The old lady looked up and stared blankly at Josephine.After a brief silence, she raised her hand to grab Jewel's hand. "Jewel, don't be angry. I'll clean up right away."Calming down after the outburst, Jewel stared straight at her.She bent down to help her mother up and spoke in a softer tone, "Forget it. I'm not angry."Josephine grabbed a dustpan and broom. "Let me do it."She quickly swept the broken pieces off the floor and threw them into the trash. She then returned to the kitchen. The food in the pot was almost burnt.During dinner, the atmosphere at the table was somewhat awkward. Jewel didn't say a word.The old lady also seemed uneasy. She kept stealing glances at her daughter. After eating a few bites, she stood up, claiming to be full. Then, she went upstairs.Jewel paused briefly and continued eating. However, it didn't seem like she was enjoying the meal. She seemed to be stuffing herself with whatever food was available.Hearing Josephine's sigh, Jewel stopp

The two were surprised to come face to face with each other.The man was in his 40s. Dressed in a suit, he came out holding a medical kit.He seemed taken aback when he saw Josephine. After all, it was his first time seeing a woman in this villa. Not to mention, she was carrying a kid.After a brief moment of eye contact, the man nodded at her and continued on his way.Suddenly thinking of something, Josephine quickly walked toward the room.The door was open, and Lewis was buttoning his shirt with his back to her.Probably hearing her footsteps, he turned to look at the doorway. "How did you get in?"Josephine didn't know whether he was acting, or he really didn't know the gate was open. She didn't answer his question. Instead, she entered the room with Goober and scrutinized him."I just saw a doctor coming out of this room."She stared at Lewis and tried to read something from his expression. However, Lewis merely turned around and continued buttoning his shirt.Josephin

Lewis stared at the bed for ages. He planned to bathe Goober after the latter finished the baby formula.Alas, he had been too optimistic. Goober barely drank any of the formula. Instead, he played with the rest and poured it all over the bed when nobody stopped him. After getting bored of playing, he dumped his milk bottle aside. He climbed onto the bed and smothered himself with the milk-soaked bedsheets.When Lewis picked Goober up, his hands felt sticky, like he had just dunked them in glue.Goober still wanted to play, so he protested hard when Lewis picked him up.Lewis paused but soon placed Goober back on the bed. He stood aside and watched as Goober played for another hour. The formula in the bottle had gone cold by then, yet Goober picked it up to drink.Lewis snatched the bottle from Goober, causing the latter to burst into tears and wail loudly. Still, Lewis was calm and prepared another bottle of formula. Goober stopped crying once the former handed him a new bo

Josephine held her forehead and sighed defeatedly. "Is Mr. Coleman's property up for rent?""What?""I'll rent his property for 50 years for the same price it will take to buy it," Josephine explained. "Will that work?""Of course, it will work!" The agent's eyes lit up as he clapped. At the same time, he marveled at how wealthy people didn't take money too seriously. "We'll go with this, then. Let's go to Mr. Coleman.""Okay." After saying that, the agent brought her to Harper, a man in his 50s. He then explained things to Harper.Harper stated he was okay with the new arrangements after.Josephine noticed how old Harper was and guessed he wouldn't live for another 50 years. So, she added a few more terms to their agreement. Firstly, Harper, his friends, and his children weren't allowed to enter the house during her lease period. Secondly, he would pay her three times the rent as liquidated damages if he reclaimed the place before the lease expired. Finally, the house would

Mrs. Murphy said Lewis stayed in the house for days. Yet, he headed out and didn't return for several days after Josephine arrived.Josephine felt like Lewis was deliberately avoiding her.She also didn't feel safe leaving her son alone here. After all, she wasn't close with Mrs. Murphy, even if she knew how to look after children. So, she brought Elliot home with her.Jewel assumed Josephine had given Elliot for adoption because she hadn't seen Elliot around for days. Now that Josephine suddenly brought Elliot back, Jewel recalled Josephine once said Elliot's dad was missing. She also remembered that Josephine had been raising Elliot alone.Now, Jewel was curious as to who the father was."Why are you looking at me like that?" Josephine asked while looking up at Jewel.That snapped Jewel out of her thoughts. She forced a smile while replying, "I just think your kid has good looks. Oh, right. Jovance Corporation has phoned me, and I've confirmed it is your company's official numb