Sydney did not dare to say anything right now. She could sense the air of oppression that he exuded although she was a distance away from him. “Eugene, I was wrong yesterday. My mom and I shouldn’t have… drugged you.” She paused and added in a dire tone, “If I told you that I just wanted a child, can you forgive me?” Eugene looked at her impassively as he lightly rapped his slender fingers against the armrest of the sofa. “Did you forget that I told you Rue will always be my only child before our wedding? I won’t have children anymore.” “I…” She lowered her head, and her voice was slightly shaky. “I remember, but… I want a child that belongs to us.” Eugene narrowed his eyes and said, “You’re right. I shouldn’t deprive you of your right to become a mother.” Sydney looked at him after registering his words. Had he changed his mind? Before she could feel overjoyed, he said, “If you really want a child, I can let you adopt one. You can carry out in-vitro fertilization
“Oh, alright. I won’t ask about it.” Rue stopped asking about it when she noticed the unpleasant expression on her father’s face. After all, the things that she would be telling him next may make him even more unhappy. “Is there anything that you need?” Eugene asked. Rue nodded and walked over to hold his arm. She said cautiously, “Daddy, I heard that Mommy has gotten injured. I want to stay with her for a few days to look after her. After she gets better, I’ll return.” Eugene turned his gaze to look at his daughter. He remained silent for a while. Actually, he knew of his daughter’s intentions long ago. On the day her mother returned, she already could not wait to move to her mother’s place. Eugene’s only concern was Fern’s senior, who was still looking after her in the hospital. If Rue stayed with her, they would behave more cautiously in front of a child. Besides, Rue would tell Eugene everything he wanted to know about Fern. Rue noticed Eugene’s dark expression a
When it was afternoon, Asher brought lunch over. “I brought you all your favorite dishes today.” Asher had prepared the dishes at home before bringing them over. “What delicious food did you bring over?” Fern was in a pretty good mood today. She caught a whiff of the mouth-watering aroma of the dishes when Asher opened the lunch box. “I prepared steamed dishes for you due to your injury. There are steamed pork ribs and fish.” She did not know how he cooked the dishes. Although they were all steamed dishes, they smelled extremely good. “I happened to be feeling hungry too.” “Let’s eat together.” Asher had brought two servings of rice and dishes so that he could eat with her. He arranged the small desk and placed all the dishes in front of her. Eugene stood at the door of the ward with the dishes that the cook had prepared at home. He saw them having lunch together. “Come, try this fish. I bought this fish from the market this morning. It’s extremely tasty,” A
After receiving a body check-up, the doctors said that Fern had mostly recovered. She could be discharged now.However, she still had to rest at home for a few days. Asher sent her back to her place. She lived in a three-room apartment that their company had arranged for her. Asher was her neighbor. “I’m finally back home. I was so bored when I was in the hospital,” Fern complained. “You should take a bath first. Tell me what you’d like to eat tonight. I’ll head to the supermarket to buy the ingredients later,” Asher said. “You’ve been cooking for me for the past few days. I shouldn’t be troubling you anymore.” She felt pretty embarrassed. “You’ve been eating the dishes I cooked for the past few days but you’re only embarrassed now?” Asher cast her a sideways glance. Fern smiled and said, “I’ll have to continue troubling you, then.” “That’s more like it.” He did not mind cooking delicious food for her every day. “Mommy, have you been discharged from the hospital?
“We can do that.” Rue thought that she had to evaluate Asher if he wanted to be his mother’s boyfriend. Asher bought a lot of ingredients. At night, Fern and Rue went to visit his place. Of course, he welcomed them. Fern brought Rue into Asher’s house. Rue noticed that the shoes in the shoe rack by the door were arranged neatly. As she walked inside, she noticed that the floor was so clean that there was not a speck of dust on it. Every corner of his house was extremely orderly and clean. Her mother must be right. Uncle Asher was a neat freak. He seemed to love maintaining cleanliness. A tidy man was all the more appealing. If he had good cooking skills, he would be even more perfect. “Sit here and watch TV. I’ll finish preparing the dishes soon.” Asher put on his apron and headed to the kitchen to cook. It was hard to imagine that he was an upstart in the financial circle. This was what it meant to be graceful in front of others and skillful in the kitchen, right?
Rue did not enter the kitchen. She did not expect her father to catch sight of such an intimate moment between her mother and Uncle Asher. She finally noticed the unpleasant expression on her father’s face. He minded it a lot, right? She returned to the sofa and called out, “Daddy...” “I’m still busy with work. Have a good meal.” Before Rue could say anything else, the video call ended. Rue could confirm that her father was unhappy. He did not like seeing Uncle Asher and her mother being so close with each other. Actually, she could sense that her father still had her mother in his heart. She did not understand why he decided to marry Aunt Sydney if that was the case. As for her mother… She was not sure if she still cared about her father. “Did you call someone?” Fern came out and saw Rue holding her phone in a daze. Her phone screen showed that she had just ended a call. Rue returned to her senses. She did not hide it from Fern and said, “It was a call from Da
After having dinner, Fern and Rue returned home. “Mommy, I think Uncle Asher is pretty nice. If he becomes my stepfather, I won’t have much to say about it,” Rue told Fern after going into the house. Fern stared at her daughter in shock. “Who told you that he’s going to be your stepfather? Did he win your heart over with that meal alone?” Rue looked at her intently and asked, “Have you never thought about it? I think that Uncle Asher really likes you. He’ll definitely confess to you sooner or later.” Fern was shocked. Did Asher really like her? She did not feel that way. She always thought that he was looking after her because she was his junior. After all, he had a girlfriend in the past. She had met his ex-girlfriend before too. She was a sexy and charming woman. She did not seem to be his type at all. However, she did not know why they broke up. It had been quite a long time as well. Fern knocked her daughter’s head and said, “Don’t have such thoughts. Uncle Asher
Sharon would go to the lab every day to formulate new fragrances. She was shocked when Sydney appeared in the laboratory. She met Sydney in her office. She had been waiting for her for some time.“Sydney, why are you here? You aren’t here to ask me to formulate a perfume for you, right?” She chuckled as she walked over. Sydney got up when she saw her. “I’m here to ask for your help.” Sharon found it odd. What could she help her with? “We’re family. You don’t have to ask me for my help. Sit down and we’ll talk.” Although she had always wanted Fern to be her sister-in-law, so many years had passed. Eugene and Sydney were married now. Therefore, her wish would never be fulfilled. Besides, Sydney had always treated Eugene sincerely. As his sister, she was willing to acknowledge Sydney as her sister-in-law. Sydney sat down and played with her hands. She lowered her head. It seemed that she was having a hard time bringing it up to her. Sharon poured her a cup of tea and s