Ch. 1681..1690

Chapter 1681

After hanging up the phone, Angeline put on a solemn expression and pleaded with Jay, "I want to go back to Imperial Capital, darling." Jay looked at Angeline with a slightly stiff expression.

Angeline cupped his face and said coquettishly," Please, Jaybie. I miss the kids, my parents, as well as the Saraca dives Pierre."

Jay picked her up and put her on his lap. When he felt her weight that was gradually becoming heavier, Jay's taut nerves finally loosened up.

Actually, to some extent, Angeline was not the sick one but Jay. He had become sensitive and careful. The attention he showered Angeline with had almost reached the state of paranoia.

He hugged her tight, feeling a little uneasy. "I'm not ready yet. Can you give me some time?"

When Angeline sensed Jay's hesitation, she suddenly realized what was going on. Her illness was physical, while his illness was intangible.

She should not be pressuring him blindly.

She kissed his lips gently and whispered softly, "Don't worry about me, darling. I'm fine."

She stared fixedly at Jay. "I used to be timid and weak because I was afraid that your mother wouldn't like me, which then affected your emotions. Now that I know that you'll never leave me, I can finally feel at ease. Don't worry, no one can hurt me except you."

Jay smiled. "Silly."

It was raining outside.

Angeline was secretly delighted because the outdoor exercise session had to be canceled. However, she deliberately put on a regretful expression and looked a t Jay. "What should we do, darling? We can't do outdoor exercises today."

Jay saw her big and charming eyes twinkling with radiance. He laughed, replying, "We'll do indoor exercises then." "How are we supposed to do that when we don't even have a gym?" Angeline looked crestfallen at once.

Jay walked over, picked her up, and walked to the bedroom.

Angeline knew what he was referring to at once.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, pattering on the fig tree as it played a symphony of love.

Gradually, Angeline fell into a deep sleep.

When dawn broke the next day, the sound of knocking could be heard from the courtyard.

Jay got up, put on his clothes, and came to the door of the villa with an umbrella. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Zayne and Josephine standing outside under the rain. Jay's expression sank and he shut the door without thinking.

Fortunately, Zayne reacted quick enough as he stuck one hand through the gap between the door and let out a blood-curdling scream, "Ah! My hand is broken."

"What are you doing here?" Jay asked in a gloomy tone.

"Here to see you!" Zayne growled.

Jay stopped closing the door and turned around to enter the house.

Zayne and Josephine followed him into the house while giggling. "Where's my sister?"

"Sleeping."

"I'm going to see her." Zayne walked toward the bedroom.

Jay chided, "No, you can't."

Zayne turned around and glared at Jay. "Be honest with me, what have you done to my sister? Why can't I see her? You haven't contacted us for so long. Do you not know that I'll worry about her?" He then ran to the bedroom after saying those words." I must see how terribly sick my sister has become."

In the bedroom, Angeline saw Zayne as soon as she poked out her head. She started yelling, "Argh! I'm not wearing anything. Get out!"

Following closely behind them, Jay immediately pushed Zayne and Josephine outside while roaring," Get out!"

He then locked the bedroom door from the inside.

Zayne muttered outside the door. "It's not like I haven't seen it before. What are you yelling at? I saw everything when you wore split-crotch pants when you were young."

"Shut up!" Angeline shouted shyly.

Zayne listened to his sister's sonorous voice when she scolded him and chuckled in delight. "Feel free to scold me all you want. I love listening to it."

He was happy because Angeline had the strength to scold him.

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Chapter 1682

Jay took out some clothes from the closet when Angeline suddenly called out with a coquettish voice," Jaybie."

Goosebumps broke out all over Jay's body.

Whenever Angeline acted coquettishly back then, the impression she gave him was soft and adorable, unlike the extremely seductive demeanor she had put on today.

He stared at her in a daze, wondering what she was trying to do this time.

"I want to wear something beautiful today."

She was in a good mood because Josephine was here.

Jay took out a lace dress, Angeline's favorite dress.

Angeline shook her head...

Jay was a little startled. "What do you want to wear then?"

"The really conservative, traditional, and intricate one..."

"Speak human language, okay?" Jay let out an extremely pampering smile.

"Folk costume."

Jay was dumbfounded.

Women in Cloud City loved wearing bunad. Every time Angeline went out for a walk, she would praise anyone who was wearing a bunad. Then, under her persuasion, Jay bought her a few sets of bunads as well as some jewelry to go with it.

However, the dress looked so complicated...

Jay was absolutely clueless.

"I don't know how to do this, Angeline," Jay said.

"I'll try it on myself," Angeline said.

Jay pulled out a light-yellow bunad and hair accessories in matching colors, handing them over to Angeline.

Outside the door, Zayne and Josephine would not stop shouting, "What's taking the two of you so long? Do you think it's appropriate for you to keep your guests waiting out here?" Angeline blinked at Jay. "Go out, Jaybie. Send Josephine in to help me."

Jay nodded.

He opened the bedroom door and summoned Josephine, "Go in and help your sister-in-law get dressed, Josephine. Be gentle."

Zayne and Josephine mistakenly thought that Angeline was too sick to even dress herself, hence both their expressions sank at once. Josephine walked in with a solemn expression...

Zayne's eyes were pink. "My sister still can't even get out of bed?"

Annoyed by Zayne's sudden visit, Jay pulled a prank on him mischievously. "She can't get out of bed at this hour."

Angeline would usually be having a lie-in at this point.

He was not wrong to answer it that way.

As an emotional man, Zayne had failed to read between the lines and was so heartbroken that tears flowed down his cheeks.

"Angeline..." The man crouched on the ground and started sobbing.

"Why are you crying?" Jay called out speechlessly.

Zayne exclaimed, "Why can't I cry when my sister is sick? Is there a law that says I can't weep for my sister? Look at you, you don't look sad at all... You heartless man." Jay's gaze froze abruptly.

"If you want to cry, then go out and cry. Don't affect Angeline's mood."

Zayne quickly wiped his tears away. He did not want Angeline to know that he was worried about her.

In the bedroom, Josephine was struck dumb when she saw Angeline.

"You've become so beautiful, Sis Angeline. You've slimmed down and gained weight at all the right places. You look very much like a goddess with your slim face!" Angeline cupped her face shyly, unaware of her own beauty. "Ah, is it? Your brother thinks I'm too skinny, though."

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Chapter 1683

Josephine glanced at the door with a guilty conscience and whispered, "Don't listen to my brother. He just wants you to gain weight so you can be healthier. But I can assure you that you're at your ideal weight right now. You're absolutely gorgeous."

Angeline put on the bunad that consisted of a gooseyellow blouse and a pleated skirt. The bunad collar, sleeves, and skirt were all embroidered with exquisite Norwegian flower designs using blue silk threads. The ribbon on her waist fluttered and danced lightly, which made her look so intoxicatingly beautiful.

Josephine then dexterously helped her put her hair up in an updo, placed a crown on her head, and inserted flowers into it to make a flower headdress. It made her look as beautiful as an ethereal fairy. "Oh, you look so stunning. Now I want to wear a bunad too," Josephine exclaimed.

Angeline took out a set of bunad for Josephine as if performing a magic trick. "I bought this specially for you."

Josephine hugged Angeline and started kissing her. "A h, I love you to death, Sis Angeline."

Outside the bedroom, Jay entered the kitchen with a

frown after listening to the women's sweet voices.

Both Angeline and Josephine had not come out yet even after he was done cooking a scrumptious breakfast.

Even Zayne could not help complaining, "What exactly are those two women doing? What's taking them so long?"

Jay said gloomily, "Why did you even come then?" He was extremely upset because they had interrupted his and Angelina's time alone.

Zayne gawped. "We came all the way to visit you and this is how you treat your guests?"

The bedroom door suddenly opened. Jay and Zayne turned and saw two beautiful figures approaching them. Angeline and Josephine were singing and dancing. Josephine's voice was slightly deep, and when combined with Angeline's heavenly voice and their hot dance moves, the atmosphere indoor lit up instantly.

"I have drunk the wind and swallowed the sand..."

Jay stared blankly at Angeline, forgetting to blink and breathe.

He knew how beautiful Angeline was, but after she put on a bunad, she looked so beautiful it was as though she had not been stained with any worldly grime. She looked like an ethereal fairy that had been

left behind in the mortal world.

Jay's love for Angeline began with her appearance and settled with her character. At this moment, however, he found it hard to tear himself away from Angeline's beauty.

"Do I look good?" Angeline stopped dancing and looked up at him with innocent eyes.

It was hard to imagine that Angeline, who had given birth to triplets and experienced many hardships in life, could still carry such an innocent smile.

Jay nodded. "You look really good."

Zayne's eyes moved back and forth between Angeline and Josephine. He eventually burst out laughing." When Angeline wears a bunad, she looks light and agile like a swallow on a beam, but you, Josephine, look like a roasted goose. You've made me so hungry all of a sudden..."

Josephine stomped her feet at Zayne. "You don't know how to appreciate my dance moves."

The lightbulb in Zayne's head lit up. He embraced Josephine and said, "I'm really starving, honey. All I'm thinking about right now is how I'm going to devour you."

Josephine let out a charming smile, her anger completely dissipated.

Jay embraced the exceedingly light Angeline and put her on the dining chair, ignoring Zayne and

Josephine. They then tucked into the food with relish.

Zayne and Josephine quickly took their seats at the table.

Zayne stared at Angeline, looking at her over and over again while eating. He then said doubtfully, "My sister isn't as emaciated as I thought."

Angeline laughed. "I've gained weight, Brother. More than ten pounds, in fact."

When Zayne heard what she said, he choked on the food so badly that his eyes turned pink. Angeline still looked really thin now. Who knew just how emaciated she was back then?

Zayne would feel especially heartbroken whenever he thought of the sufferings Angeline had gone through.

Angeline, however, was calm. She comforted Zayne, saying, "Don't be sad. I'm alright now. Jaybie took great care of me."

Zayne gave Jay a thumbs up and was so moved that he could not say a word.

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Chapter 1684

One could imagine the hard work Jay had put in to help Angeline achieve a medical miracle and recover.

"Thank you, Brother Jay."

Jay rolled his eyes at him and said unkindly, "Why is a n outsider like you thanking me for doing something that's within my duty?"

Zayne was no longer touched. His dashing face turned dark instantly as he roared, "You're dangerously possessive toward my sister. Have you thought about changing your profession?" Jay turned his head to look at Angeline as she smiled sweetly, looking as gorgeous as a painting. He did not know why he should give up possessing a treasure that was his to begin with.

Jay hooked his arms, and Angeline fell into his arms instantly. He announced provocatively, "Angeline is mine and mine alone."

Zayne gave up on arguing with him about this never-conclusive topic. "Yeah, yeah, yours. She's all yours."

As this was Josephine's first time in Cloud City, she was curious about the new place and suggested, "Sis Angeline, can you take me out for a walk after our meal?" Angeline touched her hairdo mischievously and laughed. "We spent so much effort dressing up, so of course, we need to go out and knock everyone's socks off."

Zayne liked to see the look on Angeline's face when she behaved narcissistically because he would share her pride and glory as well.

"Yes, yes, go out and knock everyone's socks off. I'll take pictures for you."

Jay looked at Angeline with displeasure. "Don't people say that women will only doll themselves up for their men?"

Zayne glared at Jay. "What are you thinking, Brother Jay? Doll up for you alone? That's simply a reckless waste of God's great creation!"

After breakfast, Angeline and Josephine walked out of the house wearing the intricate-looking bunad, whereas Jay and Zayne wore short-sleeved shirts. It was clear that one group was dressed for spring while the other for summer.

Jay raised his eyes to look at the red sun in the east, then glanced at Angeline's intricate bunad. He reminded her, "It'll be hot later, Angeline."

Girls loved to be beautiful. What was more, Angeline had been sick for so long and now that she had finally gotten the chance to doll up, how could she possibly miss the opportunity to flaunt her beauty?

"I insist on wearing a bunad." She looked at Jay, her eyes filled with defiance and stubbornness.

Zayne pampered his sister without any limits, saying," Wear it if you like it."

Josephine displayed the bossy side of her and announced, "For the sake of beauty, I'll go all out."

Jay felt helpless. "Let's go, then."

When they came to a bustling market, the wide array of colorful bunads caught Josephine's eye immediately.

"I want to buy a bunad, Zayne."

"Bunads are not for you," Zayne told the truth.

It was not because Josephine did not look good in bunad, but she was overshadowed by Angeline when they stood side by side.

Josephine placed her hands on her hips and glared furiously at Zayne. "Say that again!"

Zayne said, "I'll become famished when you wear a bunad." Was he insinuating that Josephine resembled a roasted goose?

Josephine was so furious that she raised her fist and chased Zayne down several streets. Zayne ran while yelling, "Oh heavens, are you trying to murder your husband?"

On the other side, Angeline kindly picked out a few sets of bunads for Josephine.

Jay asked her, "Why aren't you buying any for yourself?"

Angeline replied, "I bought a few sets a few days ago, didn't I?"

"Don't girls always like to collect different styles of the same thing when they're obsessed with something?" Jay wondered why Angeline did not have such a peculiar hobby.

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Chapter 1685

Angeline took Jay's hand and said with a smile," You're the only one I'm obsessed with. I don't have much preference for other things in life. I'm happy enough to just have them."

Jay pulled her into his arms. "Angeline, meeting you has been the luckiest thing that has ever happened in my life."

The red sun was hanging in the sky.

Jay held Angeline's hand and as they strolled along Cloud City's cobbled streets. Perhaps it was Angeline's otherworldly beauty or Jay's dashing face and noble aura, they would turn heads wherever they went.

"You've indeed knocked their socks off today, Angeline," Jay said.

Angeline was smug and grew narcissistic. "Do you feel threatened, then? Even just a little bit?"

Jay wore a smile on his face.

Suddenly, they heard whispers behind them. "Oh my, look how handsome that man is."

Angeline's expression sank instantly.

Jay could not help but laugh. "Do you feel threatened now? Even just a little bit?"

Angeline felt as though she had gone out for wool and came home shorn.

She then nodded dejectedly. "Mm. I suddenly feel like my position is threatened."

Jay stopped walking. He saw the pitiful look on Angelina's face and said, "Why don't you turn around and look at the girl who spoke just now..."

Even without looking, he knew that no other girl in this world could catch his eye.

Angeline looked back and stole a peek at the fangirl who admired Jay.

The girl was plump, her face round and flat.

Angeline breathed a sigh of relief. This girl would look completely out of place if she stood beside Jay.

"Let's go." Angeline pulled Jay away.

She was bursting with self-confidence. "I still think I suit you best, Jaybie."

Jay let out a gratified smile.

After walking for a while, Jay could feel himself sweating a little. When he turned to look at Angeline, h e realized that fine beads of sweat were already forming on her nose. "Do you feel hot?" Jay asked with concern.

Angeline was the one who had made the decision to wear a bunad and was too embarrassed to complain about the heat, hence she shook her head and tried not to look so bad. "I'm okay." Jay reached out to the back of her neck and realized that it was already soaking wet.

"Let's find a shaded area to cool ourselves down," Jay said, feeling heartbroken.

That was exactly what Angeline had been hoping for." Sounds good to me." They came to a shaded area in the park, but it was still very hot and stuffy.

Jay looked more and more gloomy.

After a round of chasing each other, Zayne and Josephine walked leisurely around the place before coming to the park to meet them.

Josephine had already taken off the outer layer of her blouse and was wearing a thin pink blouse. She was fanning herself with a hand-made fan, complaining constantly, "Gosh, it's hot."

Zayne and Jay had taken off their tops as well and were only wearing short-sleeved shirts.

Angeline refused to take off her coat for the sake of her image.

Josephine persuaded her for a long time, saying," Take off your coat, Sis Angeline. Don't stuff yourself."

Angeline clutched her clothes and said, "I can't do it."

Afraid that Angeline would get a heat stroke, Jay

bought her a fan and kept fanning her.

Angeline felt that she had crossed the line today and caused unnecessary worry for Jay, hence she suggested shyly, "Why don't we hail a cab home?"

Jay nodded without thinking. "Okay."

Zayne and Josephine thought that Angeline was making a fuss over minor issues. "Is that really necessary? It's just a slightly thick coat. Just take off your coat, Angeline. You'll feel cooler if you do what Josephine is doing."

Angeline looked at the lining of Josephine's garment... then thought of her own lining and shook her head. "No way."

"When did you become so conservative?" Zayne asked.

Jay defended his baby and chided Zayne, "She's a mother, so it stands to reason that she can't be as open as Josephine."

Zayne and Josephine were already brooding because they were unable to have children, yet Jay had to choose this timing to cut them off. His ruthlessness was evident.

Zayne was extremely speechless. "You're rubbing it in and touching my soft spot on purpose, huh?"

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Chapter 1686

Jay said, "Will you ever learn if I don't touch your soft spot? Stop forcing Angeline to do the things she doesn't want to do next time."

"What did I force her to do?"

"To undress herself."

"What's wrong with asking her to undress? It's for her own good!"

"She doesn't want to."

Zayne,"..."

"I don't want to talk to you." Zayne was exasperated.

Jay pulled Angeline up. "Let's go home."

Both Zayne and Josephine thought it was no longer fun because Angeline and Jay were not there to keep them company anymore, so they said weakly, "We're going home too."

They then booked a cab home. The first thing Angeline and Josephine did after entering the house was to take a shower and change out of their bunads.

Zayne stroked his flat belly and called out, "I'm hungry, Brother Jay."

Jay snapped, saying, "I'm not your parent. Don't you

know how to cook for yourself when you're hungry?"

"Do you have instant food?"

"No."

Zayne started complaining, "Why didn't you prepare some instant food? Do you cook from scratch every day?"

Jay said, "We don't cook and starve ourselves from time to time. If you can't stand a life like that, then hurry up and leave."

Zayne said, "Who are you trying to trick? Would Angeline grow so chubby if you didn't cook?"

"Who says she's chubby?" Jay asked coldly.

Zayne said, "She's chubbier than before."

Jay said, "Call her chubby one more time and I'll kick you out."

Zayne clammed up.

When Angeline came out of the shower, she had changed into a green T-shirt and a white skirt. She was currently wiping her soaking wet hair casually.

Jay put down the phone in his hand, walked up to Angeline, and grabbed the towel to wipe her hair for her.

Angeline put her arms around his waist, acting coquettishly. "I'm hungry, Jaybie." "The food is ready. I'll serve the food for you right away."

Zayne was dumbfounded. "When did you cook?"

Angeline looked at Zayne in disdain. "Do you not know that a slow cooker can heat and cook food?"

Zayne shook his head.

Angeline reprimanded him, "You and Josephine have been married for so long yet you haven't even cooked for her before?" Zayne shook his head.

Angeline was furious. "Aren't you worried that Josephine will run away with another man?"

Zayne said with a grin, "Who else would want her aside from me?"

Angeline tossed the towel on Zayne's face. "You'll cook our meals from today onward."

Zayne was dumbfounded.

Jay echoed, "Good idea."

Zayne walked to the kitchen glumly, opened up the slow cooker, and saw white bean and kale soup as well as other mixed vegetables.

There were also some sweet potatoes in it.

"That's it? There's no meat?" Zayne exclaimed in dissatisfaction.

Jay walked in and said coldly, "No meat."

Zayne said solicitously, "Make a meat dish, Brother Jay."

"We don't have meat at home," Jay said.

Zayne refused to believe it. When he opened the refrigerator, he discovered that it was really full of fresh fruits and vegetables. There was not a piece of meat in sight.

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Chapter 1687

"No way, Brother Jay, have you run out of money? You should've told me about it. How poor are you that you can't even afford to buy meat?" Zayne lamented. Jay filled the plates and stuffed one into Zayne's hand while saying, "We're vegans now."

Zayne was dumbfounded. "Why don't you want to eat meat?"

"Angeline's stomach can't take it," Jay replied.

Zayne,

Jay went out carrying the dishes while Zayne stood on the same spot with tears in his eyes.

He was truly touched because Jay was willing to become a vegan for Angeline. This was, after all, not something that would last only a day or two.

When Zayne walked out of the kitchen, he saw Jay eating elegantly. Even when he was only eating a simple diet, his noble and dashing face still looked both satisfied and blissful.

Suddenly, Zayne realized how lucky Angeline was to have met Jay. Although Jay's parents had brought many misfortunes to Angeline, Jay's deep love for her seemed to have eased out all those misfortunes.

As there was no meat in this meal, Zayne ate more sweet potatoes and was only satisfied after licking the bottom of the pot clean.

After the meal, Jay sat leisurely on the couch. It was at this moment he finally realized how great it was to have Zayne and Josephine around. At least he did not need to do the dishes.

Angeline sat next to him, stroking her round belly and saying with great satisfaction, "I don't need to cook nor do the dishes. What sort of divine life am I living?"

"Are you so easily satisfied?" Jay asked with a smile.

Angeline nodded. She then stood up and walked around in the living room in boredom.

Jay's gaze fell on her slender and fair legs. As she was wearing a miniskirt, her well-proportioned and extremely charming slender legs were exposed.

"Go and put on a pair of pants, Angeline," Jay said suddenly.

"Why? It's hot." Angeline was puzzled.

"You'll be exposing yourself in front of others," Jay reminded her kindly.

When Angeline recalled that Josephine and Zayne were at home and how awkward it would be if she accidentally exposed herself, she rushed into the bedroom and changed into a knee-length skirt. Zayne and Josephine walked out of the kitchen. Zayne noticed the difference in Angeline's attire at once and asked curiously, "Why did you change your skirt? The mini skirt was pretty nice, wasn't it?" "I don't want to accidentally expose myself," Angeline told the truth.

Zayne rolled his eyes at Jay and gritted his teeth." Why are you guarding against me like I'm some kind of a pervert? I'm her brother."

Jay ignored him, stood up, and walked toward the bedroom lazily. "I'm going to take an afternoon nap. Come with me, Angeline."

Josephine pulled Angeline. "Please let Angeline stay and talk to me, Brother. I haven't talked to her for so long."

Jay did not force Angeline either and simply told her," Come in when you feel like resting. You won't disturb my rest."

"Mm."

The two sisters then sat cross-legged on the couch and started talking.

As their sitting posture was really casual, Josephine, who was wearing a miniskirt, was on the verge of exposing herself, and that gave Zayne a nosebleed." Josephine, you'd better wear long pants when you go out."

"Why?" "You'll accidentally expose yourself," Zayne replied.

Josephine adjusted her sitting posture and said, "I'm only so casual at home."

"Once you've formed a habit, you won't notice it when you're outside..."

Josephine glared at him. "Why didn't you learn any of the good things from my brother and picked up all his conservative and feudal thoughts instead?!"

Zayne came to a sudden realization. "I suddenly realize that all the things your brother says make perfect sense."

Afraid that the couple would quarrel, Angeline quickly sent Zayne away with an excuse. "Go buy us some snacks, Brother."

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Chapter 1688

Zayne asked suspiciously, "Can you eat snacks?"

Angeline stole a peek at Jay's bedroom and whispered, "I really want to eat some. Sneak out and buy some. I'll eat it in secret. Jaybie mustn't find out about this."

Zayne saw the pitiful look on Angeline's face and became soft-hearted. He turned around and walked out the door to get some snacks. In no time at all, Zayne returned with a big bag of snacks.

After eating a simple diet for so long, Angeline started drooling when she saw the slightly peppery beef jerky snacks.

Zayne was so exhausted that he lay on the couch and said to Angeline, "Your brother is both exhausted and thirsty. Please make me a glass of goat's milk."

Angeline pulled out a packet of goat's milk powder and was just about to go to the kitchen when Josephine grabbed Angeline. She snatched the goat's milk powder from her hand and smashed it at Zayne, saying, "My brother can't even stand seeing Sis

Angeline doing the tiniest bit of housework and you're ordering Sis Angeline to do something for you?"

Zayne looked at Angeline's quick-witted and brilliant

smile while muttering, "This isn't a heavy or filthy job. She can do this."

"You go. Make a drink for Sis Angeline and me!" Josephine roared fiercely.

"Okay," Zayne replied weakly.

Zayne walked over with two cups of goat's milk and handed them to Josephine and Angeline. He said obsequiously, "Would both goddesses kindly accept the goat's milk I prepared?"

His demeanor cracked Josephine and Angeline up.

Josephine and Angeline opened up the snacks and started tasting the different varieties of snacks while drinking the goat's milk.

Angeline knew she had a bad stomach and was content with just having a taste of each snack. Josephine sympathized with Angeline greatly and was always eager to share with her the delicacies she had

eaten.

Angeline gulped and shook her head. "You eat and I'll watch. I can also control my cravings that way."

Josephine tossed the snacks aside and said, "You're already drooling. It'll be too cruel of me to eat in front of you."

Zayne held the snacks in his arms and giggled. "If you don't want to eat them, then I will."

As soon as Josephine drank the goat's milk, her expression changed abruptly and she let out a hiccup.

"What's wrong with you, Josephine?" Angeline asked with concern.

"I feel nauseous." Josephine rushed into the bathroom.

Worried about her, Angeline followed her.

She saw Josephine leaning on the toilet bowl before starting to vomit.

The bathroom was immediately filled with a stench. The stench made Angeline nauseous as well, hence she leaned on the sink and started throwing up as well.

Zayne stood at the bathroom door with a dazed expression. His face paled in horror at the sight of this. "What's wrong with the two of you? Do you have food poisoning?"

Zayne rushed to Jay's bedroom in a flurry." Something's wrong, Brother Jay..."

Jay rarely had a good afternoon nap, though when he heard Zayne's anxious cries, he bolted upright in bed immediately.

"What's wrong?" He rushed out wearing casual clothes.

"Josephine and Angeline are throwing up," Zayne said anxiously, pointing at the bathroom.

Jay rushed to the bathroom.

Jay was heartbroken when he saw Angeline leaning on the sink, throwing up so hard that even her face had flushed crimson.

"What's going on, Angeline?" "She threw up first, that's why I'm throwing up as well," Angeline said with much difficulty.

Jay switched on the ventilation system in the bathroom and turned on the faucet to wash Angelina's face before picking her up and rushing outside.

Zayne stayed beside Josephine. When Josephine was done throwing up, she clutched her chest and said in a half-dead manner, "I don't feel so good."

When Angeline returned to the bedroom, Jay helped her out of her soiled clothes as quickly as he could and changed her into clean clothes. Then, he walked outside again holding Angeline in his arms. "We're going to see a doctor."

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Chapter 1689

Angeline smiled. "I'm fine, darling."

Jay looked at her with trepidation. Angeline had recovered by now and her complexion was back to normal again.

"I'm really fine. You know I can't stand anything that reeks ever since my body started rejecting food. I threw up just now simply because I couldn't stand the stench when Josephine threw up..." Angeline explained.

It was only then did Jay feel slightly at ease.

"Are you really okay?"

Angeline felt really sorry when she saw how anxious Jay was about her and wrapped her arms around his neck. She sounded slightly abashed. "I'm sorry, Jaybie. I ate some snacks and drank some goat's milk."

Jay's dashing face turned dark at once.

Fury tore through him. "Who gave them to you? What else did you eat?"

Angeline knew he would be enraged. Afraid that he would take it out on Zayne and Josephine, she felt the need to do her best to pacify him.

"Don't be angry, Jaybie.

"I know I was wrong.

"I'll watch my mouth from now on..."

Jay looked into Angeline's slightly ingratiating and apprehensive deer-like eyes. He hugged her tight, muttering, "It must be really hard on you. You must be tired of eating vegan meals after so long." Angeline burst into tears. He, an adult man, was clearly the one who had to suffer because he had to become vegan with her. What else was there for her to complain about?

"I was wrong," Angeline cried out.

She was extremely ashamed. Why was Jay able to have such strong willpower to go vegan for her, but she was unable to control her mouth and even put him in a constant state of anxiety?

Her sensitivity and affection calmed Jay's irritable heart completely. When he spoke, his voice no longer carried a trace of anger. He said softly, "Alright, stop crying. I'll make something good for you tonight." When Angeline and Jay walked out of the bedroom, Zayne had cleared the scene and hid the snacks.

There was only a box of goat's milk powder on the table.

Josephine was curled up on the couch with a defeated look on her face.

As soon as she saw Jay, Josephine took the initiative t o admit her mistake and said weakly, "I don't feel so well today, Brother, so please leave your scolding for some other day." Jay asked her, "Where do you feel unwell?"

Actually, Josephine had regained her strength after she threw up but was afraid that Jay would scold her, so she pretended to look sick instead.

"I have an upset stomach."

"Your retribution for snacking too much?" Jay snapped.

Josephine, "..."

"If you want to scold me, Brother, then go ahead." Josephine knew Jay would not let her off so easily and gave up on trying to save herself completely. Zayne said, "No, you can scold me instead, Brother

Jay. This isn't Josephine's fault. I bought the snacks, I made the goat's milk, and it was my face that caused them to throw up."

Angeline and Josephine turned to look at Zayne together. Even if he was trying to lessen their guilt, there was no need to exaggerate.

Jay said, "Since your face is what caused them to throw up, why are you still standing here then? Pack up and go back to Imperial Capital if that's the case." Fortunately, Zayne was a thick-skinned man. He did not take Jay's words to heart at all and said with a smile, "Oh, please don't. Who will help you wash the

dishes when I leave?"

Jay had a feeling that it was no coincidence Josephine and Angeline were throwing up at the same time. He was a careful man, so he must find the cause of their vomiting before he could set his mind at rest. "I still think we need to go to the hospital," Jay suggested.

Angeline and Josephine had both recovered from their vomiting, so they were slightly reluctant to go to the hospital.

"I'm fine, Brother."

"I'm fine too."

Jay's expression sank. Angeline then walked outside compliantly. "Let's go."

Josephine accepted her fate and stood up. "Don't you think he's making a big fuss over a minor issue?"

Chapter 1690

Chapter 1690

Zayne said, "That's how he is. When Angeline was just a child, she lost a tooth and that was enough to make Jay worried for a very long time."

Angeline was walking in front when Zayne's voice reached her ears faintly, causing her back to freeze slightly.

Jay's concern for her was not so much a fuss but rather a gesture done out of love and care that permitted no room for mistakes.

She turned to look at Jay, and when he walked up to her, she took the initiative to hold his hand.

"Jaybie, I'll cooperate fully with the doctor in checking my blood when we get to the hospital later."

Jay pinched her face. "Mm."

When she came to the hospital, Angeline put on a brave front and cooperated with the doctor. The doctor drew six vials of blood, and she watched the doctor do it without blinking.

When it was Josephine's turn, Josephine closed her eyes and started wailing. "Be gentle, doctor... Ahhhh, why are you so rough..."

Jay looked at Angeline thoughtfully.

He remembered when he had asked Angeline to go to the hospital to get an injection or draw blood when she was young, she would cry and make an unreasonable scene on the floor. Her behavior would leave passersby and onlookers astonished.

If it were not for the Ares family, she would have made it to the list of trending hashtags several times.

He did not know when Angeline started becoming so brave.

There were actually many regrettable things in his life -he had missed Angeline's funeral after her car accident, the time Angeline was pregnant and when she gave birth, when she was disfigured and had plastic surgery, and the first few years of bliss that every couple went through in marriage.

He had missed all the tragedies in Angeline's life and more.

Therefore, even though he had turned 40 now, further calculations showed that he and Angeline had not actually spent that much time together at all.

For the rest of his life, he would never let go of her hand again.

When the test results were out, there were many foods on Angeline's list of food she was intolerant to, one of which was goat's milk.

For Josephine, however, things were a bit more special. The check showed that there was nothing wrong with her.

Finally, the doctor asked in an unsure tone, "Are you pregnant?"

Josephine shook her head vigorously. "I can't get pregnant. I'm infertile."

The doctor ended Josephine's consultation by listing it as a pending case.

In any case, the results showed that everything was normal, and it seemed unnecessary to go back to the source to find the cause.

After coming out of the hospital, Zayne complained to Jay, "I told you this was completely unnecessary."

Jay tossed Angeline's food allergy list to Zayne." Memorize them. I'll test you when we get back."

Zayne stared at the plus sign on the food.

"Why is Angeline allergic to so many foods?"

Jay said, "She'll slowly grow a tolerance to them when her immunity is strengthened. Therefore, stop tempting Angeline to take junk food next time."

"I'll eat it in secret, I'm sure that's fine?"

"Will you die if you don't eat it?"

Zayne surrendered. "Fine, I won't eat it."

He then murmured, "Can't eat meat, can't eat snacks... Maybe I should cultivate myself into an immortal

being before I starve to death."

Jay growled, saying, "Or you can go back to Imperial Capital."

Zayne clammed up at once.

Angeline looked like a miserable weakling at this moment and could only wait and see what the next course of action was.

When they returned to the courtyard, they saw Grandma Boye sitting in the courtyard. Angeline raised her hand to greet her. "Hello, Grandma." "Come and talk to me, Angeline," Boye said