She sniffled, not wanting to continue such an awkward topic with him. “We haven’t had our meals yet. Do you want to come?”
The call was paused for a while. After a long while, Brettley laughed in a low voice. “I gave you a chance to invite me up just now, but you didn’t cherish it.
I’m on the way to visit Natasha. Alice is waiting for me at the entrance of the hospital.”
Bethan pursed her lips. “Okay.”
The second before she hung up, Bethan took a deep breath. “Thank you.”
No matter what, Brettley was willing to go against the wishes of his elderly, letting Neil and Nellie come to visit her. It was good enough.
“Once you feel better, things will always work out, ” muttered Brettley gently, so softly that Bethan thought she misheard him.
She leaned into the phone. “What did you say?”
“Nothing, ” a cold reply came from the other end, followed up by the busy beep.
Bethan furrowed her brows and hung up.
When she returned to the dining table, Neil and Nellie had already started eating one-third of their meal.
Seeing her return, the two of them smiled and looked at her. “Mommy, come eat! Godmother’s cooking tastes great! “
John and Anne, who were sitting next to them, smiled and looked at Bethan. “Come, eat.”
Bethan sat on the chair and looked at the two adults and two kids. Her closest friends and the children that she loved the most were with her.
Perhaps she should not feel that unhappy.
At that thought, Bethan took a deep breath, picked up her utensils, and took a huge bite.
Although Theo made a feast for her that afternoon, she barely had any of them.
This meal, at this moment, could be considered her first meal.
Neil and Nellie looked at each other, and they beamed brightly after seeing Bethan eating seriously. After the meal, Bethan wanted to clear the table, but Anne and John stopped her.
Anne pushed her into the bedroom. “You should do nothing and think nothing. Just have a good sleep! “
Bethan was helpless. She wanted to say that she could help with the dishes, but John quickly pulled Anne into his arms. “I want to be lovey-dovey with Anne, doing dishes together in your kitchen. Don’t be our third wheel.”
While Bethan was still stunned, John immediately took Anne and left.
It was only until the two of them vanished from sight did Neil smilingly remark, “Mommy, stop looking.”
Bethan paused a little and subconsciously lowered her head. Neil and Nellie had already changed into their pajamas, and each hugged a small pillow as they stood by the door to the room. “We want to sleep together with you tonight, Mommy.”
Nellie yawned. “We haven’t slept together in such a long time! I missed it!”
Neil smiled a little. “Yes. You’ve been so busy that you don’t chat with us anymore. It’s nice that you can return the favor tonight! “
Bethan’s heartstrings were tugged as she heard the two of them cooed to her.
She bent down and gently pinched Neil’s nose. “You cheeky kids.”
She then carried Nellie and went to the bed.
The three of them squeezed themselves on a small bed and looked at the ceiling.
“Mommy, do you really not want Grandpa to go to prison?” came Neil’s gentle voice once the lights were switched off.
Bethan pursed her lips. She was silent for a long while before calmly sighing. “He’s still my father, after all.”
“Brettley is also our Daddy. “
Neil sighed. “Mommy, you always told us that we have to learn how to be more heartless because the scumbag has treated us very badly. Now that something happened to Grandpa, who’s always treated you poorly, you’ve become soft.”
Neil pursed his lips. “Mommy, you can’t have double standards.”
Bethan paused for a while and laughed bitterly.
Yes.
Neil was right. She always had her three children listen to her, to draw a line with Brettley and keep him at a distance, but she could not follow her own words when it came to her parents causing her problems.
After a long while of silence, Bethan exhaled. “This is the last time.”
“But, “
Nellie pursed her lips. “The last time when you helped Grandma search for Cynthal, you said that it was the last time already.”
Bethan helplessly rubbed the middle of her brows. Her kids had a good memory.
She sighed. “That last time was about helping your Grandma. Now, it’s your Grandpa. It’s true.”
It was the last time.
After this incident, if Joseph and Natasha still did not repent, she would no longer protect them anymore.
“Mommy, are you sure? “
Suddenly, a clear child’s voice rang from the necklace by the head of the bed.
Bethan paused for a while before realizing that Nigel had been eavesdropping on their conversation.
Bethan bit her lips and nodded seriously. “Mmh. This is the last time.”
“Okay, ” said Nigel stoically. “Have a good sleep. Everything will be resolved when you wake up tomorrow morning.”
That night, Bethan slept exceptionally soundly.
Neil was on her left while Nellie was on her right. Nigel’s light breathing came from the necklace that hung by the head of the bed.
In a way, her three most important persons were next to her.
She hugged Neil and Nellie tightly, and all of a sudden, her problems no longer seemed like problems.
As long as her loved ones were next to her, everything could be resolved.
The next morning, Anne’s knocks on the door woke her up from her dreams.
“Bethan, open up! Bethan, wake up! Good news! “
Bethan groggily opened her eyes while rubbing her aching head. She got off the bed and opened the door.
“Be quiet. Neil and Nellie are still sleeping.”
Anne paused a little and looked a little apologetically into the room. The two kids on the bed were still sleeping soundly, undisturbed by her pestering.
Bethan closed the room door. She yawned and pulled Anne toward the sofa and sat down.
“What good news?” “This! “
Anne passed her the newspaper of that day.
The headline of that day was Mo Sam’s apology.
Bethan’s eyes widened. She immediately snatched the newspaper and had a closer look at the article.
It was a letter of apology from Mo Sam to her.
That talented designer admitted that he liked Bethan too much, and that was why he secretly befriended Bethan online.
He said that because Bethan took great care of him, her junior in the design industry, so as long as he had any questions, she would video call him even if she was working in her office.
However, while on the video call, Mo Sam unintentionally noticed Bethan’s designs, so he decided to steal her designs and copy them. He even shamelessly posted them online before Bethan could publish them.
It was only when the video was published the day before did Mo knew that the incident had blown up badly. If it would affect Bethan’s career, he was willing to stand up and tell the truth. He also sincerely apologized to Bethan and the Morrison Group.
Looking at the article in the newspaper, Bethan was so stunned that she went blank verbally.
She read the article seriously once more to make sure that she did not misread it.
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