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Chapter 136
The car cruised along the highway in Athana. Jim drove very steadily. He was even gentle with the
brakes. The man in the backseat closed his eyes to take a rest.
Jun glanced in the rearview mirror and asked, “Mr. Wilson, where are we going?”
The man lifted his eyelids and smiled. “Evergreen Gardens”
Jim knew what Trevon was thinking. Trevon was planning to go to Natalie’s house to woo her. It was
great. Jim was already imagining many scenes of Trevon wooing Natalie.
Jim was so excited about Trevon’s pursuit of Natalie, but he didn’t show any excitement and
maintained his professionalism. “Alright, Evergreen Gardens formaldehyde has been removed. The
renovation… is all done according to your requirements.”
Trevon did not think that there was anything wrong with the renovation and replied, “Okay, let’s go to
the office first. We’ll go back to Evergreen Gardens tonight.”
Jim was already cursing in his heart, but he remained calm and unperturbed as he changed directions.
The car drove in the direction of the Wilson Group.
On the other hand, Joy was trying hard to figure out who the child Juana brought looked like.
After sitting on the couch for more than half an hour, she finally slapped her thigh. Didn’t Ruby look like
her son when he was young? Once she locked onto her target, she sat upright on the couch and
waited for Hackett to wake up with mixed. feelings.
Joy was extremely conflicted. If the child was her son’s. Sherri would definitely break up with him. The
Landor family would not let their daughter he a stepmother. No matter what, she was the daughter of
the four great families. How could Juana let her daughter be a stepmother? Joy didn’t know what to do
and was conflicted. She hoped that her guess was correct, but at the same time, she hoped that it was
wrong.
After waiting for a long time without seeing her son get up, the impatient Joy tossed aside the snack
that she was eating and paused her TV show, then went straight upstairs and knocked on Hackett’s
door. “Hackett, are you awake?”
After a long while, it was still silent. There was no doubt that Hackett was still sleeping She twisted the
doorknob but could not open it. The door was locked. What kind of bad habit was this? Joy returned to
her room and found a spare key to open the door.
On the bed, Hackett was under the blanket. Joy could only see his hair as his face was buried under
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe blanket. He was sleeping soundly and did not seem like he was going to wake up soon.
Joy walked closer and sat on the bed gently. She told herself not to be agitated. If the child was her
son’s, she was afraid that her son would not tell the truth if she shouted. She gently pulled his blanket
away and said with unprecedented gentleness, “Hackett, wake up. I have something very important to
ask you.”
The person on the bed woke up in a daze. His voice was muffled under the blanket as he said, “Don’t
disturb my sleep. It’s so annoying.”
Joy’s patience, which she had tried so hard to maintain, ran out. It was rare for her to be gentle to her
son, but he did not even care. “Are you going to get up or not? Who are you calling annoying? I’m your
mother!”
Hackett opened his eyes drowsily at the ear-piercing voice and rolled over. When he saw his mother
sitting by his bed, he was so frightened that he sat up straight and pulled the blanket over him. His eyes
were half-open and his brows were tightly furrowed. “Mom, what’s going on? You’re trespassing a
male’s room without permission.” After saying that, he sighed and pinched the space between his
eyebrows. He was still not completely awake and his mind was a little muddled
Joy bluntly exposed him. “What male room? I raised you. When you were young…”
Hackett directly interrupted his mother’s nagging. If she continued, he would have to stay here for the
entire day. Knowing Joy’s personality, Hackett went straight to the point. “Stop. Mom, just say it. Why
are you looking for me? Let’s not waste time and get to the point.”
Hackett looked like he was ready to die. He guessed that Joy had arranged a blind date for him again.
When Joy heard his son’s words, she realized that she had gone off-topic and forgotten the main point.
So, she cleared her throat and began to organize the words in her mind. “Son, your previous
girlfriend… did you or her use any contraception?” Hackett struggled to open his eyes. He was a little
confused. “What do you mean? What are you trying to say?” Joy was impatient and did not want to
beat around the bush. “Is it possible that you might have an illegitimate child?” “Mom, have you been
watching too many television dramas recently? I’m not a character in a drama. If you’re bored and want
to be a film director, ask Dad to invest in you. Upon hearing what his mother had to say, he lay back
down and prepared to go back to sleep. He had no intention of talking to her now.
Seeing that her son was about to go back to sleep, Joy, who had yet to get an accurate answer,
couldn’t let him have
She grabbed his hair and said sternly, “Sit up. Do you have an illegitimate child or not?”
Hackett was speechless and felt exasperated. It was so early in the morning, yet his mother was
already labeling him at promiscuous man. “Mom, I don’t. I’m not that kind of person. Don’t overthink.”
He had only slept with one woman. How could he have an illegitimate child? He was not a farmer who
planted seeds everywhere. Knowing Sherri, she must have taken contraceptive pills. How could she
allow herself to get pregnant with his child?
What was his mother thinking?
Joy was still skeptical about her son’s past relationships as he was fickle. He had only started behaving
himself these past few years. Previously, there was a scandal almost every day, and that made her so
angry that she wanted to slap him “Really? You’re not lying to me, right?”
Hackett said with certainty in his eyes, “Im not lying. I think you’re so desperate to have grandchildren
that you’re going crazy. Watching so many television dramas won’t do you any good”
Joy rolled his eyes at her son. She had no intention of leaving and sat down by the bed again. I had
coffee with Juana the other day. She brought a cute little girl with her. However, she looks very similar
to you. Juana said that the child’s mother is a single mother and that the child doesn’t have a father. I’m
just afraid that you made a mistake and my granddaughter is being mistreated. Alright, as long as the
child is not yours, it’s fine. It shouldn’t be a problem for Sherri Joy comforted herself. She would have a
grandchild in the future.
Hackett was speechless. “Mom, there are many people in this world who look alike. They can’t all be
my children. Your son isn’t a farmer. Now that you’re clear, can you let me go back to sleep?”
After she got her answer. Joy did not plan to continue pestering her son. The television show she was
watching had just reached its climax. “Alright, go to the company this afternoon. Your father has been
quite tired recently. Don’t stay in bed every day like you’re in confinement. If you have time, ask Sherri
out for a meal to nurture your relationship.”
Hackett, who was already lying back in bed, said in a muttled voice, “Got it. Close the door. Don’t use
the spare key to open my door next time.”
Joy was in a hurry to watch television, so she left the room and helped him close the door before going
downstairs.
At the same time, when Sherri returned home from work, Ruby ran to Sherri with her short legs and
threw herself into Sherri’s arms. “Mommy”
The fatigue of the day dissipated the moment Sherri saw her daughter. She swayed Ruby to play with
her. “Did you miss Mommy?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmRuby grinned like a flower. “Yes. Mommy, cakes.”
Sherri thought that her daughter wanted to eat cakes, so she said, “Ruby, do you want cakes? Mommy
will bring you to buy them now, okay?”
Juana was listening to their conversation, and she interrupted them. “There’s no need to buy. I bought
a few. Ruby probably wants to tell you that she went out with me this afternoon and ate cakes. Kids
don’t know how to express themselves yet.” Sherri was stunned. “Huh? You took Ruby out?”
As Juana put away the toys, she said happily. “That’s right. I went to have coffee with Joy in the
afternoon. She likes Ruby a lot. Our Ruby is so loved. Joy liked her the moment she saw her, and she
kept asking me to bring Ruby along next time.”
Sherri listened to her mother’s ramblings. Her heart was in her throat and her mind went blank. She
was extremely nervous and her tone was not very friendly when she next spoke. “Mom, can you tell me
who you’re going to see next time? What if…” Her daughter’s eyebrows were exactly the same as
Hackett’s. What if Joy found out? Sherri had done everything she could to not expose Ruby, but she
forgot about the risk her own mother posed.
Juana was upset. “It’s not like I’m bringing Ruby to meet someone else and you haven’t seen Joy
before. What can I do to Ruby? I treasure her. Don’t worry, even if I’m hurt, I won’t let Ruby get hurt.”
Juana was kind enough to bring Ruby out with her today. She could not bear to let Ruby walk at all and
carried her all the way, but when she came home, she was chided by Sherri. She felt a little sad.
Realizing that she was rude, Sherri said, “Mom, that’s not what I meant. I’m just afraid that Natalie will
mind. Don’t be angry.”
During this period of time, Juana had taken care of her daughter meticulously. Sherri was very touched
when she saw this. There were a few times when she impulsively wanted to tell Juana the truth.
Just now, as soon as she heard that it was Hackett’s mother who had seen her daughter, she was
anxious. She was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so she lost her temper.
Juana thought that Sherri was afraid of her misunderstanding that Ruby was Sherri’s child, which would
affect Sherri’s relationship with Hackett. After she thought it through, she wasn’t angry anymore. In
addition, the thought that Sherri did not want her to know that she was in a relationship with Hackett,
Sherri and Juana were not on the same page at all. They each dealt with their own frustrations, so
neither of them thought much about the small ephode just a
Juana did not expose her daughter’s relationship. “I told Joy that this child belongs to your friend and
that I’m just helping to
take care of her.”
“Thank you. Mom You’re the best.” Sherri hugged Ruby and thanked Juana.
Even though that was what Juana said. Sherri was still worried and uneasy.
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