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CHAPTERS 1441 - 1445
CHAPTER 1441
"It's not me..." Felix really wanted to say that, but somehow, under Silvia's gaze, he could not say that to defend himself.
In a momentary trance, Felix felt that Silvia was still the same familiar Silvia. Her eyes were clear and bright. She was still the Silvia whose mind he could see right through at one glance.
The wonderful days they had together flashed across Felix's mind like a movie.
"Felix, it's Silvia's birthday today and we‘ll go over to her house to celebrate her birthday. Make sure you wish her later, okay?" Mrs. Xavier took Felix's hand and said. That year, Silvia was only two years old, and Felix was only four years old. However, he could still remember clearly what happened that day.
On that day, he went to Silvia's house with his parents to attend her birthday party. That was the first time when Silvia called him "Felix" with her soft and tender voice. It was so memorable that he had never forgotten about it up till now.
Silvia was a late bloomer, so she had started talking a little later than her peers. She was almost two years old when she finally called her parents. At that time, no one, including Felix, had ever expected that the third person she would call would be he himself.
That was how the two of them started getting closer to each other. From then on, as long as there was Silvia, Felix would most probably be around too.
At that time, their parents would say that Felix was like a knight who protected Silvia. As long as she needed him, he would definitely appear by her side and overcome all her difficulties.
Later, when Felix went to primary school, Silvia was still in kindergarten. Even so, Felix would still take the time to visit Silvia and accompany her. He would read and paint with her.
Two years went by quickly and Silvia had also entered primary school. On her first day of school, besides her parents, Felix was there with her too.
Since then, Felix would wait for Silvia to go to school and go home together. He would always be by her side and teach her anything that she did not know how to do. When she was too lazy to study, he would also keep her company.
The same happened until they had entered university.
Silvia was a pretty girl. When she was in junior high, many boys started approaching her, but she was never interested in them. However, things were different with Prince and Lemur, because she had never treated them as men to start with.
During junior high, they had gone through quite a few things together. However, what Felix remembered the most was the time when he had sprained his ankle.
Although Silvia was just a sixth-grader at that time, she immediately squatted down the moment she noticed his sprained ankle. She said, "Come on up, Felix. I'll carry you to the infirmary."
He was already a grown boy, but she was very thin. How could she actually carry him? However, Silvia insisted on carrying him, and Felix could not convince her otherwise. Hence, he thought of letting her carry him so that she would give up later.
However, he had never expected she could actually carry him all the way to the infirmary. When she handed him over to the school doctor, she was so tired that she slouched on the chair, trying to catch her breath.
Similarly, when they were both in senior high, they had grown into matured teenagers who finally understood what affection between a man and a woman was. However, they maintained as friends, cherishing the pure friendship they shared.
Their houses were not far from school, so both of them would go to school together on Felix's bike. Silvia would sit behind him and talk to him throughout the journey. Although she was very chatty, Felix thought that everything that came out through her lips was extraordinarily fascinating.
On the other hand, if Silvia happened to be quiet, Felix would feel odd and he would take the initiative to talk to her. This was how the two of them were in their daily lives. It was simple yet sweet.
After graduating from high school, Felix was admitted into University A. Although University A was not in the same direction as the high school Silvia went to, he would still send Silvia to school and pick her up after school without fail.
To him, the happiest moment throughout the day was to send and pick Silvia up from school. He remembered how Silvia would smile sweetly at him and call his name with her soft voice.
Later, when he finally got his driving license, his parents had bought him a car, so he would drive Silvia around. Although their means of transportation had changed, their sweet relationship was still the same.
No. In fact, it did change a little. After Felix had entered university, he had been looking forward for Silvia to grow up so that he could make her his girlfriend and marry her.
This was a goal that he could only achieve three years later.
One year ago, Silvia finally agreed to be his girlfriend. He was so happy that he felt like he had owned the entire world and he could not even sleep well for two nights.
Silvia was bold, but she was just a simple person. She did not know that she was the reason Felix could not sleep, so when she saw his tired face, she was so distressed that she almost cried.
She did not know that it was all because Felix was too happy that she had finally become his girlfriend.
At that time, Silvia trusted him wholeheartedly. She believed in everything he did and every word he said, and she would support him unconditionally.
In fact, there was a time when someone asked him if he was burning out having to take care of her for so many years.
But why would he feel that way?
He was already used to having her in his life and he had already reserved a place for her in his life. No one knew that being able to make Silvia trust him and rely on him was enough to make him feel happy and content.
He liked to see her smile, and hear her call his name with her sweet voice. At that instant, Felix finally realized how much he had hurt Silvia.
She was still calling his name, but her tone was no longer the same. He thought that she had changed, but now, he finally realized that he was the one who had changed.
He had become jealous and hateful. He wanted to be with her not because he was happy with her, but because he did not want another man to possess her.
In his understanding, Silvia was supposed to belong to him. It was as if he had branded a special label in her life...
It was because of his jealousy, his hatred, and his unwillingness that caused her to lose her first child. And because of that miscarriage, she might not even get to become a mother in the future.
Was this what he wanted? No!
He had always wanted to give her all the happiness in this world. He wanted her to live happily like a princess, and he wanted everyone around her to love her and date on her.
CHAPTER 1442
At this moment, Felix finally understood that he and Silvia could no longer return to the past, and he could no longer listen to her calling his name with her sweet voice.
"Speak, Felix. Just tell me, okay?" Silvia‘s anxious voice once again sounded in Felix's ears, pulling him back to reality.
"I'm sorry, Silvia!" Although it was meaningless to apologize to Silvia, this was the only thing Felix could do at this moment.
He had never planned to lie to her. Everything he had done was to take revenge on Andrew, and for her to return to his side. However, he had inevitably hurt her along the way.
Felix's apology shattered the very last hope Silvia had. At that instant, her legs went weak and she fell straight onto the ground. Fortunately, Andrew managed to hold her up. "Silvia..."
Silvia stood still and held onto Andrew's hand. When she looked at Felix again, tears began to flow out of her eyes. "Why, Felix? Why is it you?"
She had never thought that her miscarriage was not an accident. Even if she knew it was, she would never think that it would be Felix who caused it. After all, he was the person who she trusted the most.
"I'm sorry, Silvia! I'm really sorry!" Other than saying sorry, Felix did not know what else he could say. He did not even have the courage to beg her for forgiveness.
“Alas..." Nordan Lawson sighed. "I thought you would at least defend yourself. I've prepared so many evidence to back it up, but it seems like I don't need them now. It's such a waste of my time."
"Nordan Lawson!" Andrew cast a stern look at Nordan. Then, he forcefully pulled Silvia into his arms and brought her away from this man who made her sad.
Andrew and Silvia had already left, but Nordan was still in the ward. He walked up to Felix and said, "Felix, do you want to know who wanted to kill you?"
"Isn't it Andrew?" Felix firmly believed that the person who wanted to kill him was Andrew's envoy. However, Nordan's words sounded like it was not Andrew. Who else could it be then?
Those guys who kidnapped him said that their purpose was to separate him from Silvia. So he thought that only if he were to disappear from this world that Silvia would accept Andrew.
Besides, Nordan just told him that he and Andrew were old schoolmates, and they looked close too. Based on these two points, Felix thought that Nordan might be trying to cover up for Andrew.
Nordan shook his head. “You're a man yourself but you actually went to hurt others without finding out the truth. You really have to change this bad habit of yours. Otherwise, you'll end up hurting yourself."
“Do you think that just because you said it wasn't Andrew, I will believe as it is?" Felix sneered, "You guys are really looking down on me."
"Well, do you think you have anything that we can actually look up to then?" Nordan's words were harsh, but he could not care less about it. He continued, "I've already sent you the information you want to your mailbox. You can choose if you want to believe it after reading it but it's absolutely none of my business."
Felix wanted to say something, but Nordan had already left, leaving him alone in the ward.
"Felix..." After everyone left, Alina walked up to him. To tell the truth, Felix was lucky to have Alina by his side throughout this period of time, otherwise, he wouldn't even have a person who he could talk to.
"You can go now." Felix waved his hand.
"Felix, are you driving me away? Why?" Alina rushed to Felix's bedside. "I have nowhere else to go."
"Just do as I say." Felix knew Alina's feelings for him, but he had someone else in his heart. It was impossible for him to accept Alina.
Alina cried, "Felix... I'm not leaving. I'm not going anywhere. I'm going to stay by your side and take care of you. I'm willing to do anything for you."
Felix said in a calm voice, "Alina, you should have your own life too. You're not an appendage to anyone. You should go and live a good life, and don't do anything that will harm others or yourself anymore."
Alina said, "Felix..."
Felix was determined to make Alina leave, and nothing could change his mind. He slowly closed his eyes and pretended that he could not hear anything.
"How could it be him? How could it be him? How could it be him?" Throughout their journey home, Silvia had been muttering this very same sentence, making Andrew's heart ache.
He held her in his arms and said, "Silvia, calm down and listen to me.“
Silvia suddenly raised her head. "Andrew, is this karma?"
Andrew frowned as he said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Silvia said, "I betrayed him, so God wants to punish me by taking my child away."
Andrew pinched Silvia's chin and made her look at him. “Silvia, why are you still not getting it? How many times do I have to tell you that your relationship with Felix is already the past? There are many couples who break up in this world. Why can't you just move on from it?"
"It‘s, it's because..." People broke up because they no longer loved each other or some other reasons. As for her, she fell for another man because Felix could not stay by her side when he was injured.
"The only thing you need to keep in mind is that you are my wife. From now on, you can only love me, and you're are not allowed to think about other men." Silvia was stubborn person. Andrew knew that if he was too gentle with her, she might never be able to move on from the past.
"I'm sorry, Andrew!" Silvia was no longer troubled by this matter but the lost of her child. "It's all because of me that we‘ve lost our child."
Andrew was furious. "Silvia, if you keep talking nonsense, I'll throw you out in the snow."
Silvia knew what Andrew was capable of. She knew that there was nothing that he would not do when he was infuriated.
Silvia was scared. "I..."
Looking at her aggrieved and pitiful look, Andrew's heart softened again. "Silvia, let's don't think about anything else, okay? We'll get home and have a good sleep. Everything will be over when we wake up.”
Silvia nodded. "Okay."
Although Silvia agreed to not think about it anymore, she still had a lot on her mind. She thought of Felix, Prince, Lemur, Andrew, the Carter family, Mrs. Turner, Mr. Turner, and the child she hadlost.
If she did not suffer from the miscarriage, she and Andrew's child would be born in a few months. Then, there would be a little kid calling her 'Mommy' and Andrew "Daddy'.
CHAPTER 1443
As soon as they arrived home, a small figure rushed to the side of the car. The boy leaned close to the car window and shook his head, "Andrew, Sister Silvia, you guys are finally back!"
It was Levi's tender voice. At that instant, Silvia felt that she was not as sad anymore. She immediately opened the door and got out of the car. "Levi, why are you here?"
"I came here because I missed you and Andrew." Levi reached out to hug Silvia, but because he was much shorter than Silvia, he could only hold her waist. "Especially you, Sister Silvia."
Silvia rubbed his head as she said, "Thanks for missing me. I missed you too."
Levi held Silvia and took a whiff of her body. "You smell so good, Sister Silvia!"
Knowing that Levi was trying to make her happy, Silvia could not help but laugh. "Thanks for your compliment, Levi!"
Levi said, "I just happened to tell the truth."
Andrew also got out of the car. If he were to see Levi hug Silvia like this in the past, he would have taken him away from Silvia. However, he did not do that this time.
Levi's presence had successfully diverted Silvia's attention. Since Levi had inadvertently made a great contribution, Andrew thought that he should give this boy a little reward.
With Levi around, Silvia had completely forgotten that Andrew was behind her. She took Levi's hand and walked towards the door, "Levi, did you come to Madison City with Julien without your parents knowledge again?"
"Wait Sister Silvia. Before I answer you, I want you to tell me who else did you miss besides me?" Levi asked.
Without a second thought, Silvia answered. "I miss everyone at home, but just like you, you're the person I wanted to see the most. In my heart, you're the cutest, most sensible and most considerate kid ever."
Levi smiled and said, "So in your heart, I'm cuter and more sensible than Julien, right?"
Upon hearing his question, Silvia almost nodded and said yes. However, she soon realized that Levi was trying to trick her. She would not be fooled this time, so she said, "in my heart, you and Julien are equally cute and sensible."
Realizing that he had failed to trick Silvia, Levi pouted his lips and said, "Sister Silvia, didn't you say that I'm the one you missed the most? It seems that you are lying to me. You missed Julien too, didn't you?"
Silvia nodded and said, "Well, I miss everyone at home. But Julien is not bubbly as you. I like him, but I don't know how to get along with him."
Levi came up with a conclusion. "I guess I'm still your favorite then.“
Silvia refused to say anything.
As long as Levi was happy, he could think in whatever way he wanted. It wouldn't cost her anything anyway.
Andrew caught up with them and pulled Levi's hand out of Silvia's palm. "You little brat, you came all the way here but you didn‘t even greet me properly. Have you forgotten that you have a brother here?"
Levi pursed his lips and said, "Andrew, I want Sister Silvia to hold my hand."
Andrew held Levi's hand with one hand and Silvia on the other side. ”You can hold my hand, and I will hold her hand. You're indirectly holding her hand then."
Levi: "How can you do this?"
Andrew: "I have the final say!"
Levi replied, "You're always bullying me because I'm younger and weaker than you. Aren't you afraid that I'll bully you when I grow up?"
Andrew said, "Well, as you said, you can only do that when you're grown up."
Levi: "I'm going to be twelve years old in a few months. I will shoot up like Julien, then I will become an adult."
Andrew laughed, "Do you think you're some weed or something? How are you going to shoot up overnight?"
Levi said, “Julien could, so why can't I?"
Andrew said, "To tell you the truth, Julien did not shoot up overnight, okay?"
Levi wanted to say something, but he noticed that Jane Ronan was coming over. He hurriedly asked for help, "Aunt Jane, Andrew is bullying me again. Can you please ask him to stop bullying me?"
Upon hearing that. Andrew and Silvia simultaneously looked into Jane's direction. They saw that Jane was approaching them with a smile on her face, "Andrew, Silvia, you two are back."
Andrew was surprised. "Mom?"
Silvia said, "Mrs. Carter?"
Jane smiled and said, "Why are you two staring at me like that? It's only been a few days since we last met. Don't tell me that you can‘t recognize me already?"
Andrew said, "No... Mom, it’s almost the New Year's, why are you here?"
Jane said in a gentle voice, "I came here because I want to celebrate the New Year‘s with my children.“
“What about Dad?" Based on Andrew's understanding towards Edwin Carter, since Jane was here, he must be here too. However, Andrew still wanted to ask for confirmation.
"I'm already here, how can your father not come along?" Jane's reply was as Andrew had expected. She walked to Silvia's side and held her hand. “Silvia, did Andrew bully you again? It has only been a few days since we last met but why do I feel like you've lost weight again?“
"No, Mrs. Carter. He didn't bully me. I just look thin, in fact, I've not lost any weight." Silvia was both surprised and happy to see the elders of the Carter family at West Side.
"Okay, I'm glad to hear that. However, if he did bully you, you must tell me, okay? I'll teach him a lesson for you." Jane knew that Andrew would never bully Silvia, but she wanted to let Silvia know that she had treated her as one of them.
”Aunt Jane, it seems like you don't need me now that you have Andrew and Silvia." Realizing that he was being ignored, Levi pouted his lips and acted pitifully.
Jane nudged Levi's head and said, "Weren't you the same, Levi? You couldn‘t even sit still and went straight to the gate to wait for them. You didn't even spend time with us, how dare you say that I'm ignoring you?"
Levi immediately hugged Jane and said coquettishly, "Aunt Jane, I didn't ignore you guys. It's because I miss Sister Silvia and Andrew too much and I want to see them as soon as possible. Aunt Jane, you won't blame me for it, right?"
Jane said, ''I miss them too, and that's why I forgot about you when I see them. You won't blame me for it, will you?"
Levi had no choice but nod his head and say, "Of course I won't."
"Andrew, Silvia..." Not only did Jane and Edwin arrive, but Janell Joy and Lucas were also there too. All of them came out of the house and greeted Silvia and Andrew.
"Janell Joy?" Andrew had expected that his parents would come to Madison City together, but he had never thought that Janell Joy and Lucas would be here too. However, that was not the end of it.
The entire Carter family was here. Angela and Julien were walking towards them too.
Angela smiled and said, "Andrew, the whole family is here. We are not disturbing your newlywed life, are we?"
Janell Joy said, "Aunt Angela, stop teasing Andrew. Let's bring him and Silvia to see Grandpa first."
CHAPTER 1444
Andrew asked, "Janell Joy, Grandpa is here too?"
When Andrew's parents brought him back to Jiangbei when he was in a coma, his grandfather, Stephen Carter, was away. Even until when Andrew had left for Madison City, Andrew still did not get to meet him. The moment Andrew heard that Stephen was here, he was extremely excited.
Janell Joy nodded. "Since we're all here, of course Grandpa would come along too."
"Mom, you guys chat away. I'll take Silvia to see Grandpa first." After greeting the elders, Andrew then dragged Silvia along to the living room.
However, Silvia was not keen to meet Stephen at all. She said, "Andrew, let go of me first. Could you please let me prepare myself before meeting your grandfather?"
Andrew stopped and looked at Silvia, who was hesitating, "Grandpa loves me very much. Now that you've become my wife, it means that he's your grandfather too. Why do you have to be mentally prepared to meet your own grandpa?"
Silvia faltered. "But I'm a little scared."
Andrew laughed and said, "What are you afraid of? I thought you're fearless? How could you be scared of an old man? Are you afraid that he will eat you?"
Andrew was just joking, but Silvia actually nodded. "All the men in the Carter family are so cold, and even Julien, at this young age, is the same too. Every time I see them, I would always be at a loss. I really don't know how to get along with them. Now that the person you're going to take me to see is the person with the highest seniority in your family. He's also the person you respected the most. I'm worried that I'll be too nervous that I start blabbering and ruin your image.“
Silvia's reasoning was ridiculous yet funny. Andrew reached out his hand and poked her forehead. "Alas, you look smart but why can't you just use your brain to think, huh?"
Silvia glared at him. "Stop criticizing me."
Andrew once again held her hand and said, "My grandfather is a friendly old man. He really loves me, and he has been waiting for me to bring my wife to meet him. He will be delighted to see you. Why would he scare you?"
Silvia was still unwilling to enter the house. "Andrew, you still don't understand what I mean, do you? I'm not saying that he's going to scare me, but it's the aloofness of the men in this family that stops me from getting too close to them."
"Oh... I never knew that my granddaughter in law actually thinks that the men in this family are terrifying." A slightly old but loud voice sounded in Silvia's ears. She looked up and saw an old man in his sixties standing at the door in front of her and looking at her with a smile.
Needless to say, this man was Andrew's grandfather. He had grey hair and a friendly smile on his face. As Silvia looked at him, she could not see even a trace of aloofness on him. He even gave off the vibe which made Silvia feel that he was her grandfather instead.
Andrew immediately spoke up for Silvia. "Grandpa, Silvia didn't mean anything bad. She's just worried that you won't like her, so she was feeling a little uneasy."
Grandpa Carter said, “Girl, you are Andrew's wife. If he likes you, the whole family will too, including me."
Grandpa Carter was completely different from what Silvia had imagined. He was speaking to her in a joking tone, which definitely eased Silvia's anxiety.
Now that Silvia was feeling much more relaxed, she smiled sweetly and said, "Nice to meet you, Grandpa! I'm Silvia. I'm really happy to see you!"
"Okay, okay... Silvia, I'm also very happy to finally see you." Grandpa Carter laughed heartily, but there was a hint of sadness in his eyes. It was because he had thought of his late wife.
He knew that he should not have any grievous thoughts on such a happy day, but when he finally saw his granddaughter-in-law, he could not help but think about it. He said inwardly to his deceased wife, "Olivia, I've finally met our granddaughter-in-law. She's an adorable young lady. You don't have to worry about Andrew anymore."
Before Olivia died, she had been looking forward to meeting her granddaughter-in-law. Now that Stephen had finally met Silvia, he thought that Olivia would probably be happy too.
......
The arrival of the Carter family had livened up the atmosphere in West Side.
Angela and Levi were the most active ones among them all. They would run and jump around the house. In short, there was not a time that they were seen being quiet.
Victor was a respected man in the military, but Angela was not scared of him at all. Most importantly, he doted on Angela and he would let her do whatever she wanted to do.
Therefore, whenever Angela was playing around with Levi, he would usually go over to Edwin Carter to play chess or have a chat with him. He thought that it would be better for him not to watch them so that he would not get annoyed.
Julien, on the other hand, maintained his usual aloof character. When everyone was chatting around, he would sit on one side by himself, holding a book in his hands.
No one knew if he was really reading a book or was he coming up with some tricks to plot against Levi.
As for Janell and Lucas, they had been married for several months now, but they are still in the honeymoon phase. Whenever they were together, they would be holding hands. They were inseparable as if they were glued to each other.
Jane was the busiest among them all. It was New Year's Eve the day after tomorrow. However, there were no decorations in the house at all. It didn't feel like the New Year was just around the corner.
Judging from the interior of the house, Jane could imagine how miserable Andrew's life had been during the past New Year's. Perhaps, he had never celebrated the New Year‘s when he was in Madison City.
After walking around the house, Jane immediately asked the helpers to pick up some New Year's decorations from the store. When the decorations were here, Jane started decorating the entire house with Janell Joy and Silvia.
Looking at the decorations, Silvia was very satisfied. "Mrs. Carter, you're such a hands-on person. It just seems like there's nothing you can't do. The house does look much cozier with the decorations."
Jane smiled and said, "This is the charm of a home and a family, because when a family is together, no matter what we do, it will definitely warm up our hearts.
Silvia nodded in agreement. "Yeah, that's right."
Jane said again, "Thanks, Silvia!"
Silvia was somewhat puzzled. "Mrs. Carter, why are you thanking me all of a sudden?“
Jane smiled and said, "Thank you for coming into Andrew's life. Thank you for staying by his side. Thank you for giving him the courage to love someone.“
"Mrs. Carter, do you really think I would have such a great influence on him?" Upon hearing Jane's words, Silvia was over the moon. However, she did not dare to believe that she would have such a big influence on Andrew.
CHAPTER 1445
"Don't doubt yourself, Silvia. You are much more important to Andrew than you think.” As a mother, Jane knew exactly what Andrew was thinking.
"Mom, Silvia's mother is here. You should come over." Silvia wanted to ask Jane about Andrew, but she did not expect Andrew would appear out of a sudden. What an annoying guy, Silvia thought.
When Jane heard that Mrs. Turner had arrived, she immediately put everything down and went out to receive her. "Andrew, why didn't you tell me earlier? I'm so unprepared now."
Jane wanted to leave a good impression on Mrs. Turner. She did not want Mrs. Turner to think that she was an arrogant elder nor did she want Mrs. Turner to worry about handing her daughter over to Andrew.
Andrew said, "Mom, Mrs. Turner is a reasonable person.“
Jane said, "If that is the case, then we should treat her even better. We mustn't make her feel that we have neglected her and we must let her know that we treat Silvia as one of us too."
Things were completely different to the time when Janell Joy got married to Lucas. At that time, the only thing that Jane had to take into account was Lucas's personality and his love for Janell Joy. As long as Lucas loved Janell Joy, Jane would not have anything else to ask for.
However, it was different this time. Not only did Andrew have to take care of Silvia, he had to take care of Silvia's family too. It was only then Mrs. Turner would feel at ease to let Silvia be with him.
In fact, it was Grandpa Carter's idea to invite Mrs. Turner to the house. After he had proposed it, both Edwin and Jane agreed to it, so Andrew personally went over to Mrs. Turner's house to bring her to West Side.
Now that Mrs. Turner was here, the topic of their conversation eventually moved on to Andrew and Silvia's wedding.
Although Andrew and Silvia had already gotten their marriage certificate, they had not held a wedding banquet yet. That was to say, they had not announced Silvia as Andrew's wife to the public.
To the Carter family, a wedding, no matter how simple or extravagant, signified a declaration of Silvia's identity. It was something indispensable.
Grandpa Carter was the oldest member in the family, so he represented the family to talk to Mrs. Turner, which implicitly showed how much the Carter family valued Silvia. "Mrs. Turner, we are planning to hold a wedding for Andrew and Silvia after the New Year's. Please feel free to let us know whatever requests and opinions you have on your side."
"I don't have any special requests in regard to the wedding. I just hope that Silvia will not bring any trouble to the family after marrying Andrew. My only wish is for them to live a happy life together." To Mrs. Turner, a wedding was not essential. All she wanted was that Silvia could live a good life in future.
After talking to them for quite a while, Mrs. Turner noticed that the Carters were very well mannered. Although they were the richest family in the world, they were very friendly and humble. She was really happy that her daughter had married into such a family.
Grandpa Carter was also very satisfied with Mrs. Turner's answer. He politely said, "Mrs. Turner, Silvia is a sensible and considerate young woman. Andrew is really blessed to be able to marry her."
Mrs. Turner knew that Grandpa Carter was just being polite. However, since he had said so, it would mean that the Carters had no objection towards Silvia joining the family.
Andrew treated Silvia very well and the elders of the Carter family were all happy to accept Silvia as one of them. Mrs. Turner no longer had anything to worry about, so she politely said to Grandpa Carter, "Andrew is an outstanding man. It's really a blessing for Silvia to marry him."
Grandpa Carter laughed and said, "Since that's the case, let's listen to the kids' opinion. We'll just hold the wedding according to their wishes."
Mrs. Turner nodded in agreement. "Yes, it's their wedding, we should just let them decide. What we want is for them to be happy, right?"
Seeing that the elders were almost done talking, Andrew spoke, “Grandpa, Silvia and I know exactly what we are going to do for the wedding."
Grandpa Carter asked, "What do you have in mind? Tell me about it."
Silvia said, "It's still a secret now, Grandpa. We'll tell you tomorrow."
Grandpa Carter was eager to know, but since his lovely granddaughter-in-law had said so, could he still force them to tell him? Of course not. Hence, he could only wait.
Jane said in an earnest tone, "Andrew, you can hold the wedding in any way you want, but you must keep in mind that you have to be good to Silvia for the rest of your life and you must never let her down.“
Silvia smiled and said, "Mrs. Carter, with you guys around, he will never dare to treat me badly. If he bullies me in the future, I'll give you a call and ask you to deal with him for me."
Andrew said, "Yeah, everyone is on your side now. I can't bully you anymore."
"Of course." Silvia complacently made a face at Andrew. Mrs. Turner saw it and wanted to tell Silvia to pay attention to her image. However, since the Carter family did not think that there was anything wrong with it, Mrs. Turner thought she should just keep it to herself and let Silvia do whatever she wanted.
Levi came over. "Andrew, when will you and Sister Silvia start preparing for the wedding? Can I request to be your ring bearer?"
Andrew carried Levi onto his lap and said, "We don‘t need a ring bearer though."
"Why? Do you not need me to be your ring bearer, or do you not need one at all?" Levi said with a disappointed face.
Andrew teased, "We don't need you.“
Upon hearing Andrew's reply, Levi said dejectedly. “Why, Andrew? I love you two so much. Why can't you let me be the ring bearer?"
Julien, who was reading a book next to them, interrupted, "That's because you are too old."
Levi said, "How could I be too old?"
Julien said, "Do you think that you're still a three year old kid?"
Levi argued, "Why are you always going against me?"
Julien said, "I'm just telling you the truth."
Andrew said, "Alright, both of you, stop it."
Andrew's voice had successfully halted the argument between Julien and Levi. Levi pouted her lips and went to Silvia's side. He said in a low voice, "Sister Silvia, please let me be your ring bearer, please. I'll let your child be my ring bearer when I get married in the future. What do you think?"
Silvia thought about it and thought that it was a good idea. She patted her thigh and said, "Okay, that's a deal then!"
Seeing how happy Silvia was when she thought about their future child, Andrew felt a lump in his throat. If Silvia were to find out that she might not be able to conceive again...
How would she react to it?
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