing as she bit down hard on her lips. She looked on as bags of blood were taken away from her body and Josiah did not look like he was going to stop them anytime soon.She finally started begging, "Mister Josiah, I am a patient too and I am injured. Please have mercy on me…"She was not scared of dying but she was worried that no one would pay for Nia's medical bills and both her mother and daughter would lose the only person that they relied on."Aren't you full of pride earlier?" Josiah made a hand gesture for the nurse to stop. It was only then the nurse removed the needle from Meredith's arm.The two other nurses too let go of their grasp on Meredith and she fell back onto the ground.Meredith was already injured and because too much blood was taken from her, she felt faint.She got a grip of herself and started getting up onto her feet effortfully. Holding onto the wall, she took heavy steps toward the door.Nia was still
Because of the hell that she went through when her blood was taken, Meredith fell asleep quickly laying her head next to Nia's bed.The next day, she woke up as usual at seven in the morning. She fed Nia some breakfast and accompanied Nia when she got her injection.Before she left, Meredith kissed Nia's forehead. "Have a good day, Nia. I'll come to see you in the evening.""Have a good day too, Mommy." Nia flashed her a big grin."Thank you, darling, I will."Meredith was working in the same hospital as Zade. By the time she reached her office, Zade had already bought her breakfast and left it on her desk."Merelyn, you look even worse than you did yesterday. Is the wound getting worse?""No, the wound is getting better."She did not tell Zade about what happened last night as she did not want him to worry.The emergency room was as busy as always. After a whole day of working even though she was sick and exhausted, Meredith rushed home to do laundry and have a shower.Upon
"Merelyn, I…""Just stop and follow me." Meredith dragged him off the stage, passed through the crowd, and headed toward backstage.The clueless customers saw how the both of them left the hall hand in hand and assumed that Meredith was simply shy from the sudden confession and started cheering for them.Once they reached backstage, Zade handed the bouquet to Meredith and beamed, "Merelyn, these are your favorite flowers, tulips. I…"Before Zade could finish his sentence, Meredith took the bouquet from his hand and put it aside. She then walked him toward the backdoor. "Zade Brooks, leave right now! Hurry up!""What's wrong? Why are you rushing me out? Zya told me that you only had two shows today…""I said leave, don't you hear me?!" Meredith sounded as if she was about to cry.Zade thought that Meredith was only acting this way simply because she could not reciprocate his feelings."Merelyn, it's okay if you can't accept me now. I'll wait until the day you're willing to accep
But tulips were poisonous!"No…" Shaking her head, Meredith added, "Sir, these flowers are poisonous, I can't eat them.""If you have the guts to receive this bouquet, shouldn't you have the guts to eat them too?" Plucking out a flower from the bouquet and handing it to her, Josiah added, "If you don't eat this, I'd have no choice but ask that lover boy of yours to eat it instead. After all, it's such a waste to throw away such pretty flowers."At the end of the day, Josiah did not believe her.Meredith knew that Josiah was a man of his word."Fine…I'll eat them!" Her fingers trembled as she took the flower from his hand and put them into her mouth.She did not dare to taste the flower. All she wanted was to get rid of the monster standing in front of her."Keep going." Josiah stuffed another flower into her mouth. "The next time you receive flowers from any man, you are to eat them all, do you hear me?"His voice was cold and harrowing.After eating two of the flowers, Meredi
At the sight of the spilled red wine on the floor, Miss Josie asked carefully, "Sir, did Merelyn do something that upset you? I'll apologize…""There's no need for that." Josiah interrupted her and ordered, "Have her serve more customers, and, starting from this moment, she is not allowed to leave the club until she clears her debt for this bottle of red wine."Josiah then walked toward the door."No!" Meredith ran toward him, grabbed the sleeves of his shirt, and begged, "Sir, I can't be locked up here! I…my family is in the hospital and I have to take care of her, please, I beg you…"Meredith was crying now.Puzzled, Josiah arched his brows. "Family? You still have family?"From what he knew, the Leightons had cut ties with her when he pressured them to do so three years ago."Yes…" Meredith sniffled."Tell me, who else do you have?""My…my mom." Wiping away the tears on her face with the back of her hand, she added, "My mom had not been well since she was kicked out from th
Did Miss Josie not guarantee her customers decent characters?"So are you drinking or not? I'll make a complaint to your boss if you don't!" The lady threatened.The man tried to stop her. "Come now, she's just a lady. She'll die from all this alcohol.""So what? If there comes a day where I end up being a hostess in such a pathetic place, I'd rather kill myself than embarrass myself."The lady's words pierced through Meredith's heart like sharp knives.If it was not for Nia, she too would have rather killed herself, just like that very year.But at this stage, other than putting up with the humiliation from others, what else could she do?Meredith wanted desperately to avoid more fury from Josiah, so she quickly plastered a smile on her face and said, "You're right, ma'am. I should drink this as a punishment."She then started chugging down the glasses of beer one by one.The liquid ran down her throat, burning her stomach. Her eyes turned red from the uncomfortable feeling.
"Miss, I'm waiting for my mom," Nia replied softly."Your mommy will be here in a bit. You should go in first.""What about my grandma?""Your grandma has returned home to rest," The nurse replied annoyedly.Nia had been staying in the hospital for a long time and her guardians were always late on paying the medical bills which caused an inconvenience for a lot of people in the hospital.If Alayna had not asked her for a favor to keep an eye on Nia, she would not even be bothered with this child."Don't make me repeat myself, child. If not, I'll kick you out of the hospital." The nurse threatened her and walked away.Nia was after all only a three-year-old kid. She was of course frightened by the threat.As soon as the nurse had left, Nia started looking for her mother. While walking around, Nia called out weakly, "Mommy, where are you? I'm scared…""Mommy…!"The doors of the lift opened and Nia stepped into the lift.Her small and frail body bumped against a pair of long l
Josiah quickly took his phone out. He scrolled to the bottom of his photo album on his phone and showed Nia a picture. "This Meredith?"Nia saw how Josiah had a photo of her mommy on his phone. She immediately laughed in delight, "And you say that you're not my daddy? Not only do you remember who mommy is, you still have a photo of her on your phone."Josiah's expressions turned even uglier. Was this child really that woman's daughter?The family that she meant was this child? Hmph! "Daddy, are you angry?" Nia asked confusedly. Josiah nodded. "Yes, I'm angry.""Why are you angry, daddy?" "If you call me daddy one more time, I'll break your neck."Nia was frightened half to death as she scrunched her neck. She looked at Josiah with fear in her eyes. Did her mommy not say that her daddy loved her a lot? Why did it not seem like it?The elevator has reached the ground floor. Josiah lifted Nia up with one hand and strode out of the elevator.Although it was a joyous thing
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