The blood running in her body was connected with his.
“Liar.” Maxina pulled Loredana’ hand, “Let’s go. Don’t be fooled by his performance.”
Maxina felt nothing but hate for Garrett.
She would never forgive him.
Loredana turned around with faint sadness and resignation and followed Maxina back.
When entering the staircase, Loredana asked, “How did you meet him?”
“I took them out of the aquarium. When we were waiting for the bus beside the road, he came across
He pestered me and wanted to talk to me. He asked me if Samuel and Simona were your children. I
didn’t want to talk to him, so we took a taxi back. But it didn’t occur to me that he would follow us back.”
When talking about Garrett, Maxina didn’t have smile but hate on her face.
Loredana knew how bad Garrett had hurt Maxina, so she didn’t try to persuade her. Because she hated him to some degree too.
In these years, with two children by her side, Loredana paid all her attention to them. As for the things in the past, she had let go many of them. Beulah had been imprisoned and Garrett’s favorite daughter betrayed him.
He had got what he deserved.
“Starting from now, you mustn’t contact him.” Maxina ordered Loredana, afraid that Loredana would get soft-hearted after seeing Garrett like that.
“He cruelly abandoned us and asked you to marry …”
“Mom, stop.” Loredana interrupted her. Two children were listening to their conversation.
At this moment, Maxina realized it and shut up quickly. She fondled Simona’s hair, “Simona, are you sacred by granny?”
Simona shook her head. She didn’t understand what granny meant. She only knew granny seemed to dislike that old man.
But Samuel heard everything and knew it clearly.
That was granny’s husband, mummy’s father and his grandpa.
But granny didn’t want to forgive him for what he did.
“It’s not early now. You must be hungry?” Loredana asked.
Simona nodded her head hard, “I want pizza.”
This little thing was the happiest person in the world. She didn’t have to think about anything else but food and toys.
“Okay, let’s have pizza today.” Full of affection, Loredana reached her hand to pinch Simona’s cheek,
“Simona is the boss in this family.”
“What about me?” Samuel asked.
“You are the second boss.” Loredana said seriously.
Samuel was ill-affected, “Why? I am her brother.”
“Then you tell me, do you admit your mistakes now?”
“…”
Samuel shut up immediately, thinking why she was still holding on to it.
He was a bit regretful. He shouldn’t have asked her the question before.
Samuel felt like he had dug a hole for himself to jump into.
After they were back home, Loredana changed Samuel and Loredana’ shoes at the door. Maxina was feeling down and entered her room.
Watching Maxina’s back, Loredana knew Maxina was suddenly feeling so upset because she thought of
Jeremy.
Ever since she gave birth to these two children, Maxina had been occupied with taking care of them.
Being busy every day, Maxina didn’t have much time to think about the past.
After seeing Garrett today, Maxina might think of the past again.
Loredana held two children’s hands and led them to the living room. She took out her phone, “Which favor do you want?”
“Durian.” Simona grabbed Loredana’ arm and pitched to her, “I want durian pizza.”
“Okay.” Loredana clicked the durian pizza and looked at Samuel, “How about Samuel?”
“Cheese.” Samuel looked at Loredana, “Mummy likes it.”
Loredana looked up at her son, “What? Are you trying to bribe me? Don’t you think that I will let it go because you ingratiate yourself with me. If you don’t admit your mistakes, I won’t give your things back.”
Samuel breathed out a sigh. It was no fun. His plot was detected in a minute.
Loredana ordered the pizzas and put down her phone, “Samuel, play with your sister in the living room. I will check on your granny in her room.”
“Okay.”
Samuel was very well-behaved.
He was thinking about when Loredana would give his things back to him.
“Mummy, can I have a cup of juice first?” He was a bit thirsty.
“Wait.” Loredana went to the kitchen and poured two cups of juice. The juice in their house was all home-
made, which didn’t have any additive and was healthier.
She handed the cups to the children and then headed to Maxina’s room.
She grabbed the handle and twisted it. Slowly, the door was opened. She saw…
She held the doorknob, twisted, and gently pushed the door open. Then she saw Maxina sit on the bed sobbing softly.
Loredana walked in and closed the door. Hearing the noise, Maxina hurriedly wiped her face. “Why aren’t you keeping an eye on those two fellows outside? What are you doing here?”
“I came to check on you.” Loredana reached out to hug her. “Mom, let’s forget what has happened in the past, shall we?”
Pressing her face on Maxina’s shoulder, she added, “I’ll support you when you are old. When I’m old,
I’ll ask Samuel to support me…”
“What are you talking about?” Maxina patted her daughter on the back. “You are still young. I think Dr.
Herbert is a good choice indeed.”
Loredana scratched her hair. She was always afraid that Maxina would say so.
“Lola…”
“Mom.”
Loredana knew what Maxina was going to say. In fact, she did plan to accept Sampson, but it seemed to be impossible now.
If she would look into the truth of her car accident in the past, she could never be with Sampson.
“Mom, Sampson’s mother has ever come to me before.”
“What?” Maxina was quite shocked. Holding her daughter’s shoulders and looking at her, she asked,
“What did she come to you for?”
Loredana pursed her lips, wondering how to make her mother dispel her thoughts. Then she said honestly, “It was six years ago. She saw Sampson and me together, so she mistook that we were in love. Later she deliberately came to me and told me that I was not suitable for her son. She said based on his background, he should find someone who could fit him in terms of the identity and background.”
Maxina’s lips parted, but she couldn’t utter a word for a long time.
Finally, tears fell from her eyes again.
“Mom, why are you crying again?” Loredana reached out to wipe her tears.
She tried so hard to distract her mother’s attention.
Why did she start crying again?
“How could I be not upset?” At the thought of that Sampson’s mother went to Loredana and humiliated her, Maxina felt depressed. “If it weren’t for me in the past, you…”
“Mom, shall we stop talking about things happened in the past?” Loredana knew what Maxina was worried about. She explained to her mother patiently, “I don’t like Sampson. Even if I marry him, I wouldn’t be happy. Mom…”
Loredana held her hand. “You want me to be happy, don’t you?”
“Of course.” Maxina wished her daughter would be happy even when in her dreams.
Loredana was still so young. Maxina prayed that there would be a good man to love her.
“Do you believe me?” asked Loredana again.
“Yes, I do.” Maxina looked at her daughter. “You are the best in my heart.”
She watched her daughter struggled bit by bit until reached her current status today, through which her daughter had difficulties and suffered. Now Loredana finally had her own career.
In Maxina’s heart, her daughter was the most capable woman.
“If you do believe me, please don’t worry about my marriage. Things will work out eventually.” Loredana grasped the chance to convince Maxina.
She didn’t want her mother to keep worrying about her marriage and nagging about it all day long.
She had pressure and so did Maxina.
Loredana didn’t want Maxina to blame herself as her mother always thought what happened to them was all because of herself.
“Mom, look. I’m only 24 years old. I’m still quite young and there’s a long way for me to go. Perhaps I could meet a man who never cares that I’m a single mother and is willing to take care of Samuel and
Simona with me.”
Maxina was not certain. “Are you sure you’ll meet such a man?”
Who could predict what would happen in future, anyway?
“Probably. If you kept nagging about it, I’ll feel stressed. I can’t find someone at random. The man I’ll marry must be able to accept Samuel and Simona. Otherwise, I wouldn’t consider about him.” Loredana always wanted to let Maxina knew clearly what was on her mind today.
Maxina knew how important those two kids to Loredana. Back then, she was even willing to give up her own life to keep the kids, so Maxina could understand their importance to her.
“OK, I won’t nag about it anymore in future. If the fate came, your Mr. Right would appear naturally.”
Maxina stroked her daughter’s hair. “I won’t give you any pressure.”
Through Sampson’s case, she also realized something.
With Loredana’ status, even if there would be a man who liked her, his family might be a big difficulty to conquer.
Who would be willing to let their son marry a single mother with two kids?
She could understand why Sampson’s mother disagreed. Naturally, men from such kind of families would definitely find someone matched for marriage.
But, Maxina still felt sad for her innocent daughter.
Upon hearing Maxina’s promise, Loredana breathed felt a lot of more relaxed. She had felt so stressed when Maxina kept nagging about her marriage all day long. She even had lost courage to chat with her mother, afraid that Maxina would talk about this topic.
Now everything was settled.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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