Nia immediately wiped away her tears. She took the phone and said aggrievedly, "Daddy, I miss you so much. When are you coming back?"The tears that she had just wiped away instantly fell from her eyes once more.Meredith helplessly shook her head and wiped Nia's face with a tissue.When Josiah heard how much his daughter missed him, he was naturally happy. "I'm a little busy. I'll go back and be with you once I'm done, alright?""When will you be done?""Uh…about that, you can ask your Mommy.""Why ask me?" Meredith did not understand. She said, "Don't you know best when you are returning?"Josiah chuckled a little. "Seeing how much Nia misses her Daddy, can't you take her to see me?"Meredith was speechless. She thought about it for a while. It seemed doable.Previously, she did not want Nia to know because Josiah was almost dying. She was afraid that Nia could not take it.However, listening to his tone at that moment, it seemed like he was not going to die. Meredith was s
"I know. Go on." Meredith ruffled Nia's hair."Love you, Mommy." Nia affectionately pecked on Meredith's cheeks before happily entering her school.Meredith smiled in relief before getting up and leaving the kindergarten.When she brought breakfast to the hospital, Josiah had already been transferred to another ward. At that moment, he was leaning against the headboard while dealing with an emergency work issue on his tablet."You're still working in times like this. It seems you have recovered quite well," Meredith said while placing the breakfast by the side of the bed.Josiah immediately furrowed his brows. He turned to her and said, "It was alright until you mentioned it. Once you've mentioned it, my injuries start to hurt again."Meredith looked at his bandaged head and asked, "What did the doctor say? You should be out of danger already, right?""The doctor said that there is a blood clot inside. If I can't absorb it on my own, I'll have to take it out with surgery."A cr
"Didn't you ask me to leave?""You—""Mister Josiah, you call all the shots here right now. What else do you want?""Since I call all the shots, I want you to stay back and feed me breakfast." Josiah looked at her. "Quickly, I'm hungry."Meredith deliberately said, "But I don't want to take time off when I just started working.""If you're going to say anything further, I'll acquire your hospital and make you work for me."Meredith was speechless."Meredith, I'm a heavily injured patient that barely escaped death. How could you let other people serve me?""At least, I think other people would be much more meticulous than me.""If you're going to continue this way, I'm going to complain to Her Highness."Meredith was at a loss for words. No matter what excuses she came up with previously, it was no match for him mentioning Her Highness.She nodded. "Okay, Mister Josiah, please have mercy. I'll feed you breakfast immediately."She poured the aromatic oatmeal porridge out of t
Josiah was angry, yet he could not do anything about it.Meredith worked at the hospital the entire morning. When she was having lunch with her colleagues in the afternoon, she received a call from the doctor.She was initially a little nervous that something might have happened to Josiah. When she heard the doctor say that Josiah was not willing to have lunch, she relaxed."Relax, he won't starve by skipping a meal," Meredith said coldly.The doctor on the other end of the line turned to look at Josiah before saying, "Ma'am, not only is he not eating his lunch, but he is also not taking his medicine. Sigh, how could he get better after such a serious injury if he doesn’t take his medicine?""Why is he not taking his medicine?" Meredith asked."Mister Josiah said that he was not feeling well, he can't swallow," The doctor said helplessly, "Perhaps the wound is starting to hurt. I've already given him a shot of painkillers. I hope that he can eat.""Okay, give him a shot of paink
Josiah had just laid in bed when a gentle knock came from the door, followed by Meredith entering."Ma'am, you're here." When the doctor faced her, he had already put on a worried expression.Meredith nodded and looked at Josiah sleeping. She immediately lightened her footsteps and softened her tone, "How is he?""He just had a shot of painkillers and fell asleep.""Has he taken his food and medicine?""Not yet. Once he wakes up, please persuade him to do so." The doctor put up an amazing act."Okay.""If there is nothing else, I'll get back to work.""Okay."Before leaving, the doctor reminded her, "If Mister Josiah says that he is in pain, you should comfort him. I'm afraid that he gets too worked up and his old injuries would flare up again.""I understand."The doctor left the ward.Meredith walked over to the bed and looked at Josiah, who was pretending to be asleep.Although his head was wrapped with an ugly bandage, and his face was a little swollen because of the i
"How are you going to feed me?" Josiah asked.Meredith smiled. "If you want me to feed you with my mouth, I'll advise you to give up this thought right now.""How cold." Josiah was a little disappointed.Meredith came out from his arms. She handed him the medicine and cup, then ordered him, "Eat up, or else, I'll be even colder."Josiah immediately took the medicine obediently.Meredith then looked at the few thermoses by the table. They were all filled with delicious and nutritious food.As expected, the great Mister Josiah was not lacking anyone to care for him in the hospital!"What do you want to eat?" Meredith asked.Josiah casually replied, "Anything. After all, you didn't make it. Whatever I eat will be tasteless."Meredith was speechless. Was he trying to blame her?She took some porridge out of the bowl. "You're still badly hurt. Let's give you some porridge which is easier to swallow."Although she did not think of him that weak, seeing how his head was injured, sh
"I'm serious." "Josiah, what do you mean by this?" She curtly turned around and looked at him."Nothing." "But it's not that you don't know that I would rather you treat me coldly and ignore me like before, or even despise me. That way, at least I still have some freedom."Josiah said calmly, "You're right. I have nothing on you anymore, so I can't do to you what I did in the past."Were all men that cheap?Josiah hesitated for a while before letting go of her hand. "Forget about it. Go to work."Meredith never thought that he would change his mind so quickly. She started getting suspicious on the contrary, "Are you serious?""Yes," Josiah said, "I will respect your interests and hobbies.""But that was not what you said just now, Mister Josiah." Meredith was worried that he was up to something again."Edith, I don't want you to go to work not because I think that your work is not good enough or that I want to control your freedom, but I just can't stand the thought of you
"It's okay, Daddy's injury has been cured by Nia." Josiah smiled and pulled her body back into his arms and asked, "When Daddy isn't at home, do you listen to Mommy?"Nia nodded, then shook her head again."Huh? What does shaking your head mean?""Nia cried this morning." "Why?""Nia misses Daddy, I thought Daddy didn't want me anymore."Josiah saw the scene of her crying through her mobile phone and looking at her aggrieved expression at this time, he could not help but feel moved.Raising his hand and rubbing the top of her hair, he smiled. "Silly girl, you are so cute, how could Daddy not want you?"Since acknowledging Nia as his daughter, Mister Josiah's smiles have increased, and he also showed that he was a bit of a 'daughter slave', which meant that he spoiled Nia a little bit too much.Not only did Meredith find out about this, but he also realized it himself."Daddy, look, Nia brought you desserts." Nia took the dessert bag from the table and took out a piece of de
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