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Bella‘s POV: Joey took out eight cosmetic bottles and said with an excited smile, “These are all very good skincare products. After I got my salary yesterday, I bought all the things I want!” Although I hadn‘t used any particularly expensive skincare products, I know these brands. They were not cheap.
“How much are these?” I looked at the bottles and asked.
Joey suddenly stretched out five fingers. “500 dollars?” I widened my eyes. “These are not considered high–end products. A single bottle of the high–end product is worth this price.” Joey hurriedly said. Joey continued, “I want to be in a relationship and get married. I plan to take good care of my face first. If I see the man I like, I will rush to him.” Joey looked at me as she spoke. “Sometimes I really envy you. Even though you have two children now, there are still several outstanding men who like you. I really don‘t understand. In fact, I‘m not worse than you. Why can‘t I meet my true love?” When she said this, Joey stood up, lowered her head to look at her butt and waist, and then touched her face. She was quite annoyed. I couldn‘t help laughing and patted her on the shoulder. “You will definitely meet him.” “When? When I‘m 50 years old?” Joey turned around and went to the bathroom, covering her face.
I looked at Joey with a smile and found her adorable.
Sometimes, I also felt that my relationship with Joey was more intimate than that of sisters. But at the thought of my younger sister…
I wondered if Hank had really resigned from the school. Betty would definitely not divorce, but Hank was very determined. No matter what happened between them, I didn‘t care.
I cared about mom the most.
Mom would definitely be very worried when she saw Betty and Hank quarreling. But I couldn‘t help. I could only live my own life first.
Two months had passed quickly.
The weather in late spring was getting warmer and warmer.
At noon this day, Lucky couldn‘t sleep. No matter how I coaxed her, she just didn‘t want to sleep. I was a little anxious.
Because I hadn‘t packed up the dozens of goods that the customers were waiting for. I was waiting for the time to pack them up when Lucky took her nap in the afternoon. Who knew that the little fellow wouldn‘t sleep today.
“Go to sleep!” I finally pressed her against the pillow, not allowing her to move. “Sob; sob…” She was only one year old, so she would definitely not accept such a hard approach, so she cried sadly.
I really wanted to give her a good beating, but that was my daughter.
I couldn‘t really hit her.
Lucky was crying she she wanted me to hold her. My phone kept ringing. It was the clients who urged me to deliver the goods. I hadn‘t slept well the night before. I was very tired now.
At this moment, I felt helpless and devastated.
How could I live like this? 1 was always very anxious.
After I tried my best to calm myself down, I reached out to hold Lucky in my arms. Just as I was about to coax her, my phone rang again.
But this time, it wasn‘t a customer, it was Herbert.
Only then did I remember that I hadn‘t seen Lucas for two weeks.
Ever since I moved here, Lucas had been here several times. But it was too crowded here, and Lucas was a naughty boy, so he would usually make things more chaotic here. I was afraid that it would affect Joey, so I tried not to let Lucas come here often. But I missed him very much, so I had made up my mind to work hard for two years so that I could buy a small house in the future, and then Lucas could come to visit me often. While Lucky was crying, I answered the phone.
“Hello?”
“Why is Lucky crying?” This was Herbert‘s voice.
It seemed that Herbert was very anxious. I replied, “She didn‘t want to sleep and I shouted at her.”
I didn‘t know why I said it out loud.
Maybe it was because of the bitterness just now that I was eager to express myself? But I actually wanted to talk to Herbert.
I think I had gone crazy. “She‘s just a child. Why did you yell at her?” Herbert complained. Hearing this, I couldn‘t help saying, “Do you know how tiring it is to take care of a child? Why don‘t you take care of her then?“|
“Lucas misses you and Lucky, so I sent him here. I miss Lucky too. Can I go up and see her now?” said Herbert.
This was the rule I set for Herbert in the past few months. Only with my permission could he come and have a look at Lucky.
In order not to piss me off, he had always been obedient. At this time, I was really too anxious.
And over the past few months, Herbert respected me very much,
That was why I agreed to let him come up and see Lucky.
“All right, come on up,” I said with a frown. Soon, the doorbell rang.
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Bella‘s POV: I put down Lucky, who was still crying, and went to open the door. Herbert glanced at me, turned around, ran to Lucky, and picked her up from the sofa bed. “Good girl, don’t cry. I‘ll take you out to play, okay?” Herbert held her in his arms and walked back and forth in the narrow house.
Looking at him, I couldn‘t imagine that he had such a soft side. It could be said that he had infinite patience for Lucky. “Dad, Dad…” Seeing Herbert, Lucky seemed to be wronged and kept muttering for her father. In the past two months, Herbert would visit her almost every week and buy her a lot of food and toys. Although Lucky was only one year old, she already knew who was good to her and would call him father.
Compared to Klein, Lucky seemed to like Herbert more, although Klein had doted on her as much as Herbert had doted on her. Bloodline was really something strange, and it could quickly pull two people together. At this time, a small hand gently pulled my clothes. Tlowered my head to take a look, only to see that it was Lucas who raised his head and spoke to me in a childish voice, “Mommy, is Lucky naughty and disobedient? I will be very obedient. Mommy, don‘t be angry. I‘m here to help you with your work today. I will pack up the goods for you.” After that, Lucas, who wore black pants and a white shirt, turned around, squatted on the small stool, and carefully put the goods into the box.
The little gentleman was so well–behaved and sensible, and my anger disappeared in an instant.
At this moment, seeing Lucky who was being held in Herbert‘s arms, I blamed myself a little. It was common for a child to not be obedient, eat or sleep. Why didn‘t I control my emotions today? Then, I walked to Lucas, squatted down, and began to pack up the products that Lucas had put into the boxes with tape one by one and wrote the address on them.
In fact, this was a tedious task that required a lot of attention. It was also very dull. But in order to live a good life with my daughter and have a home that belonged to us, I must persist. Herbert carried Lucky out to play and two hours had passed when he returned with Lucky in his arms.
The piles of goods in the room turned into small packages and were neatly arranged on the floor of the living room.
At this moment, Lucas was sitting on a small stool and eating an apple, while I was cleaning the rubbish that we left with a broom. In the arms of Herbert, Lucky fell asleep. I quickly turned around and laid out the pillow and small mattress on the sofa. Herbert gently put her on the sofa bed, and then gently covered her with a thin quilt. We looked into each other‘s eyes. There seemed to be a special attraction in Herbert‘s eyes.
I didn‘t dare to look him in the eye. I quickly straightened up and turned to continue to clean up the rubbish on the ground. “Daddy, do you want to eat apples?” At this time, Lucas who was sitting on the small bench raised the apple in his hand.
“No, you can enjoy it yourself.” Herbert shook his head.
At this time. I glanced at the fruit tray on the tea table and said in a stiff voice, “There are freshly
washed apples over there.”
Hearing this, Herbert looked at the apples on the tea table and then looked at me. He smiled and showed his white teeth.
Then, he excitedly walked to the tea table, reached out to take an apple, nodded, and took a bite. He nodded and said, “Well, this apple is really delicious!” At this moment, Lucas said, “Dad is lying!” “Why am I lying?” Herbert raised his eyebrows at Lucas. “Dad, you hate apples the most. Every time I asked you to bite it, you wouldn‘t bite it. You said that you hate apples the most!” said Lucas.
Hearing this, I was stunned.
Herbert, on the other hand, was extremely embarrassed. He glared at Lucas and said, “Shut up, little guy!” Hearing this, Lucas immediately stood up and ran to me. He held my thigh and said, “Mommy, Dad is mean to me.” “How dare he?” I looked in the direction of Herbert.
Lucas‘s attitude towards Herbert immediately became much more arrogant. “I have a mother to protect me!”
Herbert didn‘t say anything. He just reached out his hand and pointed to Lucas as a warning. Later, I saw that it was getting late, so I said to Herbert, “It‘s getting dark. It‘s better for Lucas to spend the weekend here. You can go back first!”
Herbert hesitated for a moment, then stood up from the sofa.
I could see that he didn‘t want to leave.
He had been looking at Lucky, Lucas and me.
But I didn‘t want him to stay.
Then, he said to Lucas, “Listen to mommy. Don‘t be naughty!”
“Yes!” Lucas immediately stood up and gave a salute.
Herbert‘s lips curved upwards, and then he turned to leave.
My eyes couldn‘t help but fall on the two of them.
Although they had a very good relationship and they looked warm.
But I still pulled a long face. It was impossible for me and Herbert to be together, but for the sake of our two children.
I was willing to have a peaceful conversation with him. When Herbert walked to the door, he suddenly looked back and glanced at the narrow space. He
frowned and said, “Bella, shall I find a bigger house tor you?” I know it was very small here. The wide sofa bed occupied almost half of the living room. In front of the tea table and the TV cabinet, there were packed express packages, and there were a lot of goods piled up on the balcony, like several small mountains. Lucky‘s baby car, pampers, and toys could only be piled up in the corner. With me and Lucas in the living room, there was no more space left. Although it was small, it belonged to me.
I didn’t want to get anything from him, so I refused him. “No need. Thank you for your kindness.”
In fact, he had said such words more than once, but I would always turn him down. In the future, I would rely on myself. I didn‘t want to rely on any other man, especially Herbert. I didn‘t want to have any connection with him in the future. I thought he would leave right away.
But unexpectedly, Herbert suddenly said loudly, “Bella, you are an adult. You can suffer some grievances, but what about the children? How can Lucas and Lucky grow up happily in such an environment?”
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Bella‘s POV: I was still unwilling to accept any help from Herbert. “Why are you so stubborn?” Herbert was a little annoyed. “From the first day you met me, you should have known my character. Is there any need to continue with this topic?” I replied.
Herbert was silent, but I could tell that he was very depressed. Lucas immediately stood up and said to Herbert, “Daddy, you shouldn‘t force mommy to accept your idea.” “That‘s between adults. Don‘t interefere,” said Herbert.
However, Lucas was not afraid at all. He raised his head and said seriously, “Mommy is living on her own. She is an independent mommy. She has her own ideas. We should support her.” “How do you know so much?” Herbert was surprised. Lucas raised his chin and said proudly, “Dad, these are what you usually told me.” Herbert rolled his eyes and turned to leave. After the door was closed, I couldn‘t help laughing. Seeing me laugh, Lucas stepped forward and hugged my thigh. He looked up and asked, “Mommy, you‘re finally laughing. Are you not angry anymore?” “How do you know that Mommy was angry?” I reached out and touched his head. “Your expression just now was very serious and a little fierce.” Lucas‘s eyes were round, blue, and very beautiful. “Really?” I couldn‘t help frowning. Why didn‘t I feel that I was very fierce? Although I argued with Herbert for a while, I controlled my emotions well.
“Yes.” Lucas nodded heavily. “It‘s because I didn‘t control my emotions well,” I said with a gentle smile. Lucas hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly said, “Mommy, I realized that daddy is afraid of you!”
Hearing this, I raised my eyebrows. “Nonsense. How can your daddy be afraid of anyone?” “Daddy is not afraid of anyone but he is afraid of Mommy. Every time after he argued with Mommy, he would always hit his own fist against the wall. If he wasn‘t afraid of you, why would he only vent his anger on the wall?” Luas looked at me with a pair of innocent big eyes. Hearing this, I stopped talking. But in my heart, I was very shocked, and I felt a little bit of psychological pain in my hand. “Mommy, what are you thinking about?” I didn‘t speak for a long time, and Lucas pulled me to ask. I quickly came to my senses and said, “I‘m thinking about what to make for you as dinner.” “I want to eat pasta.” Lucas immediately shouted. “Okay, I‘ll cook for you now.” I pinched his chubby face and then turned into the kitchen.
Today, when I was preparing dinner, the little fellow‘s words always came to my mind.
I had a strange feeling in my heart. In the early summer, I decided to stop breastfeeding Lucky. Although it was true that a mother could let a baby drink her milk until the baby turned two years old. But I didn‘t want to be a mother like that for the time being. I didn‘t feed Lucky milk during the day, and she cried so hard that her face turned red. I endured it. No matter how much Lucky cried and made a fuss, I wouldn‘t give her food or milk. In the end, she didn‘t eat or drink. Neither did she play or sleep. She just grabbed my shirt and didn‘t let go.
I had never seen such a stubborn child.
A day passed. I was very anxious, and my heart ached when I saw her sad face. It wasn‘t until that night when Joey got off work that I saw my savior. Joey could not help but frown when she saw Lucky on the sofa bed tugging at my shirt, refusing to let go. “You really stopped breastfeeding her?” “She‘s already one year and three months old. How can I continue to breastfeed?” I said impatiently. “It doesn‘t matter. You worry too much. Some babies have been fed until they‘re two years old. Am I right, Lucky?” Joey bent down and picked her up. But no matter how hard she tried to coax her, Lucky was still crying. Joey wandered in the room for half an hour, holding Lucky in her arms. Lucky stopped crying and was probably really hungry. Finally, she began to drink milk. “Why is this child so stubborn? She‘s really like you!” Joey looked at Lucky in her arms. I shook my head helplessly. “By the way, did you get your shot? You‘ll get mastitis if you don‘t,” Joey warned me.
couldn‘t help frowning. “She has been crying all day. How can I have time to go for it? Now the clinic is closed. I‘ll probably go there tomorrow.”
“Then you can get up early tomorrow morning. I can help you watch Lucky for a while. I will go on a business trip tomorrow morning for a week. Ah, if I had known that you would really stop giving Lucky breast milk, I would have postponed this business trip!” Joey said with a frown. “Don‘t worry, go to work. I guess she won‘t make any trouble after tomorrow. Besides, you need the allowance from the business trip. You need this month‘s salary to pay for your bag!” I shook my head and said with a smile.
Joey was really scared of living a poor life. Recently, she spent a lot of money. A few days ago, she spent more than 10,000 dollars buying a luxury bag, which made me dumbfounded. “I‘m enjoying life, okay? I don‘t want to be like you, working so hard every day just for these two
children.” Joey pouted at Lucky in her arms. “This is how great maternal love is. You‘ll know once you become a mother.” I looked at Lucky lovingly.
Perhaps she had cried too hard during the day, so the little fellow fell asleep in bed soon.
I could finally lie down. Untit I woke up in pain in the middle of the night.
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When I woke up in the middle of the night, I took the breast pump and extracted milk from my breasts, but Lucky began to cry again. I had to put down my breast pump to coax her.
Later, I was so sleepy that I fell asleep. The next morning, I got up very early and was ready to go to the hospital to take the jab. Joey was going to work at 10 o‘clock in the morning, so I had to go back before 10 o‘clock. But today was not a good day. The doctor from the private clinic nearby had something to do at home, so he had to rest for a day. I was a little annoyed. My breasts were swollen and painful. However, if I went to the nearest clinic to get an injection, Joey would not have enough time and would be late for work. So I had to go back first.
Joey went out to work.
Lucky was still sleeping. I planned to take her to another clinic after she woke up. I extracted milk from my breast with the breast pump first. That way, I finally felt better. I planned to extract milk from another breast as well. At this time, my cell phone rang. It was Herbert who called. He said that he was going to send Lucas to me as Lucas missed me.
I wanted to refuse him, but Lucas said that he was already downstairs.
My heart softened. I didn‘t reject him and let Lucas come up.
Soon, Lucas arrived, but Herbert didn‘t come with him.
Perhaps it was because of the dispute between us that he hadn‘t seen me for a month. When Lucas came up, Lucky was awake and she continued to cry. I hadn‘t finished extracting my milk yet. But Lucky was crying loudly, so I stopped extracting milk and went to pick up the little fellow first. Lucas was very well–behaved. He took care of his sister and helped me get some water.
At noon, I made lunch for Lucas and Lucky.
Lucas ate almost all the food. Although Lucky was still unhappy, she was hungry, so she began to eat. I was finally relieved. Thad been busy for the whole morning, and I hadn‘t had time to extract the milk. My breasts were swollen like a stone and they hurt even if I touched them gently. Moreover, I was in so much pain that I couldn‘t open my eyes.
I immediately asked Lucas to take care of Lucky first. I needed to go to the bathroom.
I took out the breast pump again, but it was hard to extract the milk this time.
I worked hard for a long time, but it was useless.
I began to have a fever.
In my current situation, it was hard for me to go to the clinic alone. Let alone bringing two children along I found some fever medicine and I took them. I hoped I would get better, then I could take the two children to the clinic to check my breasts.
But after two hours, not only had the symptoms not subsided, but it was even more serious.
At this time, Lucky snuggled up to me and began to cry again, but I didn‘t have the strength to take care of her at all. I could only frown and look at her sadly. “Lucky, mommy… is really uncomfortable. Don‘t cry, okay?” I said.
Lucas held her chubby hands and kept taking toys and food for her. “Lucky, don‘t make trouble. Mommy is sick, okay?” “Sob… Mommy… Mommy…” But Lucky was still young and ignorant. She threw all the things Lucas handed to her and kept pulling the clothes on my chest with her little hands.
My breasts hurt so much. Now that they were touched by her little fat hand, it made me even more uncomfortable.
“Don‘t touch Mommy again!” Lucas anxiously moved Lucky to another side of the bed. Lucky was unhappy and burst into tears. Seeing her crying, I felt pain in my heart. I struggled to get up, but my whole body was in pain and I couldn‘t get up.
Lucas‘s POV:
Mommy looked terrible today. Lucky had been crying for a long time, and mommy looked very painful. Good heavens, this situation was too chaotic.
This wasn‘t something that a child like me can handle. I needed daddy‘s help. I found my mommy‘s phone and hid myself in the bathroom to make a call. Why did I have to hide to make a phone call? Because my parents were still quarreling. If my mommy found out, she might stop me. “Hello?”
Soon, daddy‘s voice came from the phone. “Daddy, daddy, come over now. Mommy is ill. Lucky has been crying. The scene is very messy!” / said to daddy
“What‘s wrong with your mommy?” Daddy sounded nervous. He should be very worried about her.
What was wrong?
I didn‘t know either.
I thought for a moment and said, “The two balls on Mommy‘s chest are swollen. They hurt as soon as they are touched!”
“What kind of sickness is that?” Daddy asked. “1… I‘don‘t know either.” I was very anxious. “I‘ll be right there. Take care of Mommy first. I‘ll be there soon.” “Okay!” I nodded.
Daddy would be here soon.
Mommy would be fine.
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Bella‘s POV:
When I felt really sick, I heard a hurried knock on the door.
I saw Lucas running over to open the door. I instinctively wanted to stop him. After all, it was a tall man in a black suit who came in.
It was Herbert! Why did he come? Then a pair of gentle big hands touched my forehead. Before, I didn‘t want to accept the help of Herbert because of the past contradictions. But now I was very weak and in urgent need of treatment in the hospital. I was sent to the hospital by Herbert.
“Don‘t worry. I‘ll take good care of Lucas and Lucky.” He was wearing a white shirt, and there was no tie around his neck. His collar was slightly open, his hair was a little messy, his chin was a little bearded, and his eyes looked a little haggard, but they were very gentle, which made my heart tremble! It was undeniable that he was really handsome, and he looked different from a few years ago. Now there was a little vicissitude on his face, and his eyes were more profound. He looked more mature than a few years ago and had the charm of a mature man. At this moment, both his eyes and tone were very gentle, and my heart was beating wildly. My reason was desperately suppressing this feeling.
The more beautiful the things in this world were, the more dangerous they were. For example, Poppy and Datura. Humans were the same. I had been hurt by him many times. I didn‘t want to fall into the pain of the past again. Herbert continued, “The doctor said that your mastitis is serious, and you need to be treated in hospital for a few days.” I immediately frowned and said, “A few days? What should Lucky do?” Herbert said patiently, “Gaynor will take care of Lucky for a few days. When you recover, you can take Lucky back. Do you think it‘s okay?” I sighed. My chest was still hurting. My condition did not allow me to take care of the children, so I must be treated first. I knew Gaynor. She was the nanny who took care of Lucas since he was a child. She was a kind woman, so I could rest assured that she would take care of both Lucas and Lucky well. “Gaynor has raised a few children, and she was also the one who took care of Lucas. She is very experienced and will take good care of Lucky, who had just stopped being breasifed.” Herbert added.
Perhaps I was already very upset, now my mood was very unstable. I directly questioned Herbert, “Do you want to accuse me of not taking good care of Lucky?”
“I didn‘t say that,” Herbert explained.
“You…”
I felt a sharp pain in my chest as I tried to say something. “Bella, are you all right?” Herbert asked.
I was in so much pain that I couldn‘t say anything. “Bella, don‘t worry. I‘ll go find the doctor.” Soon, the doctor came to examine me and asked the nurses to prepare medication and instruments. The medication was used to suppress milk production and the instrument was used to unblock lumps in the breasts.
The doctor said that there was no pus at the moment. If the treatment went well, there was no need for surgery. But because there were some other complications, I needed to be observed first, so I needed to stay in the hospital for a few days. This made me temporarily relieved.
The night passed. With the doctor‘s treatment, I felt much better.
Thad already given birth to two children.
But Lucky was the first child I had brought up on my own. Only after I became a real mother could I feel the greatness of a mother. At this time, I also thought of my mother. Ever since my wedding with Klein was canceled, my mother had been angry with me. She thought that I wouldn‘t consider the consequences.
That was my mother‘s character. What she thought was always different from what she said.
In fact, she wanted to show her concern for me. After all, she used to live alone with two children.
My mother knew how difficult it was.
I did feel pain now, and I could also understand my mother‘s feelings. I hadn‘t contacted my mother recently. When I recovered, I would take Lucky home to visit her. As I thought so, a lovely little boy came to me and said, “Mommy!” When I saw Lucas, my mood instantly became better. “Mommy, are you all right?” Lucas leaned in front of the hospital bed and asked very seriously. “I‘m fine.” I smiled and touched his small face.
A smile immediately appeared on his little face. “Mommy, don‘t get sick in the future. I‘ll be scared if you‘re ill.”
“All right. Mommy will never get sick again.” I nodded with a smile. When I looked up, I found that Herbert was still standing there. After Lucas spoke to me for a while, Herbert stepped forward and touched Lucas‘s head. He said, “Lucas, let your mommy have a rest. I‘ll take you back first.” Hearing that, Lucas pouted and said, “No, I want to stay here with Mommy.”
“Mommy is sick. She needs to rest. Otherwise, Mommy will not be cured for a long time.” Herbert deliberately pulled a long face.
Hearing this, despite his reluctance, Lucas looked at me, who was leaning on the bed and said thoughtfully, “Mommy, I‘ll go back first. I‘ll come back to see you tomorrow.” “Well, you‘re the best in the world.” I touched his chubby face with a smile.
At this time, I raised my head and met Herbert’s eyes. “How is Lucky?” I had been lying here all night. I didn‘t know if Lucky was better now. Herbert consoled me. “Don‘t worry, Gaynor is very experienced. Lucky‘s very good now.” Hearing this, I nodded and said, “I‘ll have to trouble Gaynor to take care of Lucky in the next few days.” “Well, then I‘ll take Lucas home first. I’ve hired a nurse for you. I‘ll come to see you later.” Herbert nodded, then took Lucas‘s hand and walked out. “Well…” 1 still wanted to say something.
Herbert turned around and looked at me…
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Bella‘s POV: I thought for a moment and said, “Please thank Gary for me. Lucky‘s a stubborn child. It must be hard for her.”
I knew that Gary was a person who could be trusted. Although Herbert had done a lot of harm to me, he took good care of Lucas.
That was why I could rest assured that Lucky was with him for the time being. “Okay.” Herbert nodded, then glanced at me, turned around, and left with Lucas. In the next few days, Herbert would come to see me with Lucas every morning, bringing photos of Lucky every day. I saw that Lucky was very well–behaved, so I rested in the hospital and recuperated. 1 usually had a nurse to take care of me.
I could see that this time, Herbert was deliberately keeping a distance from me. Every day, half an hour after he brought Lucas to the hospital, he would use the excuse of sending Lucas to the kindergarten and that he needed to go to work to leave earlier.
I think it was good. I wouldn‘t feel uncomfortable. Herbert wouldn‘t be awkward too. This was probably a very good way to get along with each other. He and I were raising our two children together.
There was no emotional connection between us.
This was the feeling I wanted, but sometimes, especially in the middle of the night, I would still feel very sad.
After being hospitalized this time, I knew that health was the most important thing, especially now! had two children to take care of. I really couldn‘t fall down. So I was very obedient to the doctor‘s arrangement in the hospital, hoping that my body could get better quickly.
A week later, I could finally leave the hospital. In the morning, Herbert and Lucas came to pick me up from the hospital. Connor drove the car at a high speed on the road. Herbert sat in the passenger seat, while I sat in the back seat with Lucas Along the way, the three adults didn‘t communicate with each other, except for Lucas, who was talking non–stop. I felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, but fortunately, Lucas was there and the atmosphere in the car was not bad.
As soon as I entered the house, Connor brought up all the things I used in the hospital. Herbert followed in, holding Lucas‘s hand. I didn‘t see Lucky when I entered the door. I frowned and turned to look at Herbert and asked in doubt, “Didn‘t you say that you would ask Gaynor to send Lucky back?” Hearing this, Herbert didn‘t reply to me. Instead, he turned his head and instructed Connor, “Connor,
bring Lucas down and wait for me.” When Connor heard these words, he knew that we had something to say. As such, he walked up and held Lucas‘s hand. With a smile, he said, “Lucas, I‘ll bring you down to play, okay?” “Okay.” Lucas looked up at Herbert and me, and then added, “I know that Daddy and Mommy have something to talk about, and I need to avoid it.” Hearing this, I frowned. Why didn‘t Herbert send Lucky back? Was she sick?
I was a little worried. After Connor and Lucas left, the room entered a state of silence “I have something to discuss with you.” Then, Herbert said to me solemnly.
Hearing this, I first calmed down.
If it was about Lucky, he wouldn‘t talk to me in such a tone now.
He had something to discuss with me, which meant that it was between him and I. “Herbert, are you going to take Lucky away from me?” “I‘m telling you, that can‘t happen. Lucky must live with me!” I was a little excited. – “Bella, calm down. Let me finish what I want to say, okay?” said Herbert.
“I don‘t want to hear it. In short, if you want to steal Lucky, I won‘t agree,” I said stubbornly.
“No one wants to take Lucky away, including me. I just want to discuss with you how to raise her better. Of course, it will make it easier for you.” Herbert tried to explain.
But I didn‘t listen to his explanation at all, because I had been in a panic all the time. He wanted to fight for the right to raise Lucky. Lucky had never left me since she was born. I would never let her leave me. “I can continue to take care of my daughter! What else do we need to discuss?” In fact, in my heart, I was very sensitive to the problem of raising her. I was also very afraid that Herbert would compete with me for the right to raise her. Because I knew that if he really wanted to grab Lucky, I was no match for him at all. Herbert softened his tone and said, “Isn‘t it hard for you to take care of the child alone? This time, being hospitalized is the best proof. You‘re too tired and you‘ve worked too hard. And if you keep taking care of Lucky like this, Lucky won‘t receive the best treatment.” “You said so much just to take her away from me!” I stared at Herbert with vigilance. It was only now that Herbert suddenly began to laugh. “What are you laughing at?” I stared at him. “First of all, I declare that I didn‘t think of competing for the right to raise Lucky, and I won‘t have this idea in the future,” said Herbert. “Then what do you want to discuss with me?” I asked, surprised. “I have a suggestion. If you want to, we‘ll do it. If you don‘t want to, I‘ll respect your wishes.” Herbert tried hard to explain to me.
Herbert didn‘t want to compete with me for the ridht to raise Lucky, and his friendly attitude calmed
me down. I said, “What is your suggestion?”
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Bella‘s POV:
“My suggestion is to let Gaynor take care of Lucky during the day, and you can find a job. You‘re an accountant, so it’s easy for you to find a job, and your salary won‘t be low. You‘ll have a good development in the future.” Herbert continued, “You can take care of Lucky at night. In this way, Lucky won‘t be unfamiliar with you. What do you think?” “Of course, I‘ll be the one to bear the burden for Gaynor‘s salary.” Herbert added. “I‘m Lucky‘s father. I should pay for that,” said Herbert. Herbert could calmly discuss this with me and put himself in my shoes. I was very surprised.
This wasn‘t the same as what I thought of Herbert.
“…” Although his suggestion was good, I was still a little disappointed when I thought that I could not stay with Lucky all the time in the future. After all, I had not been separated from her for too long in more than a year. So I was a little hesitant. Herbert continued to persuade, “You can take full care of Lucky on the weekend. Lucas must want to be with you as well. The two children will make you very busy.”
It was this sentence that made me make up my mind. After all, only if I made more money, would I have the confidence to raise Lucky and Lucas in the future.
Although Herbert was rich and there was no need for me to worry about the children, after all, I was the mother of the children. I hoped that I could show them motherly love with my ability.
Therefore, the next moment, I nodded and said, “Okay, l‘accept your suggestion.”
A smile appeared on Herbert‘s face.
I warned him, “I hope you can keep your promise and never compete with me for the right to raise Lucky!” “Well, I promise you that the right to raise Lucky will only belong to you! You are her mother. Of course, you have the absolute right to accompany her and raise her.” Herbert nodded. “Thank you.” I finally felt much more relaxed. “I‘m Lucky‘s father. I should do anything for her,” said Herbert. I corrected him. “You‘re right. You should do anything for Lucky, but I‘m also a beneficiary. You don‘t have the responsibility to do anything for me, so I should thank you.”
Herbert didn‘t say anything.
At this time, I added, “We‘ve agreed that in the future, you‘ll have to pay for Gaynor‘s care for Lucky, and I‘ll pay for the rest of the expenses like milk powder, pampers, and others. We‘ll raise Lucky together. Lucas is attending the international kindergarten and his tuition fee is too high for me to afford, so you‘ll have to raise him. I’ll also try my best to pay for whatever that is within my ability.” Herbert frowned. After being silent for more than ten seconds, he said, “Bella, is it necessary for you to calculate everything so clearly with me?”
The next second, Herbert stretched out his hand as if he wanted to grab my shoulder. Tinstinctively took two steps back and leaned against the wall. I stared at him with frightened eyes and asked, “What do you want to do?”
“…” Herbert‘s hand stopped in the air for a few seconds, and a painful expression appeared on his face. But why was he in so much pain? In the past, I was the one who suffered the greatest harm. Herbert took a step back and said, “I don‘t mean anything else. I just want to say…”
“You can speak, but don‘t touch me!” | hugged my body with my arms. Although my tone was very fierce, I was extremely scared at this time. “Don‘t be afraid. I‘ll just stand there and I won‘t move,” said Herbert. I turned my head away and stopped looking at him, but my ears were still paying attention to his voice approaching me.
I couldn‘t completely trust him.
Then, Herbert stood where he was and said, “Bella, we‘ve missed too much. We have Lucas and Lucky as our common responsibility. I know I‘m very sorry for you. I‘ve caused you a lot of harm. But no matter what, for the sake of our two children, can you give me another chance?” Hearing this, I couldn‘t help sneering.
“Don‘t make use of the children to get another chance. I can still stand here and talk to you because of my children. If it weren‘t for them, I wouldn‘t have looked at you.”
“I can tell you clearly that it‘s not only impossible for you and me to be together now, but it‘s also impossible for us to be together in the future!“
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Bella‘s POV: I didn‘t look at Herbert, because I was worried that when I saw his gloomy eyes, I would forgive him. I went on to say, “I hope we won‘t have any relationship in the future, and don‘t say anything more about being together for the sake of our children. In the future, I don‘t want to have anything to do with you other than our two children!” “I‘m tired. I want to rest,” I continued. After a moment of silence, Herbert said, “I‘m leaving.” “I‘ll ask Connor to send Lucky back tonight,” said Herbert. “Thank you,” I said. Herbert didn‘t say anything.
Then I heard the sound of the door closing. I quickly turned around. As I expected, Herbert had left. The next moment, I covered my mouth and couldn‘t help but burst into tears.
I couldn‘t control my feelings. But I wouldn‘t forgive him. Once he got close to me, my body would tremble uncontrollably.
All this was because of the harm he had done to me in the past.
I just wanted to live a quiet life now. I really didn‘t want to get involved in emotions again. Therefore, although I felt so much pain in my heart. I told myself that as long as Herbert didn‘t continue to pester me, I could live a peaceful life.
I couldn‘t be defeated or sad. I had to work hard to make my current life better.
One of the effective ways to prevent sadness was to make myself busy so that I had no time to think about the current problems. Perhaps everything would be better. I picked up the rag and began to clean. It took me about four hours to clean up everything, I was already very tired. But I still had to continue preparing dinner. After all, Lucky would be back in the evening. But after a little rest, I began to go into the kitchen to prepare dinner. As soon as dinner was ready, there seemed to be a knock on the door.
Gary had sent Lucky back. Theld Lucky in my arms and kissed her. Lucky hadn‘t seen me for a few days, and she was very affectionate to me as well. A pair of chubby hands touched my face. I missed this little guy so much. I put her on my lap and said with a smile, “Lucky, do you miss me?” “Yes.” At this moment, Lucky could only say one word, but I was already very excited. “Mommy made you egg fried rice. Mommy will feed you, okay?” I asked with a smile. At this time, she put her finger into her mouth and looked at the egg fried rice on the table, drooling.
“It seems that you are really hungry. Mommy will feed you.” 1 scooped a spoonful of rice and put it into her little mouth.
Lucky was very happy that she finished all the dinner I had made. It wasn‘t until Lucky took a shower and I coaxed her to sleep that I lay on the pillow wearily. When I finally didn‘t have to do anything, I remembered the painful look in Herbert‘s eyes. But it didn‘t take long for me to fall asleep because I was too tired. The next morning, Herbert didn‘t break his promise and sent a car to pick Lucky up early. After Lucky left, I immediately typed a personal resume and prepared to start looking for a job. After sending a few resumes, I bought some fruit and food and went straight back to my mother‘s house. I hadn‘t been back for a few months. I missed mom very much.
I hope Mom wouldn‘t be angry about the wedding anymore.
Ding… Dong… Ding… The doorbell rang twice, and someone came in to open the door. As soon as the door was opened by the person inside, I shouted with a smile while holding something in my hand, “Mom…” I didn‘t expect that the person who came to open the door was not my mother, but another annoying person. Ryan said, “Bella, you‘re back?”
I glared at him. “Why are you at my mother‘s house?”
“Bella, this is also my home.” Ryan emphasized. I sneered and said, “Your home? You haven‘t come back for almost 20 years. Is this still your home?” “Anyway, I’m your father. If you talk to me like this again, I‘ll teach you a lesson!” Ryan‘s tone was a little fierce. Hearing this, I said with disdain, “It‘s been nearly 20 years, and you‘ve been a father for someone else. What‘s wrong? Do you come back because people dislike you now?”
Although I didn‘t know why Ryan suddenly appeared here. But his beach pants, vest, and slippers showed that he had already lived here, so I was very angry. “What nonsense are you talking about?” Ryan was furious.
Now I didn‘t want to talk to him, so I directly reached out and pushed him away. Then I rushed in and
shouted, “Mom, are you at home?”
At this moment, mother ran out of the kitchen.
“Bella, you‘re here!” Mother said.
“Mom, why is he here?” I pointed at Ryan and asked, “He…” Mother didn‘t dare to look into my eyes and didn‘t say anything. I also guessed what was going on, and I was very agitated. “Mom, why did you do this! You actually let Ryan live in our house? He is a man who once abandoned us!”
“How can you talk to your mother like this?” At this time, a woman‘s voice came from behind.
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Bella‘s POV:
Betty held her daughter Anne‘s hand and walked over.
I didn‘t expect that they were also in mother‘s house. Moreover, they were all wearing home clothes. It seemed that they should live here. The next moment, I thought, “Last time, Hank said that he would definitely divorce Betty. Could it be…” “Why can‘t father live here? After all, he is our father!” Betty said. “You‘re right, Betty,” Ryan added. Hearing this, I looked at Betty in disbelief. I didn‘t understand why she suddenly spoke like this. In the past, we grew up together with mother and relied on each other for survival. Both of us were equally angry with Ryan. But today Betty was called Ryan her father. “How dare you call him father? Has he ever been a responsible father? Betty, didn‘t you hate him before? Why did you become like this now? Why?” I couldn‘t accept Betty‘s way of doing things. I could still remember Ryan‘s contemptuous look when he looked at us back then.
Ryan even said at that time that Emma was his only daughter.
Betty continued to argue with me, “He was wrong in the past, but now he knows that he was wrong. Isn‘t it normal for him to be willing to return to his family? Many men couldn‘t resist the temptation of the outside world when they were young, but they still went back to their wife and children when they were old.” Hearing these incredible words, I felt a loss for words. Why did she become like this? 10 “Betty, do you really think this man is willing to return to mother‘s side? He was just injured by Connie. Once he has other choices, do you think he will still stay with mother?” I looked at Betty sadly.
In the past, I thought that it was because Hank that Betty had deliberately targeted me. But now, no wonder Hank said that he had no common language with her. Hearing this, Betty sneered and said, “I let you down? Didn‘t you let me down? Didn‘t you let mom down? Didn‘t you let this family down? You could have lived a good life, married a good man. But you only cause trouble every day. You are the worst person!” “You…” I was so angry that my hands were shaking. Mother shouted, “Don‘t quarrel, okay? You quarrel with each other as soon as you come back, what
kind of life do you want to live?” After that, Betty went straight to the sofa, sat down, put her hands on her head, and looked annoyed. I took a look at Ryan and Betty. This house was really terrible. It was suffocating! I couldn‘t stay here for a minute. Then I said with disappointment, “Maybe I shouldn‘t have come back. Mom, this is the food I bought
for you. I‘m leaving!” “Bella…” As soon as I turned around, my mother called out. I stopped and felt my mother‘s depressed voice. I couldn‘t help thinking, “Is my mother unwilling to take Ryan in, but forced?” At this moment, Betty‘s phone rang and she answered the phone immediately. “How is it? Okay, we‘ll go there right away. Don‘t move. Keep an eye on him!” After that, Betty hung up the phone. Then, she anxiously said to Ryan, “Dad, our spy saw Hank go to school. We‘ll go there right away!” “Okay.” Ryan nodded and then went out with Betty, who was holding Anne. Watching them leave home in a hurry, I frowned and turned to my mother, asking in a low voice, “Mom, what are they doing?” Mother looked upset and replied, “What else can they do? They‘re going to find trouble with Hank!” Hearing this, I couldn‘t help but frown.
Then, mother said, “You haven‘t been home for a few months. You don‘t know that Hank has already filed a divorce. In order to divorce Betty, he has already resigned from college. Betty has been living here with Anne for a long time.”
Hearing this, I knew that Hank had made up his mind.
“Is Betty still unwilling to divorce?” I frowned and asked. Betty thought that Hank would be reluctant to part with Anne, so she moved back with Anne. She threatened that if Hank didn‘t stop, she would never let him see Anne.
“Hank won‘t be threatened by her at all. Betty has stayed at home for two months, and Hank hasn‘t called her yet. She asked someone to monitor Hank‘s school. When Hank goes to the school to deal with the management, she will take Anne to make trouble and ruin his reputation.” Mother‘s face was full of sadness.
Hearing this, my frown deepened. Betty used to be an obedient child, but why did her character become like this now? “But in this way, Hank will be pushed further and further away. Can‘t Betty understand?” I said. “I‘ve already persuaded her, but she just didn‘t listen. There’s something even worse. You don‘t know that one night, she called Hank and beat Anne to tears. She hoped that Hank would compromise for Anne.”
“But Hank hung up the phone directly! I don‘t want to interfere in her affairs. I just feel sorry for Anne.” Mother was very anxious. Hearing this, I could only shake my head. I couldn‘t meddle in Betty‘s affairs, and I didn‘t want to. I could only leave it to her.
The next moment, I looked at mother and asked, “Mom, what happened to Ryan? Why did he come back? Did he live here for a long time?”
I couldn‘t accept Ryan‘s return to this house. I really didn‘t want to face this person anymore.
When Ryan was mentioned, mother also had a bitter look on her face. “A month ago, he came to our house. If I didn‘t open it, you wouldn‘t leave.”
I believed that. Ryan was a scoundrel.
Mother continued, “He stayed at home for three days and three nights. Our neighbors came to laugh at him, so Betty let him in.” “Mom, are you going to let him stay in our house like this?” I frowned and asked. “Now Betty is helping Ryan, and I have no way to deal with them.” Mother was annoyed. Hearing this, I was very angry and said directly, “Chase him out! If he doesn‘t leave, I will call the police.”
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Bella‘s POV: “Don‘t call the police! Let Betty take Anne out of this house? I‘m very worried about Anne‘s life. If the police were alerted because of our family affairs, they would definitely be discussed and laughed at.” Mother refused my suggestion. “Ryan is a joke. He once abandoned us, but now he suddenly stuck to you like a piece of gum!” I said angrily. Mother frowned and said, “You know, I don‘t want to be talked about, and he looks very pitiful now. He has nowhere to go now. And Betty now has a good relationship with him, and she doesn‘t allow me to drive him out.” “Why doesn‘t he have a place to go? Where‘s Connie and Emma? Aren‘t they a family?” I asked. Mother then replied, “He said he couldn‘t go on with Connie. The older he was, the more he missed his own daughter. He missed our family, so he divorced Connie and came back to find us.” I thought Ryan‘s words were not trustworthy at all. “Mom, do you believe Ryan‘s words?” Mother lowered her head and stopped talking. I saw that your mother didn‘t have any ideas at all and was very anxious. “Mom, you don‘t want to drive him away now because of the past friendship. But you must understand that you must not make peace with him. Otherwise, the rest of your life will be over!”
At this time, mother‘s eyes were full of firmness. “Don‘t worry. I will never make peace with Ryan in my life. I let him in because I think he is very pitiful and on Betty‘s request. It‘s absolutely impossible for me to make peace with him.”
Hearing this, I felt a little relieved. Then, I said, “No wonder Betty recognized Ryan so easily. Now she wants him to help her deal with Hank.”
“Betty was unwilling to part with Hank, and Ryan taught her many bad methods. Betty listened to all of them. I really don‘t know what will happen,” mother said worriedly.
At this time, I was a little worried.
If things went on like this, Betty and Hank would probably be enemies. The adult was fine, but what would Anne do in the future? Could it be that Anne could only have a mother without a father, or a father without a mother when they got divorced in the future? Thinking of this, I became more worried. Although I knew what Betty had done would only make Hank hate her even more and Anne would hate him even more. But Betty wouldn‘t listen to me at all. Instead, Betty would think that I was deliberately trying to ruin her relationship with Hank.
Therefore, in the end, I could only say to mother, “Mom, tell Betty that before doing anything, she should consider Anne first.”
“She doesn‘t listen to my words at all. She has quite a lot of resonance with Ryan. Hey, how can‘t I see that Betty has inherited his genes?” Mother said helplessly.
Hearing this, I kept silent and didn‘t know what to say. I could only observe first.
Before going out, mother took my hand and said, Bella, I know that this period of time is your most difficult time. i need your help the most, but I can‘t help you with our family‘s current situation.
Seeing mother‘s guilty eyes, I quickly smiled and said, “Mom, I‘m living a good life with Lucky now. I‘ll take her and Lucas to see you next time.” “If you have time, I‘ll go to see you. The house is in a mess. You have to quarrel when you come back,” mother said gently. I knew that mother cared about me very much. I was very happy. “Mom, call me if you need anything. Remember what I told you. If it doesn‘t work, let them live here. Move in with me, and I‘ll find a bigger house,” I said. “Yes, don‘t worry.” Mother nodded.
I walked out of the corridor and saw that it was still early, so I wanted to send some resumes to try my luck.
I didn‘t expect that at this time, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed me, and I was frightened.
“Bella, wait a minute.”
I turned my head and saw that it was my mother‘s neighbor, Patricia.
I didn‘t have a good impression of her. After all, she liked to talk about others.
What was she going to do this time? “Patricia, what can I do for you?” I asked. After seeing that there was no one around, she let go of her arm and whispered, “How many months has it been since you last came back? Do you know what happened in your house? Ryan came back to live here. Did your mother tell you?” “Yes.” I didn‘t want to discuss these things with her, so I said, “Patricia, I have something else to do. I don‘t have time to talk to you…” But before I could finish my words, she grabbed my wrist again. I didn‘t know why Patricia did this. Was she forcing me to listen to her? I was about to shake her hand off when I heard her continue, “Bella, listen to me. It won‘t take you too long. “What are you trying to say?” I asked. Then, she said, “Bella, your mother is too kind. I don‘t want to see her being cheated. Ryan is not a good person. Do you know why he ran back to your house and begged your mother on his knees?” “Why?” I stared at her in confusion and thought, “Does she know something about the inside story?” “The mistress who seduced Ryan was called Connie. She wanted to marry a very rich man. It‘s said that he was more than ten years older than her. That‘s why she divorced Ryan!” During the talk of what had happened that year, Patricia was still very angry with Ryan. It could be seen how terrible Ryan had been.
Hearing this, I looked at her with shocked eyes.
No wonder Ryan came back to look for mother. It turned out that he had been abandoned. Ha, this might be God‘s punishment for him.