Josiah coughed dryly and said, "Then…I'll see if there are any vacancies for piano teachers.""Are you sure?" Meredith was instantly delighted. "Can I really go to work and not stay at home every day?""Yes." Josiah could not bear to refuse her, so he agreed to it.He was going to agree and let her be happy for a while. After all, she kept changing her mind daily. Maybe she might change her mind the next day.Meredith happily fed him. "Josiah, you're the best. This is for you.""Okay." Josiah accepted her food. "You have some too."They started feeding each other.After breakfast, Josiah accompanied Meredith to the beach.Meredith suddenly pointed at the yacht and asked, "Joe, can I sit on a boat?""Of course, as long as you're not afraid of getting seasick.""I'm not afraid," Meredith said."Then, let me arrange it." Josiah picked up his phone and made a call. After hanging up, he held her hand and said, "Let's head to the small dock in front." Meredith happily followed h
Meredith suddenly pointed at the outside of the cabin. "Joe, I want to go out and sit."Josiah looked at where she was pointing. He subconsciously said, "It's too dangerous. Don't do it.""It's not dangerous." Meredith looked at the sea outside. She turned around to realize that his expressions were rather off. She measured him up as if she had found out a secret about him."Joe, are you afraid?"Josiah denied it. "No. I'm a man.""Yes. How could you be afraid of the water? I'm not afraid at all." Meredith bent down and headed out to the deck."Don't do it!" Josiah immediately followed her. "Edith, why don't we head out after the yacht docks.""It's fine. I won't fall."Josiah immediately got the captain to stop the yacht before following Meredith out. He planned to pull her back."Wow! It's nice here! Joe, come quick!" Meredith waved at Josiah.Josiah had been afraid of the water since young, but he did not dare to tell her. No one knew about this.He was right in the middl
Meredith leaned in. Then, she showed him a terrified expression. "Just like that. Isn't it funny?"Meredith's laughter washed Josiah's fear away.Josiah grabbed her by the wrist and pinned her down on the deck. "Mrs. Shelby, have you had enough? If you don't stop, I'll just have to punish you."Meredith immediately shut up. The next second, she could not help but snicker. Josiah did what he said he would do. He kissed her on the lips, fiercely.The captain brought dry towels out for them. When he saw them kissing, he felt a little awkward. He placed the towels down and returned to the front.When Meredith saw the captain, she pushed Josiah away. "Joe, don't fool around. There are people here.""Are you still going to laugh at me?" Josiah pecked at her lips."No."Josiah let her go, but it was only his lips. He was still on top of her. He measured her wet face. "Edith, since when did you learn how to swim? I remembered that you don't know how to swim."Meredith was even mor
"As long as you're happy." Josiah continued wiping her hair. At the same time, he instructed the captain to head back.After Meredith's hair and clothes were half-dry, she took another dry towel and placed it on his head. "Joe, sit. It's my turn to help you dry off."Josiah obediently sat down and let her wipe his hair.When his hair was almost dried, he resumed the handsome and attractive Josiah.When Meredith was wiping him dry, she noticed the seashell bracelet on his wrist and realized that hers was gone.She immediately said anxiously, "My seashell bracelet is gone. Joe, get the captain to turn around back to that place."Josiah looked at her bare wrist.Meredith urged and said, "Quickly, get the captain to turn around. It will be lost soon." Josiah sighed helplessly. He pulled her to sit next to him. "It's pointless returning. We won't be able to find it anymore.""Why?""Firstly, we can't find the exact location just now. Also, even if we could go back to the previous
"I did not lie to you." Josiah looked at the time. "It's only four. There is still time.""We're running out of time!" Meredith reached her hand out to pull him up, yet she was pulled into bed by him. Then, he got on top of her."My hat!" Meredith hit his arm. "My hat has been flattened by you!""We'll just get a new one." Josiah just got up. He was still a little groggy. His voice was seductively hoarse too.He held her down for a while to warm her up before letting her go.Meredith immediately got up from him. She smoothed her flattened hat while she huffed, "You're terrible. I spent so much time tying the bow, yet you ruined it."Josiah got up and took the hat over. "Let me have a look."The bow on the hat was indeed a little crooked. Josiah untied it. He thought it was just a bow, it was something everyone knew how to tie. However, after fiddling with it for a long time, he realized that he did not know how to tie one.Seeing Meredith looking at his hand, Josiah coughed dry
Since Meredith was wearing a mask, the parents could not see her face clearly. They only saw her beautiful huge eyes, fair skin, and slender figure.Josiah was not a chatty person, so he did not reply to them.Another old parent said, "Your wife seems to like children a lot. Do you plan to have any?""We already have children.""Is that so? I'm sorry. Your wife still has a great figure. I thought that she has not given birth before.""She has. Our child is already four years old.""Oh, then, it's as old as our child." The parent continued asking, "You two have such good genes. Your child must be good-looking. Is it a boy or a girl?""A girl.""Since she's already quite old and it's the weekend, why did you not take her out?""She's sick. She's currently staying in a hospital abroad.""Oh, I see." The nosy parents were rather embarrassed to continue the conversation. They politely comforted him, "It's alright. It's normal for children to be sick. It will be fine.""Hmm. It wi
Josiah sighed helplessly. He bent down and scrunched her wet skirt into a ball and wrung it dry. He got up and said, "Let's go.""Joe, are you angry?" Meredith looked at him cautiously."If I am angry, what are you going to do about it?" He asked."I will…" Meredith thought for a while before saying, "kiss you?"Josiah liked kissing her the most. He also liked being kissed by her."Okay, you still have some awareness." Josiah turned and faced the sea. He closed his eyes. "Kiss me. If you kiss me, I'll forgive you."Meredith happily nodded. Then, she tiptoed and kissed him on the lips. She kissed him seriously and passionately. That was because she also liked kissing him.Josiah was aroused by her kisses. He felt that if she were to continue kissing him that way, he might not be able to control himself and drag her back to the hotel.To fulfill her dreams of making a seashell bracelet, he had to pull himself off her. "Okay, that’s enough.""Are you sure?" Meredith licked her li
"Okay." Josiah opened his mouth and accepted the shrimp.It was Meredith's turn to ask, "Does it taste good?""Not as good as the one you make," Josiah said."But I think this is better than mine.""Is that so?" Josiah thought for a while. "Maybe because I deshelled it for you?""I think that must be it." Meredith giggled."Try the dish with the scallops." Joe placed a dish of cooked scallops in front of her. "Use the spoon. Be careful of the shell."Meredith said with a smile. "Why don't you help me if you're worried for me?""I can help you do it, but you have to learn how to eat it on your own. What if I'm not by your side in the future?""Why won't you be by my side, Joe?""Hmm...what if you are out with your friends?"Although he never thought of letting her leave his side. His heart aches at the thought of not being by her side.However, he could not continue imprisoning her. She would have her own circle of friends sooner or later."Then, I won't order this dish." M
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