Sharon did not respond to him and quietly cleaned up the mess on the floor before getting up. She turned her back on him and fell silent again. Truthfully, her heart was no longer at peace.Simon was absolutely certain that she was hiding something from him.“Is it because of the hospital visit today? Are you sick?” This was the worst thing he could think of.Sharon could not contain herself any longer; her emotions were crumbling down as she tried to suppress her cries. Even her shoulders were twitching.Simon’s expression sank as he turned her around to face him. “What’s the matter? Tell me.” Was it a serious illness, perhaps?Sharon wanted to tell him, but she found it difficult to speak, so the only option was to pass him the test report.Simon took it and looked at it suspiciously. “What’s this?” It seemed like it was his son’s test report.“Can’t you see? Sebastian has inherited my family’s genes. Plus, he’s sick…” Sharon was choked up.He was not surprised that their son
The next day, they went to see the doctor together. The answer they got was still for them to have another child as it was the best option to cure Sebastian of his illness.After coming out of the hospital, the two sat in the car with a dull and depressing atmosphere shrouding them.“Simon, how about listening to the doctor? You should have another child…”“Shut up!” Simon’s expression looked extremely solemn, and his voice was icy. “I’ll find another doctor. There must be another option. You have to stop overthinking, and you’re not permitted to say another word about me having a child with another woman!”Sharon turned her head to the side and looked out the window. Her eyes were reddened now.…Sharon was so agitated that she went to talk to Riley.“What? How could Sebastian get such an illness?” Riley was extremely baffled upon hearing this.“What I’m worried about now is his treatment. Simon doesn’t accept the idea of looking for a surrogate to conceive another child…”“I
Perhaps Simon’s gaze was overly cold and sharp, so his stare sent shivers down her spine.Lena thought that she had said something wrong and quickly corrected herself, “No… Not cooperation. I just mean to say that I’ll work well alongside you… I’ll try my best to work well with you.”Simon’s eyes grew colder. He looked at Sharon and asked in a stern voice, “Why did you bring this person to me?” He could guess the reason at this point, but he wanted to hear Sharon say it herself.Hence, Sharon had to explain, “Simon, we’ve talked about this. For Sebastian’s sake, you have to have another baby, and Lena is—”“Enough! Shut up!” The look in Simon’s eyes was frighteningly cold. Did Sharon honestly not mind the fact that he would have a child with another woman? Not to mention, she even went out of her way to look for a woman for him!Sharon’s heart was throbbing in pain as well. This was truly not what she wanted for them, but she could not stand idly by and watch her son die…She swa
Penelope glanced at them coldly and asked with a chilly tone, “Weren’t the two of you quarreling so loudly earlier? Why aren’t you talking now? Did you become mute all of a sudden?”She stared at Sharon and said, “You. Tell me what happened to Sebastian.”“Didn’t you hear us? He’s sick and needs cord blood treatment.” Sharon could not hide the trace of fatigue in her eyes.“So? You want Simon to have a child with that woman? Why can’t you do it?” Penelope asked and suddenly remembered something as she looked at Sharon mockingly, saying, “Oh, I almost forgot about your lousy genes. If you have another baby, it’ll probably have the madness disease like you!”“Why are you here, Penelope?” Simon said abruptly. Her presence would only worsen the conflict between him and Sharon.“If I weren’t here today, would I even come to know that Sebastian is sick?” Penelope snorted angrily.She looked at Sharon again and somehow agreed with her approach. “You did well this time. Since you know th
Riley shook her head. She had no clue whether or not it was Jim, but he had never once shown up at her doorstep again after the last time.“If it’s him, please send him away for me. I don’t want to see him as it’ll affect my mood and the baby,” said Riley.Sharon could see from the door’s peephole that it was indeed Jim.When she opened the door, she did according to Riley’s order and said, “What are you doing? Don’t you know your presence will only annoy her? Go away!”Sharon was not in a good mood either, so she merely shut the door after saying these words.Jim blocked the door from closing with his hand.“I passed by the market today and saw fresh fish fillet, so I bought it. I’ll leave right after making her a meal.” Jim was carrying a bunch of ingredients in his hand.Sharon was a little surprised. She had no idea that the young rich master who needed servants to wait upon him could cook.“You can just say it out loud if you don’t care about Riley. It would help if you re
“Why are you here?” She could not help but be surprised.Simon looked at her indifferently with his dark pair of eyes. His voice was low when he said, “To pick you up.” The four words sounded cold.Sharon was a little puzzled. She had not been here very long, so what was the need for him to pick her up in person?“Aren’t you being too strict with Shar, Simon? She only came here to chat with me and relieve me of my boredom. Is that so unacceptable?” Why was he in such a hurry to pick her up?Simon glanced at Riley and said emotionlessly, “I’m picking her up because we’re having a meal at the Newton household.” Old Master Newton found out that he had returned and gave him a call to bring Sharon over. “Oh, dinner at the Newtons?” Riley understood and looked at Sharon while saying, “Then go along with him.”Sharon recalled that Jim had mentioned something about dinner earlier as well. Only then did she realize that it was the old master’s order.“Riley, be careful on your own and c
Eugene could not refute when his grandfather scolded him. After all, the old man was right.He had also expected that the old man would not be so quick to agree with the idea of him and Fern getting married.It was just that he was well aware of the old man’s temperament. They already had a child together, and she was pretty big now. The old master would not allow his great-granddaughter to continue having an illegitimate status.There were fewer family members in the Newton household now, so the old man was probably itching to rush all of them to get married and have children.Grandpa merely could not conceal his anger all of a sudden. He would get better after a round of coaxing. The older he became, the more his cold and stubborn temperament were dissipating.Rue could not help but feel somewhat distressed when she saw how her father was not speaking up after getting scolded.Although she was also quite afraid of this old grandpa, she did not want her father to be reprimanded
“No! I’ll follow Mommy’s surname!” Fern aggrievedly threw herself into her father’s arms and pouted her tiny lips, saying, “Daddy, I don’t want to change my name.”“Daddy is not asking you to change it.” Eugene had never once insisted on this since she was his daughter anyway.“How preposterous!” Quinn scoffed. The person he was scolding at the moment was Eugene, but Rue thought that it was because of her. The little girl was so terrified by his fierce old face that she started wailing out loud.Fern could not stand being silent anymore and hurriedly went over to comfort her daughter. “Don’t be afraid. Grandpa wasn’t scolding you.”Quinn did not expect that he would scare the little girl to the point that she would burst into tears. His old face tensed up, and he was out of words for a while.Eugene was somewhat in between laughter and tears. He pulled a long face on purpose and said, “Grandpa, you should be gentler with your words. Rue is timid. See, she couldn’t help but be frig