Noon came and Meredith returned to the mansion with Caden. She prepared some fruits for Caden and left him in the living room as he watched the TV. Meredith then started making dinner in the kitchen.As usual, she had prepared Josiah's favorite dishes and had waited for Josiah to get home from work before having dinner.She then served some pasta onto his plate and made sure Josiah had settled down at the dining table.After all of that, she then immediately rushed to Caden."Caden darling, here are some beef meatballs. Try some and see if you like it," She put two pieces of meatballs onto his plate and went on, "I'll make more next time if you like them."It was the same sentence again. Josiah reminded her, "Meredith, you have been saying the same thing repeatedly every time we have dinner.""Because I'd only make them again if you like then, if not I won't," Meredith was puzzled, "is there anything wrong with that?""Mm…not really."Meredith continued feeding Caden and only s
He could not help but doubt his 'ability'."Meredith, do you not find me attractive anymore?""Huh?" Meredith was lost."How is it that you only care about talking in this situation?" Josiah got into the bathtub and adjusted her body so that she was sitting on top of him. While teasing her with his fingers, he stared at her intently and whispered, "Don't you want it?"Meredith felt her body go numb.Of course, she still found Josiah attractive.Meredith whimpered softly, "Joe, what are you doing? It's not comfortable here.""I can't wait anymore." Josiah adjusted her body so that she was in a more comfortable position. Seeing how she was reacting to his teasing, Josiah smiled in relief. "I thought you didn't need me anymore."Leaning in his arms, she whispered into his ear, "You're the man that I love, how could I possibly not need you anymore?""Then why are you only paying attention to Caden?""Because I feel sorry for Caden. I want to take care of him and I want to see him
To be fair, Caden was like a replacement for Nia as well. But Meredith did not seem to realize this.Josiah comforted her gently, "It doesn't matter if he is seen as a replacement or not, as long as they are nice to Caden, love, and care for him.""But…" Meredith bit down on her lips and said, "I'm not ready to let Caden go.""Why? You've only know him for three days.""I'm puzzled too," Meredith tried to think about it and said, "it's weird that every time Caden calls me Mommy, I feel happy and touched. And I want him to be my son.""Joe, could it be…" She was hesitant to bring up the name. "Because of Nia?"At the mention of Nia's name, Josiah felt his heart drop.Since Meredith sort of figured out Nia's presence, Josiah did not wish to keep her in the dark anymore."Perhaps," He said, "in fact, you might be replacing Nia with Caden as well. But this doesn't stop you from loving him and caring for him. So, you shouldn't worry about the new family seeing Caden as a replacement
"Okay!" Caden went upstairs excitedly with Lily."Alright, go on." Josiah sat her down on his lap.Josiah thought he could be intimate with Meredith when Caden was not in sight."Urm…" Meredith was wondering how she should bring it up. After a pause, she said, "You knew about me running into Maeve at the resort, right?""Yeah. I know that she broke your bracelet." Josiah nodded.Josiah wondered why Meredith was suddenly bringing up Maeve.Could it be that someone spewed nonsense to her when he allowed her to step out of the mansion?"Look Joe, I've fixed the bracelet." She showed the bracelet around her wrist to Josiah. The seashells on the bracelet looked shinier than before."Mm, I noticed." Josiah nodded and continued having his breakfast."And Maeve didn't really say anything as Yuna and the rest of the girls had taunted her away," Meredith stared at him and went on, "what I'm trying to say is that you don't have to be so hard on her."Josiah's hand froze mid-air. Staring
"You weren't friends with her from the start. But she made up stories, tried to steal your husband, and even stalked you when we were at the resort. Judging by her character, I don't think she'd be grateful that you freed her, I'm sure she'd do worse to you.""I don't think that would happen.""You can't be too sure," replied Josiah."But because of this, you're asking her to spend eight to ten years of her life in jail. Isn't it a bit too cruel?" Seeing how Josiah was not willing to take a step back, Meredith was rather taken aback.She did not expect to see this cruel and ruthless side of Josiah who only showered her with love.And this was also the first time she felt slightly intimidated by him.Noticing the look of terror in her eyes, Josiah could not help but be reminded of the days before she lost her memories. It was as if every time they met, she had this same look on her face.Back then, Meredith too was intimidated and frightened by him.Could it be that he was being
Josiah who was standing behind them cleared his throat.Caden immediately turned to look at him and said, "Thank you to Uncle Josiah too."Josiah teased, "Are you not calling me weird uncle anymore?"Caden shook his head and started chuckling.The little guy had one hand in Meredith's and the other in Josiah's. Looking at the both of them, he then exclaimed excitedly, "Yay! Let's go, let's go!"Meredith exchanged a glance with Josiah and said, "Caden looks much happier now than when he first came to us.""This just shows that Caden is quick in adapting himself to a new environment. There is really no need for you to be worried about him when he moves in with his new family.""Mm." Meredith was finally relieved.Jehovah City had recently launched a large-scale project on building a funfair. Not only was it Caden's first visit to the fun fair, but it was also Josiah's and Meredith's.Since young, Josiah had been receiving harsh training so he would become the future leader of Sh
Meredith got onto the merry-go-round ride with Caden.Before getting onto the ride, Meredith asked Josiah to take pictures of her and Caden.Josiah did not bring his camera, so he could only take pictures with his phone.There were a lot of parents and their kids who were gathered around the merry-go-round. Josiah hated being close to strangers, so he tried to move backward and ended up accidentally bumping into someone.The person reacted in a hostile manner. "Are you blind? Can't you see that there are people behind you?"Josiah was slightly stunned. He turned and looked at the person, "I'm sorry but I'm not blind.""Then why did you bump into me…" The person suddenly stopped talking, as if he could not find his words.Josiah simply ignored him. He could not care less as to why the person was looking at him as if he had just seen a ghost.When the man came back to his senses, he quickly ran over to Josiah, bowed, and apologized, "I am so…sorry Sir, I…I didn't know that it was
Meredith also walked out with Caden in her hands with a wide grin hanging on her face. "Joe, where shall we head next?"Smiling, Josiah pulled Meredith and Caden closer to him and responded, "Let's get something to drink first.""Okay, I want some iced tea." Meredith then looked at Caden and asked, "What would you like, Caden?""I also want some iced tea.""Okay, but promise me that you won't make a fuss when you can't sleep at night." Because the place was crowded, Josiah carried Caden in his arms and walked out of the crowd."Mister Josiah, Mrs. Shelby…" The man from earlier followed them and bowed at them. "I really didn't mean what I said earlier, can you not fire me from my position? Sir, you know how hard I work and how well I treat my colleagues. Plus, I have to raise two kids and if I lose this job…""Please excuse me." Josiah interrupted him and noticed the man's wife who was making her way in difficulty toward their direction with both children in her hands. "Mister, if
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