LM
CHAPTERS 1226 - 1230
CHAPTER 1226
However, although Silvia was not smart, she was still somewhat adorable.
If it weren't for her, they would not have known where Andrew lived that soon.
Silvia, on the other hand, did not know that Ronan was criticizing her in his heart, so she was still trying to make a good impression on Julien. "Ronan, can you please tell me what your brother looks like? I can find someone to draw a portrait of him, then we can post the photo online."
"My brother..." Julien thought for a moment and gave her an answer, "He is as good looking as me."
Julien had learned how to draw from her mother ever since he was a child. In addition, he was a talented boy and a quick learner too. Therefore, even though he was just a twelve year-old boy, he could already draw human portraits well.
Among the portraits that Julien had sketched, he was the best at drawing Andrew's portrait.
There were only a few of Andrew's pictures back at home, so whenever he missed Andrew, he would draw a portrait of Andrew. Slowly, the more he drew, the better he became. However, he could not tell Silvia about this at all.
Previously, he had learned from Auntie Cherry that although she had worked for Andrew for more than three years, she was not aware of his existence at all. It seemed like Andrew had never mentioned him to anyone else.
Since that was the case, it was very likely that Andrew would not be willing to...
The moment Julien thought that Andrew might not want to see him, he was dejected. However, he did not want to make things difficult for Andrew. He had decided that he would wait until he meet Andrew and see what Andrew would do with him. Only then would he decide to reveal his identity to Silvia or not. Therefore, he had to come up with a random answer to brush her off for the time being.
After hearing this, not only did Silvia not doubt it, she even looked like she had realized something. She said, "Of course, your brother must look like you. Why am I so stupid? Why have I never thought of that?"
"What? That was her reaction?" Julien thought to himself. Silvia was indeed an innocent and dumb lady. She was so naive that even Julien almost could not bear to lie to her anymore.
Silvia added, "Ronan, can I take a picture of you then?"
"Miss Silvia, he doesn't look good in photos. Why don't you take a photo of me instead?“ Levi woke up and rolled into Silvia's arms. He held Silvia in his arms and said, "Moreover, our brother looks more like me."
"I'll take a picture of the two of you then." The reason Siivia wanted to take their pictures was not entirely to help them find their brother. She wanted to save their pictures. She hoped that she could give birth to such a pretty baby like the two of them by looking at their photos when she gets pregnant in the future.
"Okay, okay..." Levi dragged Julien by his sleeves and said, "Let's take a photo together."
Julien was not very keen to get himself photographed, but he did not refuse it too. He obediently cooperated with Levi and took the photos. After the two had taken a photo together, Silvia then took an individual photo of them.
Then, Silvia uploaded the photos onto a photo editing software and edited them. She had processed Levi's picture to make him look like a man in his twenties. It was undeniable that this little guy would be as good looking as he was now when he grew up in the future.
Then, Silvia sent the edited photos to Prince and asked him to post them on the Internet.
"Boss, why can't you just enjoy your life? Why are you taking up so much unnecessary responsibilities? Do you think that you‘re a saint or something to be helping people to this extent?" Prince promised to help Silvia, but he did not forget to nag at her.
Silvia said, "What do you know though? Just help me find their brother and quit all those nonsense already, okay?"
Prince said, "Wow, you were the one who said that you will help them but I'm the one doing all the hard work here. Can't I even complain about it a little?"
Silvia said, "Whatever! You can complain all you want. I'm hanging up now."
Prince said, "Wait! If I really happened to find him, you must treat me to a drink."
"You can just forget about drinking. I'll treat you to a nice meal instead. You can choose any restaurant you like in Madison City." Silvia had not forgotten what she had promised Andrew. She had promised that she would not drink and if she happened to break her promise, Silvia knew that Andrew would not let her go easily.
Prince was dissatisfied and said, "You really favor Young Master Carter more than us."
"Do your job well. If you continue to nag, I will cut off your tongue." After threatening Prince, Silvia hung up the phone. When she turned back, she saw that the two boys were staring at her with their eyes wide open.
Damn it! She was supposed to be a gentle and beautiful big sister in front of the two boys. She did not want them to see her true colors. "James, Ronan, you..."
Levi was a smart boy. He could tell what Silvia was worried about, so he quickly said, "Miss Silvia, I want to watch a movie. Can you please accompany me?"
"Yeah, sure..." It seemed like the two of them did not hear anything that they should not have heard. Silvia covertly patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.
Silvia thought that since these two boys were only twelve years old, she decided to put on a cartoon for them. Silvia enjoyed the movie very much, but the two boys were not interested in it at all.
They had already watched such childish cartoons when they were younger. Instead, Sci-Fi movies were more to their liking now.
However, the boys were sensible enough not to say anything about it and finished the entire movie with Silvia.
After coming out of the theater room, Levi held Silvia's hand and said, "Miss Silvia, since we have finished watching a movie together, will you be my girlfriend now?"
Julien shot a look at Levi. It seemed like he was not afraid of getting punished again.
Silvia pinched his face and said, "Little guy, can't you think about something that's more suitable for your age?"
Levi stuck out his chest as he said, "Angela said that a boy should start finding a girlfriend as soon as possible. Otherwise, all the good girls would be taken away."
Silvia was so amused that she burst into laughter. "Yes, yes... You're right, but..."
However, before Silvia could finish her words, Levi grabbed her hand and rubbed it against his face. "Miss Silvia, you like me, and I like you. And we've even watched a movie together, I thought that we're already a couple."
Silvia pinched his face and said cooperatively, "Okay, okay. We are a couple now then."
Julien coughed lightly, trying to remind Levi not to be too presumptuous, otherwise, he might really get his ass kicked.
With these two handsome boys keeping her company, Silvia felt that time had gone by quickly that day. In a blink of an eye, it was already dinner time.
Silvia asked what the two boys liked to eat. Unexpectedly, their palates were very similar to Andrew's, which made it convenient for Auntie Cherry. She just had to cook the dishes that she would usually prepare for Andrew.
On the dining table, Julien sat on one side alone while Levi sat next to Silvia. Levi said that he wanted to take care of his girlfriend.
Just as they were enjoying their dinner, Andrew, who had finished his work in advance, came home.
In order to teach Silvia a lesson, Andrew did not tell anyone that he would be coming back home earlier. Therefore, when he entered the house, Auntie Cherry was shocked to see him. "Master, master... you're back home."
"Did something happen?" Seeing Auntie Cherry was so shocked to see him, Andrew immediately thought of Silvia. "Did Silvia cause trouble again?"
”No, no..." Auntie Cherry did not know if taking in two handsome boys was considered as causing trouble. She pointed to the dining area and said, "Miss Turner is still having her dinner."
CHAPTER 1227
"Okay. You can get back to work now. Don't come over if I didn't ask for you." After giving Auntie Cherry his orders, Andrew strode to the dining area. He really couldn't wait to teach that silly woman a lesson! How dare she complain that he was bothering her?!
"Miss Silvia, just look at you. You're so skinny. You have to eat more so that you can gain some weight. You will be even more attractive if you gain a little more weight."
"Haha... Who taught you to talk like this?"
Andrew was walking to the dining area when he heard an innocent voice talking to Silvia. When the voice sounded in his ears, Andrew's body shook in surprise. "Levi?"
No, that's impossible. Andrew shook his head, trying to get that thought off his mind. How could Levi, that little guy, be in his house now? It was probably because he had been thinking too much lately that he was imagining voices now.
Although he knew that the possibility of Levi showing up in his house was close to zero, Andrew still instinctively quickened his pace as he walked to the dining area.
He walked quickly and stood at the door of the dining room. He looked at the dining table and thought he was still hallucinating. He saw Levi, and Julien, who looked just like his aloof father, sitting at the dining table.
Were all these real? Are those two little guys really in his house now? Did he see it wrongly? Andrew was worried that he might be dreaming, so he used a childish method to confirm it. He reached out his hand and pinched his thigh.
It was painful!
That would mean that he was not dreaming. Those two boys were really sitting in front of him.
it was really them! These two adorable boys!
At this moment, everyone at the dining table noticed that someone was standing at the door, so the three of them turned their heads simultaneously to look at him.
When Silvia saw that it was Andrew, she smiled and was about to say something. However, before she could even make a sound, she could see two little figures running towards Andrew at the speed of light. "Brother..."
The two boys rushed to Andrew's side and hugged his arms like a koala that was hanging on to a tree. "We miss you so much, Andrew!"
Julien was worried that Andrew would not want to see him, so he had decided to wait for him to come back home and see how things would go. However, the moment he saw Andrew, he had totally forgotten about his plan. He only wanted to throw himself into Andrew's arms and let Andrew hold him, just like the old times.
"Andrew, Andrew..." He hung onto Andrew's body and shouted excitedly. There was no trace of aloofness at all. At this moment, he was just like a young child, a child who would behave adorably when seeing his beloved older brother.
Andrew was delighted yet shocked by their surprise visit. He held the two boys and asked, "Boys, tell me. Why are you boys here?"
"Because we missed you, so we came here to see you." Levi was about to speak, but Julien, who had always been reserved, spoke first and somewhat irritated Levi.
After that, Julien rubbed his head against Andrew's chest and said, "Andrew, I want you to hug me and spin in circles just like how we would always do when I was little."
"Oh no, how can I do that still? The two of you are almost as tall as me now. I don't think I can carry you two anymore." Although that was what Andrew said, his hands did not stop at all. He held Levi and Julien in each arms and then spun in circles, just like the old times. Although they were bigger than before, Andrew could still do that effortlessly.
At that instant, Andrew felt like he was in a dream, where he had gone back into the past, back at the home where these two little boys would cling to him every single day.
Julien and Levi were born just a year apart. At that time, Andrew was about seventeen years old.
Ever since Julien started walking, he had been very clingy to Andrew. He would always make a fuss so that he could sleep with Andrew.
As their elder brother, Andrew played his role perfectly. Besides studying and working, he would take care of the younger ones at home too. He taught them how to read and write. He would also teach them martial arts and they would play together too...
Therefore, the two boys who grew up with him admired him very much. To them, Andrew was an almighty person, and his place in their hearts had even surpassed their fathers.
“Andrew, I miss you the most." Levi did not like being ignored, especially when that person was Andrew. He did not want Julien to hog the limelight.
"Yeah, I know." Andrew put the two boys down and pinched their faces. "Tell me honestly, how did you boys get here?"
"Andrew, I..." Julien who was usually calm and collected, suddenly started sobbing. There were two drops of tears coming out from his reddened eyes as he said, "I missed you so much that I snuck out from home to see you."
When Andrew left home back then, Julien was the saddest among everyone at home. However, this little guy was good at hiding his feelings, and he knew how to control his emotions, so he had never shown his dejection in front of anyone.
Now that he had finally met his brother who he had admired since he was a child, he was on top of the world. He was so happy that it made him, someone who rarely shed a tear, cried in tears of joy. He looked at Andrew with a pitiful look and said, "Andrew, please don't abandon me anymore, okay?"
"Julien, why would I abandon you?" Andrew gently wiped away the tears at the corner of Julien's eyes and held him in his arms. "I will always be your big brother, alright?"
He had never thought about abandoning the boys. It was because what had happened in the past which made him lose the courage to stay in the Carter family... He wanted to prove that without the support of the Carter family, he could still live a good life.
In the end, he had proven himself to everyone. His business was a success, but whenever the night arrives, he would miss home. He would wonder how his family members were doing, and if they would miss him...
"Really?" Julien's tears were still flowing down his cheeks, but a smile started appearing on his face. "Really? Does that mean that I can come to see you whenever I miss you?"
"Of course!" Andrew ruffled his hair and continued, "My home is your home. You can come anytime you like."
"But Andrew..." Why didn't you tell anyone about us? Julien wanted to ask, but on second thought, he held back his words. As long as Andrew was still his big brother, as long as he could come to see Andrew whenever he misses him in the future, nothing would matter anymore.
"Boohoo..." Levi, who was still being ignored, suddenly burst into tears. "Andrew, you only want him. You don't care about me anymore. I'm so sad."
Andrew said in a deep voice, "Levi, l'Il throw you out of the house if you continue to put on a show here!"
Levi stopped crying at once. He opened his eyes and looked at Andrew with grievance.
"It's all because you're ignoring me!“
CHAPTER 1228
Andrew poked his little head and chuckled, "You're even complaining now, huh?"
Levi pursed his lips and said aggrievedly, "When Julien cried, you wiped his tears gently. When I cried, not only did you not wipe off my tears, you even yelled at me. Humph, you don't love me at all."
Andrew laughed and said, "If you could actually shed some tears, I’ll wipe them off for you too."
Levi was dumbfounded. He was pretending to cry, so of course there would not be any tears.
If Andrew had not ignored him, why would he have to pretend to cry? He just wanted his attention. He did not want Julien, that scheming boy, to steal his spotlight. However, his acting had failed. How sad.
"Is this what you learned from you mother, huh?" Andrew shook his head. His Aunt Angela really would never fail to impress him. He really had no idea what Aunt Angela had been instilling into Levi's mind all these while.
"Wow... Andrew. Do you also think that my mother is a bad influence? That's what I think too, so does my old man Victor." Thinking that Andrew was on their side, Levi was so happy that he was hopping around the dining room.
Julien, who had always been quiet, wanted to impress Andrew, so he said, "Andrew, I've been studying really hard and I made sure to practice Taekwondo too. As long as it was something that you taught me, I've never neglected any of them."
Andrew said with a satisfied look, "Our Julien has always been an excellent child and you would never make us worry about you... However, Julien, when it's time to play, you should have fun too. You must learn how to relax yourself and don't put too much pressure on yourself. Do you understand?"
The children of the Carter family had inherited their father's intelligence. Studying had never been difficult for them and they would often skip grades too. That was the case for Julien. Although he was only twelve years old, he had already finished his high school education.
But because he was so outstanding, Andrew was worried that if Julien were to meet with some minor setbacks in the future, he would feel disappointed at himself.
Andrew did not want Julien to put too much pressure on himself. He hoped that Julien could have a happy childhood.
With an adorable look, Julien nodded his head and said, "I'll listen to whatever you say, Andrew."
"Andrew, I studied hard too, and my grades improved a lot this year..." Levi was smart, but his priority was never on his studies. He had often failed his exams, which was completely different when compared to Julien. However, both the Carter family and the James family had never thought that a child would only be considered excellent if they excelled in their studies. They would always give their children the freedom to choose what they wanted to do.
If they liked studying, they would provide the best learning conditions. If they liked to play, they would also let them have fun. To them, growing up healthily and happily was what they were after.
Andrew nodded and said, "Sure, our Levi is terrific too!"
Andrew complimented Levi, but Julien was unconvinced, so he said, "Levi, are you sure that you've studied hard? From what I see, the only thing you've been learning now is how to pick up girls."
Levi was so anxious that his face immediately turned red. "Julien, you're talking nonsense. I..."
Andrew interrupted them and said, "Alright, alright... Could the two of you just stop quarrelling already? You two are brothers, aren't you? So you boys should get along well with each other. Alright, let's have dinner together, then we can have a good chat afterwards."
After meeting the two boys, Andrew was in a good mood. He had even forgotten the main purpose of him coming back home that day.
"Okay." It was indeed a rare occasion to see these two boys being so united and would even answer in unison. The two of them stood by Andrew's side and held on to his arms as they followed him to the dining table.
After Andrew had sat down at the dining table, the two boys sat next to him. The three of them were inseparable.
When the three brothers were ready to have their dinner, it was only then they had realized that there was still another person at the table. That person was Silvia, who the three of them had neglected.
Silvia stared viciously at the drumstick in her hand and said, "Hmph... sure enough, we should never trust men no matter how old they are. They could sweet talk you and make you happy, but the moment they turn around, they would immediately forget about everything."
When Levi and Julien saw Andrew, all of them had completely forgotten about her existence. When she greeted Andrew, he did not even reply her. Silvia was dejected and she felt wronged... She was the one who should be crying instead, wasn't she?
Moreover, what made Silvia feel even more upset and aggrieved was what happened after. Now that she had explicitly expressed her dissatisfaction towards them, she thought that they would at least care for her.
But... but no, no one cared about her at all. The three brothers ate and chatted among themselves as if Silvia was transparent.
"Andrew, you should try some of this."
Silvia saw Julien, who had been cold to her, was taking care of Andrew. Not to mention how adorable he looked while he was at it.
"Andrew, eat this. This tastes even better."
Silvia then looked at Levi, who had been putting all his attention on her a while ago and even said that he wanted her to be his girlfriend when he grew up. At this very moment, he was also refilling Andrew's plate over and over again.
Even she did not get to enjoy such a 'privilege', so why did Andrew get to enjoy them alone?
In order to help the boys to look for their brother, she had been busy for the whole day and she had even hurt herself... She was trying so hard to please these two boys, but the moment Andrew appeared, all her efforts went down the drain.
Why were they so close to Andrew though?
Was Andrew their brother who they had been looking for?
Silvia, who had been fascinated by these boys' good looks for the entire whole day, was finally in her right mind. She realized that it was likely they had already known their brother's whereabouts when she told them that the owner of this house was a Carter too. However, not only did they not tell her about it, they had even made her go around to look for him.
Oh no! Silvia felt pathetic! She had been fooled by these two little boys.
"I'm done eating!" Silvia was furious. She had to express her dissatisfaction, but the three brothers still ignored her. They were enjoying each other's company while having their dinner together.
"It seems that I'm an extra here," Silvia thought to herself as she put down her fork dejectedly and went back to her room. She was really sad. She felt really awful when the others were ignoring her.
She picked up her phone and called Prince.
"Prince, have you posted the photos on the Internet?"
Prince said, "Boss, are you doubting my efficiency? Since when have I ever held up anything that you've asked me to do?"
Silvia said sullenly, "Just delete the post. We've found him already."
Prince said again, "It seems that the netizens in Madison City are really amazing. It hasn't been long since I have uploaded the pictures but you've already found him."
Prince misunderstood the situation, but Silvia did not feel like explaining it to him. She was not willing to admit that the two boys had deceived her and she had even believed them wholeheartedly. In front of Prince, she somehow had to be wary of her identity as his 'Boss'.
After hanging up the phone, Silvia went to the bathroom and wanted to take a bath. However, she recalled what Dr. Thames had told her. She must keep these wounds dry or she would risk an infection. Looking at these wounds on her body, Silvia felt even more awful.
CHAPTER 1229
"B’stard, now that you have your brothers, you've completely forgotten that you still have a wife at home!" Silvia grabbed the pillow and gave it a hard punch. However, the force of it opened up her wounds again, making her grimace in pain.
Not only did those three brothers bully her, her wounds were bullying her too. It seemed like there wasn't any good to be a good person after all. Hence, she decided that she would not be a good person anymore and she would never let the others ignore and bully her.
Boohoo...
Silvia was sad and angry, but no one was by her side to comfort her. Therefore, Silvia thought of Audrey again. She picked up the phone and called her. "What are you doing, Audrey?"
"I'm applying my mask now," said Audrey as she gently massaged her face. "Why are you calling me at this hour? Did you get into a fight with your Young Master Carter again?"
"How did you know?" Audrey could often guess what had happened to her when she called Audrey on the phone. Silvia really could not help but admire Audrey, who was beautiful and smart.
"I could tell just by listening to your voice." After massaging her face, Audrey lay comfortably on the sofa. "Besides, if it wasn't because the two of you were fighting, you wouldn't have called me at this hour."
"Yeah, you're right." Silvia thought for a moment. Whenever she called Audrey, it would be mostly because she had gotten into an argument with Andrew. When they were on good terms, she would never think of Audrey.
"Silvia, how dare you admit it." If Silvia was beside her, Audrey would definitely teach her a lesson. "Tell me, how did he make you angry again?"
"He's ignoring me, I think...Forget it."
On a second thought, Silvia did not want to tell Audrey about it anymore. She thought that she should not tell anyone about her family issues. How embarrassing would it be if the others happened to know that she would go around complaining about her husband just because he ignored her, right?
Besides, he was not the only thing that she had after all. If she were to become a resentful woman just because her husband had ignored her for one night, how was she going to continue living her life in the future then?
"If he doesn't care about you, then you should just go up to him and bother him." Audrey laughed, and her laughter sounded a little flirtatious. "Silvia, let me tell you, men are just animals that think with their lower body. Sometimes, you just need to play a little trick on him, and I can guarantee you that he will do whatever you want. He will never ignore you anymore."
"Really? It's that effective?" Silvia's interest was piqued so she hurriedly asked, "Audrey, how can I do that? Tell me quickly."
The thought of being able to order Andrew around had gotten Silvia all worked up.
"Just do it with him," said Audrey with a smile.
Silvia asked in a hurry, "Do what?"
"It! You know what I mean!" said Audrey.
Silvia was so anxious that she almost shouted at Audrey. "What do you mean by 'it'? What is 'it'? Audrey, how am I going to know what you‘re referring to if you don't tell me clearly?"
Audrey sighed and said, "Hey little girl, are you telling me that you don't know your Young Master Carter is the most passionate towards you when the two of you were doing those things? The kind of fiery passion that could melt you into a puddle of love!"
"What are you..." Silvia finally understood what Audrey was referring to. Her face immediately turned red and she said, "Audrey, is this what you are thinking about all day? I don't want to talk to you anymore. I'm hanging up now."
Superficially, Silvia was against what Audrey had just suggested, but in her heart, she agreed with Audrey. She lay on the bed as she filled her mind with the thoughts on how to deal with Andrew.
The moment Audrey heard the disconnect tone, she smiled and said, "Silvia, I know you want it a lot, but you're still trying to pretend to be an innocent little girl in front me... You have no idea how much better I was at pretending in the past than you are now."
Thinking of the past, Audrey thought of the person that she should not have thought about again.
Audrey curled her lips into a wry smile. It had been so long since what happened, but those things were so clearly imprinted in her mind that whenever she thought about it, it felt like all of that only happened the day before.
At the dining table.
"Andrew, I think Miss Silvia is angry!" After seeing Andrew, Julien had completely forgotten about Silvia, who had taken care of them for a whole day. However, Levi still had a little conscience and still remembered her.
"Miss Silvia? He reached out his hand and pinched Levi's tiny face. "You shouldn't call her Miss Silvia."
Levi scratched his little head and asked, "Andrew, why can't I call her Miss Silvia?"
"You have to stop calling her that. She's my wife and your sister-in-law. You'll have to address her as Sister Silvia from now on." Andrew looked at the two boys and said, "Julien, Levi, make sure you keep that in mind."
Julien nodded obediently and said, "Yes, Andrew, I'll remember that."
Levi's jaw dropped in surprise. "Andrew, is she really your wife?"
Andrew rubbed his head and said, "Who else can she be then? I can't be joking with you guys about these things, right?"
"But...but..." If Silvia was really Andrew's wife, then he was doomed. He thought that Silvia was still young, so it would not be possible for her to be Andrew's girlfriend. Therefore, he had plucked up his courage to pursue her. Now, it seemed like he was going to get kicked in the ass again.
Andrew asked, "But what?"
Julien continued, "Someone tried to hit on Sister Silvia."
"Levi, you're really getting bolder now that you're growing up huh? How dare you hit on my wife?" Andrew pretended to be angry and said, "Tell me, what should I do with you?"
Levi hurriedly reached out his hands and covered his bottom. ”Andrew, I didn‘t know that she is your wife. If I knew, I would never ask her to be my girlfriend."
Looking at the nervous look on Levi’s face, Andrew laughed again. He pinched Levi's face and said, "I‘ll let you off this time. If you dare hit on her again, I will definitely whoop your ass."
Levi shook his head vigorously. "No, I won't do it again. I promise." However, Levi was still feeling a little reluctant to let go of Silvia. He thought about how great it would be if Silvia was not Andrew's wife.
After dinner, the two boys were still stuck to Andrew like glue and even persuaded him to sleep with them. Andrew loved the boys and he could not bear to see them being sad, so he agreed to sleep with them.
Julien held Andrew's arm and leaned against him. He rubbed his little head against Andrew's arm and said, "Andrew, it's been a while since I've slept next to you like this."
When Julien was a child, he would often sleep next to his beloved brother, Andrew. After Andrew left home, Julien still dreamt of sleeping next to Andrew, but he would always wake up to an empty bed.
Now, he could finally lay by Andrew's side. He felt so blessed and happy!
"Silly boy!" Andrew rubbed Julien's little head, and a warm feeling rushed into his heart. It was such a beautiful thing to know that someone had been missing him all these while.
"Andrew, I haven't been so close to you for a long time too." Levi held Andrew's other arm and rubbed his face against him like how Julien did. "Andrew, it's really good to have you by our side."
Andrew smiled and said, "Alright silly boys, let's go to sleep now!"
CHAPTER 1230
After accompanying the boys to sleep, Andrew got out of bed. He walked out of the door cautiously, making sure not to make a sound. After thinking for a while, he decided to give his family a phone call to tell them that the boys were safe with him.
Andrew dialed his mother's number. As soon as it was connected, the person on the other side had already answered the call. His mother asked in a gentle voice. "Is this Andrew?"
"Yes, it's me, Mom!" Andrew nodded and said after a short pause, "Julien and Levi are safe with me now. I will take good care of them. You don't have to worry about them."
"Okay, I'm not worried if they are with you. Andrew, how are you doing lately?" Compared to the two boys, Jane Ronan was more concerned about Andrew.
The previous time when he returned to Jiangbei, he had told everyone that he was married. However, he did not bring his wife along with him, so they did not get a chance to see his wife.
They weren't sure if he was really married or did he say that just to make his family feel at ease. In short, Jane had been worrying about him for the past few months.
At first, Jane wanted to fly over to Madison City to see what was going on, but Edwin Carter would not allow her to do that. Edwin said that Andrew did not want them to disturb his life, so they should not. They should wait until he could completely open himself up, then only they could go over to visit him.
Edwin was the head of the family. Since he had said so, Jane was not an unreasonable woman too, so no matter how much she missed her son, she could only endure it.
"I'm fine, Mom." Andrew should have stayed by his parents' side and taken care of them. He should make them feel at ease, but instead, he made them worry for him. Perhaps he was really an unfilial son!
He could have stayed with his parents and worked for his father at the company. However, because of what had happened in the past, he was ashamed to stay at home. On top of that, he wanted to prove his own abilities, so that was why he had chosen this very path.
Jane said, "Andrew, now that you're alone out there, you must promise me that you'll take good care of yourself, okay? If there's anything that you need, you can just tell us. As for your father, he cares about you a lot too."
"I know, Mom." Andrew knew very well how his family treated him.
However, his father was not good at expressing his emotions. He had hardly expressed his love for his children, but they could still feel his love for them.
"Well, I guess it's getting quite late for you over there, right? You should go get some rest now." Jane smiled. "Just remember that you can come visit us at Jiangbei any time you like, alright? We are all living here for most of the time now."
"Okay..." Andrew nodded again. "Mom, you must take good care of yourself too. Also, please make sure that Dad doesn't overwork. Ask him to rest when it's time to rest, okay?"
"Okay, I will tell him that. Alright, I'm going to hang up now. Make sure you rest well.” In fact, she really wanted to hear Andrew's voice, but she did not want to disturb his sleep. Therefore, she forced herself to hang up the call even when she was reluctant to do so.
Hearing the disconnected tone, Andrew still held onto the mobile phone for a long time. He wanted to spend more time with his family too, but he just couldn't do it now...
…………
Thinking of the wounds on her body and the fact that Andrew was still ignoring her, Silvia could not fall asleep at all.
"B‘stard, who do you think you are!" Silvia was cursing at Andrew in her heart. If this were to happen in the past, she would have rushed out of the room and beaten him up.
Creak...
The sound of the door knob turning sounded in Silvia's ears. Was it Andrew, that b‘stard?
Silvia immediately looked back and saw that the door was gently pushed open. Then, a tall man came into the room.
"B'stard, I thought you've already forgotten about me. Don't ever think that now that you're here, I will forget about how you've ignored me just now." Silvia was very happy to see Andrew, but she was unwilling to admit it, so she could only mutter to herself.
Seeing that Andrew was walking towards her, Silvia immediately closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
She could feel that he was sitting on her bed and that his gaze was fixed on her face. She could also feel that he was looking at her gently and lovingly.
"You're already an adult, but you're still acting like a child."
He was complaining about her again. Silvia covertly clenched her fists. If he dared to say anything bad about her again, she promised that she would let him have a taste of her fists.
"From now on should I just call you a green eyed monster?" Andrew tried to get onto the bed, but Silvia stopped him by kicking him.
"Silvia, you..." Was this silly woman having her mood swings again?
"That's right. I'm a monster, you'd better not come near me." After giving Andrew a glare, Silvia covered herself with the quilt and continued to sleep.
Humph, he was the one who ignored her and complained about her. He better not come onto the bed.
"You're the one jealous here but you don't even allow anyone to say that you're jealous?" Andrew sat on the bed and got close to her again. Just as he approached her, Silvia stretched out her leg and kicked him again. However, Andrew was prepared this time. Not only did she fail to get him, but Andrew had also even managed to grab her by the ankle.
Silvia was so angry that she shouted, "Let go of me, you b‘stard!"
Andrew said, "Let go of you so that you can kick me again?"
Silvia glared at him. "That's because you've ignored me."
Andrew said helplessly, "Do you think that you‘re still a child like Levi? I ignored him so he pretended to cry to get my attention. Now that I've ignored you, you're trying to hit me then?"
Silvia pouted her lips and said, "Hmm, you do have a point there."
"It's not that I'm trying to neglect you on purpose. It's because the boys haven't seen me for such a long time." Andrew gently pulled the quilt off her and changed the topic. "Does it still hurt?"
"I thought you didn't notice them at all." She thought that Andrew could only see his brothers and he did not know that she was injured.
In fact, he had already noticed her injuries the moment he saw her. However, he decided to ignore her because she said that he was bothering her so he wanted to teach her a lesson. But little did he know, this young lady's temper was really beyond his expectation.
He explained to her, "Julien is my brother and Levi is my cousin brother, and I've watched the two of them grow up. Moreover, I haven't visited them for a long time, so they came over to look for me because they missed me.”
Silvia was not an unreasonable person after all. As long as Andrew was willing to talk to her nicely, she was also willing to listen to him. She was not the kind who only wanted to cause trouble.
"Why didn't you tell me all these things then?" Silvia had always known that Andrew had a family, but he had never mentioned anything about taking her home and introducing her to his family. If the two boys never showed up, Silvia would never know about their existence at all.
Could it be that he was...
Silvia didn't want to think about it negatively, but she could not help but to be curious about it.
"They are my younger brothers and you are my wife." Andrew lay next to her and held her in his arms. "Don't be jealous of the kids already, okay?"
"Who said that I'm jealous?" Silvia did not push him away. Instead, she snuggled up in his arms and said, "I'm just, just upset with you because you've completely ignored me. You didn't even take a look at me."
No comments:
Post a Comment