"Zaiden is really patient with them. I have never seen any man who likes to take children out." Graciella smiled and looked at her mother. She felt so relieved when she saw the happy smiled on her mother's face.
No matter who they lived with, and no matter they were rich or poor, as long as they could still smile happily, it meant that they were living a good life.
"Yes, he likes the four children so much. He doesn't really go to social engagement anymore. As soon as he comes back, he would play with the four children. He is very happy at home." Thinking of Zaiden's happy face, Jaida couldn't help but smile again.
In the past, Zaiden always felt heartbroken when he saw Jaida's sad look.
When she finally agreed to marry him, he felt he had never been that happy before in his life.
He had been by her side for many years. Fortunately, they finally got together after so many things that happened.
Graciella smiled and said, "I can tell that Zaiden really likes this family."
"Yes, he does. You should go upstairs and have a rest for a while and I will cook dinner for you. Abby will not come back, neither will Victor, so there will only be you and me here tonight. Let's enjoy some mom and daughter time." Jaida said and got up with a smile. Making meals for her family was the happiest thing for her.
Graciella looked at her mother's back and smiled pleasantly. She didn't want much in her life. She just hoped that she could be as happy as her mother.
It was a beautiful autumn day. The air was so refreshing, and the sky was clear.
Rebecca was allowed to have visitors now, so Graciella came in the morning without her family's acknowledgment.
What she did not expect was that Rebecca agreed to see her.
In the meeting room, separated by an old desk, the two of them were sitting face to face.
Rebecca, wearing a prison uniform, looked much older and thinner. There seemed to be more wrinkles on her face as well. Without makeup, she looked very ordinary.
Graciella always felt that Rebecca never could have the confident and graceful look like her mother.
Rebecca spoke first, "I didn't expect that after I came here, the first person who came to visit me would be you, Graciella." Her tone was still as ruthless as before, and even a little harsher than before.
Graciella knew that she would never change it. It was also a way that she used to protect herself.
Graciella looked at her calmly, and irritation surged up inside her. She clenched her fists and said word by word with great anger, "I'm so glad to see you like this. Although I always knew that this day would come, it's still much sooner than I expected."
Rebecca stunned a little, and then returned to normal soon, "So, you came here to laugh at me."
Graciella smiled coldly and wickedly, but her tone was still very calm. "Half and half. I actually have some good news to tell you. As for your son and daughter, I think you must be very clear that who is their father? Also, Jotham Alwynn Group has returned to my brother. Do you think you can help Vincent to keep Jotham Alwynn Group by just having Witlock Group by your side?"
"What?" Rebecca was totally shocked. She started at Graciella with her bloodshot eyes, and her whole body tensed up instantly. Even her tone slightly trembled.
Graciella stood up and left with no expression on her face.
She drove straight to the hospital where Phillip was at.
After changing her clothes, she stood beside her father's bed. Looking at his father lying there unconsciously with all the tubes connected to his body, she finally couldn't hold her emotion anymore and let all the tears flowed out.
"Get up, dad. You can't just lay in bed like this all the time. You have destroyed the whole family. You drove my mom away and sent me abroad. You didn't treat Victor well either. Do you think you can get away with everything by just lying here quietly?"
Graciella said with tears flowing down like rain. Her eyes were blurred. She had always hoped to have a happy family. When she was young, she had indeed lived a very happy life, but everything changed soon. All the happiness she had was already gone. She was the only one who knew how heartbroken she was when she saw her mom leaving them.
She never understood why a bad person could have a happy life and not worry about anything, but her mother, the kindest person in the world, ended up having nowhere to go.
Everything happened when she was still a child, so she turned into a very rebellious child when she was studying abroad alone. She did all the bad things that she could, and she also suffered a lot from it.
Now when she recalled her life in the past few years, she felt that she hardly even know what happiness was like.
"Dad, do you know how much I hate you? I don't even want to see you again, but when I see you lying here like this, I can't help but feel sorry for you.
However, no one is hated for nothing. There must have been a reason. Now, I just want to ask you, have you ever been happy after living with Rebecca for so many years? Have you ever treated Victor sincerely?" Graciella asked excitedly.
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