This was the first time Josiah fed Meredith like this in public.Lily awkwardly cleared her throat and looked to the side. Jenny looked to the side too, but she was not feeling awkward. She bit her lips seething with hatred.She initially thought that Josiah finally could not stand this ugly and pretentious woman anymore which was why he threw her in the basement and did not care about her for three days straight.She never thought that he still cared a lot for her, so much so that he did not even care about his own image in front of the servants.The glucose worked quickly. When the doctor arrived, Meredith had slowly come around.The doctor did a simple check-up on her. He said while keeping his equipment, "Mister Josiah, don't worry. Ma'am has only passed out because of the low blood sugar level."Josiah asked, "Why would this happen?""Has Ma'am had any food for the day?" The doctor asked.Josiah looked at Meredith. Although he threw her into the basement and did not let an
Inside was already filled with guests. Josiah had his arm around her while exchanging pleasantries with other guests with a wine glass in his hand. Meredith was by his side, like a pre-programmed robot, smiling, raising her glass, and drinking…The only difference from her silly past was that she almost recognized all the famous people there. Her actions and words were no longer that crazy either.Everyone was still as fawning and flattering to her as usual. She knew that it was because of Josiah."Change to a fruit juice, don't get yourself drunk," Josiah muttered closely in her ear.Meredith refused to heed his advice, she even deliberately said to the man opposite her, "Mister Leon, it has been a while. Thank you for looking out for me back then." Then, she downed the red wine in her glass in front of Josiah.Mister Leon immediately followed suit. He praised her and said, "Mrs. Shelby, you hold your alcohol very well! Not bad, not bad."Josiah was speechless. Meredith was op
Meredith shook her head. "No need. I don't want to go.""You don’t even want to have a look?""I'm…tired. I want to rest." She leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes.Seeing her weary face, Josiah knew that she was a little drunk. He only said, "Then, rest well. I'll come over later."Meredith gently responded.After Josiah left, Meredith opened her eyes. Her vision was blurry. She picked up the booklet and looked at the familiar hairpin. Then, she outlined the hairpin with her finger.The scenes of her past flashed across her mind. How beautiful her mother was back then, and how she died tragically later.Thinking about her mother's death, she could not help but want to drink some wine again.The wine on the table had been taken away by Josiah, so she shouted at the door, "Is there some wine? Please give me a glass!"There was no one. She shouted once more.Finally, someone pushed the door and entered, passing the glass of wine to her.She downed the wine and returned
"I..." The boy was shy, and when she questioned him like this, he was like a child who did something wrong. "I'm sorry, I... I'll go buy you a present."He got up and ran quickly.Meredith laughed while looking at his embarrassed appearance.She smiled, but tears started to flow. One boy was not enough to erase the memory of her motherly instincts. She was still very sad!Feeling sad and awful, she leaned on the sofa and fell asleep.Inside the auction room.Josiah looked at the items in the booklet. Almost all the items that were supposed to be on stage appeared, but the emerald hairpin, which was supposed to be the finale, was long gone.He leaned over and asked the manager of the organizer next to him impatiently, "Why haven't the emerald hairpins been released?"The manager of the organizer hurriedly said, "Mister Josiah, are you waiting for that emerald hairpin? I'll go check to see when it will be released."The manager came back not long after he left, and said with a
Charlie leaned over and whispered in Meredith's ear. "This is my gift to you, so don't you forget about me."Feeling someone blowing in her ear, Meredith moved slightly, turned her head to the side, and continued to sleep.Seeing her cute appearance, Charlie could not help but twitched his lips. He smiled and pulled up the blanket for her. Then, he got up and quickly left the lounge.Josiah returned to the lounge full of anger.To avoid Meredith seeing through his failure, he stood at the door to adjust his emotions before pushing the door and stepping in.Meredith woke up just a moment ago, and she was still a little confused.Hearing the door opening, she unconsciously looked in the direction of the door.Josiah just happened to look at her, and at a glance, a green object in her jet-black bun reflected the light and caught his eye.He did not remember her having this on her head when he went out.Taking a closer look, he felt that it looked familiar. It was the hairpin that
Was it Sunny Boy who gave her the emerald hairpin?She should have returned the hairpin on the spot, but with Josiah there, it was inconvenient for her to do so.Seeing that Meredith was sneaking a glance at the stage, Josiah immediately squeezed her waist jealously. "He looks better than me?""..." Meredith hurriedly looked back.Sunny Boy may not look as good-looking as Josiah, but Meredith could always feel the sunshine from him. At least such a man will not be as selfish and ruthless as Josiah!She did not dare to take a look at the stage, and left the banquet hall with him.Back at the mansion, Meredith walked directly toward the basement.Josiah pointed at her back and said, "What are you doing?""I'm going back to my place to sleep." Meredith turned around and sneered at him. "Mister Josiah, have you forgotten? The basement where I live now."Josiah was angry.Could she not say something nice to him, and ask him to put her back in the master bedroom on the second floor
"No, thank you." Meredith sat down opposite him and looked at him.He looked different from yesterday. Today, Sunny Boy was wearing a set of casual clothes. Meredith was from a wealthy family, so she can see at a glance that his clothes were not cheap.It seemed that she had misunderstood last night. This boy was rich."It seems that you haven't seen my real appearance yet?" She said straight to the point.Charlie nodded. Meredith always wore a mask."I'll show you what I really look like first." Meredith smiled at him, and before he could agree, she took off the mask from her face.The scalded half of her face looked a little scary under the dim light.Charlie was not frightened by her.She hid her face every time, and he had long guessed that there was something wrong. Besides, he also saw the scar on the outside of her mask last night.Seeing him staring at her, motionless, Meredith taunted her lips slightly. "What's wrong? Do you really want to take back the emerald hair
When she saw the familiar small wooden box, she was frightened and instinctively stuffed the box back into her bag.How could this thing be in her bag!?Jenny probed curiously, "Madam, what is that? Who gave it to you? It looks very beautiful.""I bought it myself." Meredith calmly ordered, "Get out."Jenny pouted, turned, and walked away.Only then did Meredith open the box again, looking at the familiar hairpin, recalling the earlier episode with Charlie in the cafe.She could not even remember when he stuffed the hairpin into her bag.She took out her phone and left him a voice message. "Charlie, what are you trying to do?"The other party quickly replied to her with his own voice message, and his tone was as stubborn as ever. "So, you know that my name is Charlie?"Meredith was speechless.Charlie quickly sent another message. "I thought about it carefully, but I still really want to pursue you, or to be pursued by you. So, I can't take back that gift."If you don't like
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