Tianna didn't quite understand what that meant. However, she understood the word "mommy" and immediately smiled brightly. "What's her actual name?" "I don't know either. Actually, we've been so busy with work that we hadn't actually had time to register her particulars. When she first appeared on my doorstep, she was in a basket, and her skin was still red and wrinkled. I think she was probably born not long before that, so I just treat that day as her birthday." Hearing that, Rachel immediately cursed Tianna's biological parents, who had cruelly abandoned her. After Clark told her about Tianna's daily routine, Sigrid thought it over and decided not to give Clark money in the end. If she did, it would just seem like human trafficking. However, she could ask George if he could arrange for her to have a better job. Perhaps the Toland's Group owned a restaurant that could pay her a better salary than this one. The shopping session was delayed till the
Tianna was so little, and George had already thought of her marriage prospects? A child bride? She was supposed to be their daughter! "Child...bride." Tianna repeated George's words, smiling brightly and showing her cute dimples as she thought that she pronounced the words well. "Oh, Tianna, you're too precious!" Sigrid cooed, hugging Tiana and saying happily, "You're not a child bride. You are my daughter! Be a good girl. Call me mommy." "Mommy is not here." Tianna frowned and pouted. Sigrid knew that Tianna still thought of Clark as her mother. However, she still patiently coaxed her, "I am your new mommy." "Mommy is not here," Tianna answered, looking at Sigrid in distress. "She still needs to get used to being away from Clark. Sigrid, you have to give her some time to adjust," Rachel said. Sigrid nodded and carefully glanced at George. She asked, "Can I adopt her?" "It takes a lot of money to raise a child," George replied. Si
After losing miserably to George and begging for mercy, the two of them went to handle the adoption procedure the next morning. They officially adopted Tianna. Sigrid wanted to introduce Tianna to both sides of the family. Thus, she made preparations to bring her to Toland Mansion and then the Andrew family's residence over the weekend. On Saturday, Sigrid gave Tianna a cute hairstyle and put a beautiful little dress on her, with a thick cardigan layered on top. George carried Tianna and departed together with Sigrid. George was worried that the pregnant Sigrid would get tired from carrying Tianna, so he would take over carrying Tianna whenever he was around. Tianna had already been living with them for a few days. However, she still occasionally brought up Clark, her previous foster mother. When they arrived at the Toland Mansion, Logan and Carol were a little surprised when they saw Tianna. They didn't understand where this child had appeared from.
George warned coldly, "I hope you're not a pedophile." Sigrid reacted to the statement swiftly, hiding Tianna behind her back. Protectively, she said, "You should know that the minimum sentence is imprisonment for three years while the maximum sentence is a death penalty!" Jonason was speechless. "Of course not. I was just thinking that she reminded me of someone." Sigrid felt a little relieved at that. She still looked at him defensively, afraid that he'd be interested in her baby girl. Jonason asked curiously, "Since when did you two have a daughter?" "We adopted her." It was obvious that George didn't want to get into the details. He only said, "We're just bringing her here to meet you." Jonason nodded and said, "Who are her biological parents?" "We're not too sure. We're in a rush, let's get going." With that, they left. Jonason took out his mobile phone and dialed Miley's number. The moment the call was connected, Miley's ple
Elizabeth thought about it for a while. Then, she withdrew her gaze, as she couldn't recall where she had seen her before. At this moment, the sounds in the kitchen stopped. Lucas came out of the kitchen with pizza and egg tarts. He didn't stop walking upon seeing two more people in the room. He put the food in front of Elizabeth, then looked towards George, who was carrying Tianna. He asked curiously, "This is...?" Sigrid briefly introduced Tianna to him, then said, "Tianna, this is your uncle." Elizabeth was dumbfounded. She wasn't married. Where had Tianna's uncle come from? Was it Loris' husband? Lucas was equally taken aback. He and Elizabeth weren't even dating yet. Could he be addressed that way? "Uncle." Tianna looked cautiously at Elizabeth after calling Lucas. She seemed to be trying to figure out how she was different from Sigrid. "Good girl!" Lucas pursed his lips and answered her. Better to just respond! Elizabeth was at a loss for
Tianna smiled brightly, showing off her dimples. She stretched out her chubby little arms, asking for a hug. "Let's take a bath first. I'll carry you later." Sigrid took a small bath towel and gently wiped her body. Tianna's skin was full of collagen and had no blemishes. Sigrid had always been confident of her skin, but she was starting to envy Tianna's. After cleaning Tianna up, Sigrid was done with her own bath. She carried Tianna out of the bath and wiped her. She dressed Tianna in cute little pyjamas, then blew dry her hair with a small hairdryer, taking care to put it on the lowest setting. After that, she carried her out of the bathroom. George was dealing with work affairs when he heard the bathroom door open. He sped up and managed to finish everything within half an hour. He then took his bath. When he came out of the bathroom, Tianna was already asleep. Over the past half a month, Tianna seemed to have forgotten about Clark an
The smile on Rachel's face suddenly disappeared. She glanced at her brother in disgust and said, "Charles, why does Miss Lawson come here to look for you almost every single day?" Cyrus had a busy filming schedule for his new movie. He didn't have time to accompany Rachel. Thus, she had already returned home two weeks ago. In these two weeks, Charles was home almost every day. He seemed to be taking his annual leave. Thus, he was very free. The eldest daughter of the Lawson family came to look for him almost every day. Charles was seemingly a little impatient. "Let her in." Rachel pouted her lips and had a disdainful look on. Sigrid asked curiously, "Who is Miss Lawson?" "Charles' fake girlfriend. They're supposedly engaged, but they're actually just using each other. Don't misunderstand though, they won't end up together like novels always say. He's interested in her younger sister." The lives of nobility were so complicated! Sigr
At this moment, Sigrid still didn't know that her escape plan would never succeed. She wallowed in her sadness. Rachel felt very happy on this day. The night before, she'd finally managed to convince Charles to allow her to move in with Cyrus after their engagement. This meant that from now on, she and Cyrus were free to do anything they wanted! Charles wouldn't be able to control them anymore! Initially, Rachel had thought that she still had to overcome her parents after convincing Charles. Who would have known that her parents were more open-minded than her brother was? They'd agreed in a jiffy, and Charles was the main issue. In this regard, Rachel silently cursed her brother to remain a virgin. Let Charles be aggrieved! Seeing his younger sister getting engaged, Charles had a few more drinks than usual. He wasn't drunk, but he was definitely less rational than usual. Gradually, the smell of alcohol permeated the hall. Sigrid was worri
"Okay." Grace agreed and said, "I have something else to discuss with you." When he finally heard this sentence, Zaden knew that there must've been something going on. "What's the matter?" As they talked, they went into the lounge. Zaden also specifically told the secretaries that no one was allowed to come in and disturb him before work in the afternoon. These words made the secretaries' eyes turn red. Since he had ordered them to keep everyone out of his office while he was inside with a woman, it was hard to control their imaginations from running wild. "How's your investigation on my surrogacy?" Grace asked. Zaden had thought that Grace's patience was wearing thin, and so she had sought him out for an update on his progress. Feeling a little ashamed, he said, "I'm sorry. There hasn't been any progress so far. You know that information on surrogacy is highly secured. It won't be so easy for my subordinates to investigate it." "It's okay. You
"Stop!" Grace made a gesture and said, "I'm going to the Empire Group. Do you want to go with me?" "Oh?" Gentry was flustered for a moment and then realized that he had almost gotten himself in trouble. He quickly said goodbye. "Sorry, sorry for bothering you. It's my fault!" Grace shook her head helplessly. She went to the kitchen to bring the toiletries she had prepared for Zaden, and set off for the Empire Group. Grace took a cab, as she didn't have the nerve to ask her chauffeurs to give her a ride. This was the first time Grace had taken the initiative to go there. She didn't know whether she was going to meet Zaden or not, but the staff at the front desk had changed since the last time she had went to deliver food and she didn't know when it had happened. Hence, the new staff didn't know her at all. However, when she saw that Grace was dressed up very beautifully and elegantly, she guessed that Grace must be someone important. Naturally, she didn't d
This time, Grace took the initiative. She stood on tiptoe, hooked her arms around Zaden's neck, and took the initiative to plant her pink lips on his. The chaste kisses turned into lingering kisses. Zaden had always restrained himself very much. Every time he met Grace, he always felt that he was on the verge of losing control. "Well, I can't believe that you are so obedient today. Go to sleep. If you kiss me again, I might not remain chaste. You won't have a chance to sleep even if you want to," said Zaden. After going to bed, Grace took the initiative to cradle into Zaden's arms. Just like Dulcie acting like a spoiled child, Grace had also put all of her heart and soul into Zaden, like a spoiled child. The next day, there was still no sign of Zaden at breakfast in the Andrew household. "Oh? Dad's gone again..." Dulcie said regretfully. Douglas found that his sister was upset, thus he comforted her, "It doesn't matter, Dulcie. Daddy need
The silent confrontation was still going on, and Zaden was waiting. When would Moira give in? Moira was also waiting. When would Zaden be gracious enough to let her go? However, perhaps these two people didn't know each other very well. They both had naive expectations that were absolutely wrong and impossible to achieve from the beginning. "It's so cold..." Moira murmured in a low voice. As she spoke, a puff of white vapor immediately appeared in front of her lips. Even though kneeling down like this was not a big deal, Moira had always been pampered and had grown up a spoiled child. She had never suffered this kind of hardship before. Her body could not bear it either. She only felt that her legs were on the verge of losing its strength and becoming numb. The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the wind and rain swayed. Flowers in the garden were beaten into a mess by the rain, as so was Moira. Moira's body had reached its limit, and she could not catch h
"Plop—" Moira's kneecaps hit the ground, the sound of it ringing crisp. Grace was dumbfounded. She looked at Moira, who was kneeling in front of her, and could not say anything for a while. As for Zaden, there was not even the slightest expression on his face. "What, what are you doing?" Grace asked. She instinctively stood up from her chair as she took in the scene before her, at a complete loss of what to do. Moira glanced at her. Sometimes, when one's ego was at one's feet, one becomes more able to take humiliation than usual. She replied with indifference, "Why are you so agitated? I'm not kneeling at you. Don't think too much of yourself." Moira looked at Zaden and said, "Zaden, I beg you, please have mercy on the Coulson family. No matter what you demand, as long as I can do it, you can demand it!" Zaden frowned and said, "Kneel further if you want to. You're an eyesore right now." Mercy? For someone like Zaden, mercy had always bee
"No, Mother, if Zaden takes over the Coulson Group, then we..." Moira could not continue speaking. She did not even want to imagine what would happen. "You understand now? I thought a donkey kicked you in the brain!" "That... That won't do. I'll go beg him right now!" Moira shouted. Now that things had come to this, it was obvious that Zaden's target was Moira. Although she was extremely unwilling, she would have to make a stand against him now. No matter what she would have to experience, she had to protect the company. She could not lose everything. She rushed to the Andrew family villa, but Moira was not even allowed through the main entrance. "Let me in!" Moira began making a scene outside. She made such a ruckus that it was difficult for the people inside to ignore her. "Mr. Andrew, Miss Coulson is causing a scene outside, this..." the butler informed Zaden "Let her be," Zaden said expressionlessly. This was not the first
Grace frowned before cutting Moira off. "Moira, there's no use in talking to me like that. I just want to know who it is. Tell me the truth!" "Do you think I'll tell you just because you want to know?" Moira scoffed before retorting, "Who do you think you are?" "Does this mean that you admit you used Mr. Yale's name to deceive me?" Grace quickly latched onto the loophole in Moira's words. "Hah, I didn't say that. You're just making things up." Moira was still as stubborn as a mule. She once again diverted the topic so that she could insult and ridicule Grace. All sorts of vulgarities came through the call, and each minute that passed only pushed a person's limits even further. Grace felt nothing at Moira's words. However, Zaden, who was next to her, did not want to hear any more of it. He was on his last straw, so he grabbed the phone to end the call. "Are you stupid? Just letting her scold you like that?" Zaden asked, his tone sour. "As long a
"Mr. Yale and his wife are quite old, so having children has been difficult for them. In the beginning, they contacted many surrogacy agencies. However, Mr. Yale was extremely cautious when it came to picking a surrogate mother. This caused a lot of trouble to the agencies since the surrogate mothers they suggested never met his standards." "Later, Mr. Yale thought about going abroad to find a surrogate mother. However, right at the critical moment, he suddenly found out that Mrs. Yale was already pregnant!" "The pleasant surprise caused them to give up their search for a surrogate mother. After all, Mrs. Yale wasn't getting any younger and they both went through a lot to get this son, so that's why the Yale family treats him so preciously." As Zaden listened to the report from his subordinate on the other end of the call, his mood grew complicated. The only way he could clear his mind was to focus on the fact that the night wind had blown his body cold. To be h
Mr. Yale's word of thanks was like a knife stabbing into Grace's heart. How could she be worthy of his gratitude? She could not take it anymore and felt like returning to the car to escape the situation. Mr. Yale withdrew his hand in embarrassment. Even he, who was usually slick and smooth, could not find the right words to say at this time. Zaden tried to smooth things over by saying, "I'm sorry, she was one of the victims too, so..." "I understand," Mr. Yale said with a nod. "We understand and more than anything else, we thank you, Mr. Andrew. You've worked hard today. We won't take up any more of your time. You should go back early and rest. We will definitely drop by next time to properly thank you." Zaden nodded and turned to get in the car. Dulcie was all worn out from crying too long, so she was curled up in her seat and fast asleep. Zaden asked softly, "What on earth happened before I arrived?" Grace suddenly turned teary-eyed. The tear