“I don’t hate children. I hate spoiled brats. I don’t dislike cute and sensible children like Sonny. Of course, I don’t like him either because he’s Liberty and your son. Liberty is my love rival.”
Hank said, “She’s not your love rival now. We’re already divorced.”
“Neither of you have the intention to remarry, but your family won’t give up. With you, they always compliment Liberty while badmouthing me. Don’t think I don’t know about it because they did it behind my back. I know it all.”
Hank quickly said, “Jessica, we’re spending the rest of our lives together. As long as our feelings stay strong, it doesn’t matter what my parents say. They just want to please
Liberty because she has a rich aunt, and her sister married a rich man.
“If Liberty and her sister were still the same as before, I’m sure my mom would’ve gone to them to show off how happy we are. If Serenity hadn’t married Mr. York, we would still have our jobs and a high income. We have a house, cars, and savings. We’re much better than others.”
Jessica grumbled, “It’s good that you know. I’m worried that you’ll change your mind about me after listening to your mother’s comments.”
“I won’t.”
Hank thought about how he had just recently divorced and remarried. He could not divorce again.
The cost of divorce was too great!
“Sonny is still your flesh and blood. He’s your parents‘ grandson. If you bring him over for a few days once in a while, the home will be livelier with him around. Your parents will be happier too. They might even nitpick me less, and our whole family can be more harmonious.”
“It’s conducive to our family’s happiness. I’m not a petty person. When all’s said and done, you’re Sonny’s father and have to pay for his child support, so you have to maintain your bond with him. Otherwise, it’ll be a waste if he isn’t close to you despite him growing up with your money.
“We’ve been together for so long, but I haven’t gotten pregnant yet. Maybe I’ll be able to conceive if you bring Sonny over. There are many people who remain childless. after years of marriage, but after they adopt a child, they have one of their own after a year or two.”
Hank was overjoyed to hear this and praised her. “Jessica, I was right about you. You’re a wise and sensible wife and mother.”
“What woman doesn’t think about making a good life for herself when she marries her husband. I was forced to become a shrew because your family bullied me. Your sister, especially, is a troublemaker.
“She stirred up your marriage with Liberty, and now she wants to stir us up too. Hank, I’m not trying to sow discord. I’m telling you the truth. Think about it. Isn’t your sister vile? Every single thing she does is to the detriment of others.
“She clearly has a large amount of savings and wants to start a business, but she came to us to borrow more than a hundred grand. Lending money to a person like your sister is like lending meat to a lion. You’ll never get the money back.”
Jessica criticized Chelsea in front of Hank.
She dared say that Liberty also complained to Hank about
Chelsea before, but Hank had sided with his sister after he no longer had feelings for Liberty.
After a moment of silence, Hank said, “Chelsea… I told her not to come to our house often unless it’s for the festivities.”
“She also told you she wanted to add her first two children to our household register and let them live in our new home so it’s more convenient for them to go to Wiltspoon Wood High, right? Hank, don’t be dumb and agree to her request.
“It’s easier to invite the devil in than to send him away. If you add the children to our household register, they’ll be a part of our family. They’ll have a stake in the family property in the future.”
“My sister just wants to move the children under our household register because she wants them to go to a better school. They don’t have a stake in the family property. I’ll only add your name to the title deed. They won’t have a stake if their names aren’t added.”
Jessica’s face sank. “I don’t care. You can’t agree. They’re Chelsea’s children, not your responsibility. Will you be able to leave them be for the next three years if you agree to her?
“Furthermore, if you’re fierce to them, they’ll hate you because they’re not your children. If you don’t care about them, they’ll also hate you. It’s a thankless job–you’d be stupid to agree.”
Liberty also refused to agree to this back then.
Chelsea recently brought it up to Hank again.
It was because her eldest daughter would be graduating from elementary school this July.
“If you’re just taking care of Sonny, then I have nothing to say. That’s your responsibility as a father. If you leave your son behind and don’t raise him yourself, how can you raise your niece and nephew instead? Are your sister and brother- in–law dead?”
Hank said, “Jessica, it was just a suggestion my sister pitched. I didn’t agree. All right, I’ll reject it no matter what. Don’t worry.”
“When will you add my name to the title deed?”
“Tomorrow. We’ll go tomorrow, okay?”
Hank said in his heart, ‘It turns out that Jessica is the same as Liberty. They both refused to take care of my nephew and niece who wanted to attend Wiltspoon Wood School.’
Jessica wisely dropped the topic.
No matter how terrible Chelsea was, she was still Hank’s sister.
Hank could not really cut ties with his sister.
In any case, Jessica made her stand. Her purpose was to let Hank and her get closer to Sonny, and to break down Liberty’s defenses. As time passed, Liberty would not object if they wanted to take Sonny out to play.
Then, she would be able to complete the task given to her by that unknown lady.
She was not being ruthless. Her family’s lives were on the line. All she had to do was bring Sonny to a crowded place so that the other party had the opportunity to strike. Sonny would be fine as long as he behaved well.
If anyone was to blame, it was Serenity.
That person was targeting Sonny because Serenity offended her.
The woman also said that she was just using Sonny as bait to lure Serenity out. The person she wanted to deal with was Serenity.
Spring Blossoms always opened earlier than others. Camryn had already opened the store before the morning rush hour.
She came here by public transport. After reaching the station and getting off the bus, she counted her steps and was able to reach her store accurately. She was familiar with this route after walking down this street for several years, after all.
The Newmans had a driver, but he was not someone Camryn could use.
She lived like an invisible person in the Newman residence. No one cared about her.
Last night, there was a wonderful show staged in the Newman villa.
Although Camryn did not show up, she heard everything that happened. When her arrogant sister was taken away by the police, her biased mother wailed and whined, then called her uncle for him to rush back there and then.
Her mother said something about discussing methods of rescuing Carrie.
Camryn did not know what Carrie did, but since she was taken away by the police, it meant that she broke the law.
Camryn had long felt that Carrie would get into trouble sooner or later. After all, Carrie was spoiled by her parents and raised to be wild and fearless.
Sure enough, something happened.
The two clerks Camryn hired had not arrived yet. They usually came to the store at around nine o’clock.
At that moment, Camryn was the only one in the store.
She moved some potted flowers outside to be placed by the entrance.
As she was moving them, she stopped and faced a man who walked in.
He stood so close to her that she could smell his cologne.
It was a stranger. The man had never been to her flower store before.
“Are you here to buy flowers, sir?” Camryn asked the man following her with a smile.
The person standing in front of her was Callum.
He could not resist coming to meet Camryn in person.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.