Chapter 173


    Since he was a child, he had been longing for his father so much, but he didn’t expect that his father


    didn’t want him to be engaged to his mother and other women. In Mel’s young mind, he had already


    sentenced Rodney to death. He was a big liar, and he hated him!


    “Don’t scold me like that, Mel. I had no choice back then.”


    “What do you mean by having no choice?” Mel asked.


    “There’s a reason,” Amber exined. “There’s a reason for my father’s engagement with that auntie.”


    “That’s not because he wants to marry another woman?” The scene of the engagement ceremony


    between Rodney and Celia was deeply engraved in Mel’s mind…


    “No, I’m not going to get engaged to another woman. It’s just a look.”


    “But I saw it. Mom, don’t lie to me.”


    “Mom didn’t lie to you. That’s because the one who got engaged with Dad got sick. Dad got engaged to


    her in order to take care of her.”


    Amber couldn’t find a reason to excuse Rodney. He remembered that Rodney once told him that he


    was engaged to Celia because she couldn’t have children, so he took it out and told Mel.


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    “Why doesn’t Daddy take care of mom and me? Why does he have to take care of others?” Mel asked.


    “Because he feels guilty about that auntie. He owes that auntie.” Amber continued to exin, “And it’s


    not that he doesn’t love Mel, but he doesn’t know about Mel’s existence at all.”


    “Why doesn’t he know my existence?”


    “Because I didn’t know when I was pregnant with Mel. I didn’t tell him.”


    “Is it because Dad made you unhappy that you didn’t tell him?”


    Amber nodded. “Because he hurt my mother’s heart at that time, my mother didn’t tell him that there


    was a Mel in his belly. Mel was born after my mother and my father were separated. My father never


    knew that Mel was his child.”


    Mel felt a little better after hearing Amber’s exnation, but she was still unhappy. “Dad is a bad


    person. He hurts my mother’s heart. I still can’t forgive him.”


    “It’s not your father’s fault. It’s an adult’s business. You’ll find out when you grow up. Now you just need


    to remember that your mother loves you and your father loves you.”


    “No, I don’t believe that Dad loves me. If he loves me, he won’t abandon his mother and get engaged


    to others.” Mel was very stubborn.


    Amber sighed. “Dad has already broken off the engagement with that auntie. He’s single now.”


    “Mom, have you forgiven Dad?”


    Amber nodded. “Mom has forgiven Dad, so Mel has to forgive Dad. Life cannot rely on hatred to live


    with love. Only in this way can you be happy.”


    After saying this, Amber suddenly thought of himself. She had always been unwilling to forgive


    Channing because of hatred. It could be seen that things in this world could not be done so easily. She


    had no way to do it herself, so how could she expect a four-year-old child to do it? It seemed


    completely unrealistic to change Mel’s attitude towards Rodney immediately.


    Rachel called the door several times, but Rodney ignored her. He was extremely disappointed with his


    mother. All his respect and love for her had been worn down by her unreasonable behavior.


    If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t make a choice, he would rather not have such a mother. After


    sitting in the study for a long time, he raised his body and opened the door.


    Seeing Rodneye out, Rachelined, “Rodney, what are you doing inside? No matter how


    busy you are, you have to eat? What time is it?” She then ordered Riya, “Hurry up and get the food


    ready!”


    Riya soon put the food on the table. Rodney was not in the mood to eat, but he thought that Deon must


    be hungry since he stayed with him until now, so he invited Deon to eat.


    The two of them ate silently. The food was like wax in Rodney’s mouth. When he finally saw Deon


    putting down his chopsticks, he also put down his chopsticks.


    Rachel sat in the wheelchair and said that her son had lost weight recently. Rodney looked at his


    mother with a sarcastic smile. He stood up from the dining table and went straight out of the door.


    When he saw his son finish eating and leave, Rachel shouted behind him, “Rodney, where are you


    going?”


    “I’m full to digest food.” After finishing his words impatiently, Rodney went out of the door. Deon knew


    that he was sad in his heart, so he followed him with duty. Rodney looked back at him and said, “You


    go home first. You don’t have to follow me.”


    Deon didn’t want to listen to him. Rodney said, “This little thing can’t make me lie down. I want to go to


    the garden alone to have a rest. You go home and rest first. You can only do what I give you after you


    have a good rest.”


    Deon didn’t leave until he heard that. He watched Deon leave and Rodney went to the garden alone.


    Although he had been thinking about it in the study for a long time, he still could not control his anger.


    He was afraid that he could not help but question his mother and quarrel with her. Now it was not


    something that could be changed by quarrel. He needed to be quiet and slowly digest it. He needed to


    come up with a solution.


    His mother was still as stubborn as ever. When he thought of how he had even knelt down and begged


    her to help him and Amber, he felt that he was too childish.


    And Celia’s shamelessness was beyond his imagination. Thinking of her poor performance in front of


    him again and again and making him believe her, Rodney couldn’t help sneering.


    He was really confused. He was fooled by such a low-level trick and ignored the truth. Fortunately, he


    had always loved Amber. From the beginning to the end, he had never changed. Fortunately, he was in


    time now.


    Rodney lit a cigarette. The cigarette’s tip flickered between bright and dark, and his expression was


    also dark.


    After leaving the Barron family, Itzel called Shannon immediately to prove that Amber was pregnant.


    Shannon was very anxious when she heard that. “It’s not peaceful at all. She is also pregnant. It’s


    troublesome. Why don’t we get rid of the baby in her belly?”


    “It’s not a good idea. The baby in Amber’s belly was pregnant to save Mel. If you kill Rodney, you will


    have another baby with her. They can do anything for the baby.”


    “Then what should we do? Should we just watch them give birth to the baby? What about Celia? What


    about the baby in Celia’s belly?”


    “At present, I don’t have any good ideas. This child is not born in a short time. Let’s think about it


    carefully. There must be a way.” Itzel didn’t have any good ideas.


    “That’s true, but there’s still a big problem on my side. Channing is forcing Celia to go abroad. I can’t


    afford it.” Shannon was anxious.


    “What kind of trouble is this? Let Celia pretend to be sick and you can avoid it.” Itzel didn’t take it


    seriously.


    “It’s easy for you to say. How can Channing be so easy to cheat? He won’t believe that he is sick at this


    time. He will definitely send Celia to the hospital for an examination in person. This examination will


    definitely cover up. At that time, if we identally find out about Celia’s pregnancy, with Channing’s


    partialness, he will definitely force Celia to abort the child. In this way, all our previous efforts will be


    wasted.” Shannon retorted.


    Itzel was silent for a moment. “If it doesn’t work, I’ll let Channing know about Celia’s pregnancy.”


    “No! Absolutely not!” Shannon refused.


    “When the timees, tell Channing that if Celia can’t give birth to a baby in her lifetime, no matter


    how hard-hearted Channing is, he won’t let her daughter be lonely for the rest of her life.”


    “He won’t believe this lie!”


    “It’s not a lie. It’s true.”


    Itzel let out a long sigh. “There’s one thing I haven’t told you. It’s not easy for Celia to get pregnant.


    That’s why I suggested that we give her artificial guidance instead of natural pregnancy. I actually didn’t


    have much hope for the operation this time. Fortunately, God has eyes and made her pregnant. If she


    were pregnant this time, she might never get pregnant again in her life.”


    Shannon was also stunned. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”


    “So what if I told you earlier?” Itzel smiled bitterly. “It’s not like you don’t know that Celia was pregnant


    with Rodney’s child. If that child could be saved, I would definitely try my best to make her give birth to


    that child, instead of letting her frame Amber.”


    “Didn’t Celia turn red because she ate something she shouldn’t have eaten when she couldn’t keep the


    baby?” Shannon really didn’t want to believe that her daughter’s health would be bad.


    “This is just one of the reasons. Back then, in order to convince Rachel that her child was killed by


    Amber, didn’t we scheme to make her go and provoke Amber? That time, Amber pushed her to the


    ground and caused some harm to her.


    “Although the doctor who performed the operation at that time was a novice, the operation was carried


    out during the process, which caused damage to her body.”


    Itzel exined, “Although I’ve improved and improved her bodyter, it’s hard for Celia’s body to go


    back to how it used to be.”


    Shannon was both hateful and angry. She had never dreamed that her daughter’s health would be


    damaged because she had plotted against Amber. This was the so-called going for wool anding


    home shorn. However, she would not me her daughter like this.


    She swore fiercely, “Celia has be like this because of Rodney. No matter what, this time, I must


    marry him, I must!”


    Channing asked someone to go abroad for Celia and did not forget to visit Amber and Mel. On this day,


    he bought gifts and went to Elliot’s vi. Amber was taking a walk with Mel outside. When he saw


    Channing, Mel stretched out his fingers and said, “Mom, grandpa is here again.”


    “Mel, look at what Grandpa bought for you!” Channing just waved at Mel with big and small bags in his


    hand with a big smile on his face.


    Mel looked at Amber and saw that she was not unhappy, so she walked to Channing with ease. When


    she saw that all the things Channing had just bought were what he liked, his little face was full of


    smiles. “Grandpa, you are so nice!”


    Channing put the things on the ground and reached out to hold Mel in his arms. He kissed Mel’s face a


    few times, and Mel reached out to push him. “Grandpa’s beard is so sharp.”


    Amber’s heart skipped a beat. Such a situation was so much like when he was a child. At that time,


    when Channing just got off work and went home, he always held her in his arms and kissed her. Like


    Mel, he disliked her. “Dad’s beard is so sharp.” His mother, Ashley, stood on the side with a gentle


    smile.


    “At that time, everything was so beautiful!” Thinking about it, Channing lifted Mel over his head and


    began to spin. Mel giggled happily.


    Channing felt a little breathless after walking around with Mel in his arms. He couldn’t help but sigh.


    “Grandpa is old. He didn’t feel tired at all when he was holding your mother. Now he is struggling to


    hold Mel in his arms. It’s useless.”


    These words made Amber look at Channing. Seeing the white hair that vaguely appeared on his head,


    Amber couldn’t bear it. She went over and picked up the gift that Channing had bought for Mel on the


    ground and walked into the house. “Let’s talk inside.”


    Channing was ttered by Amber’s invitation. He quickly followed Amber into the vi with Mel in his


    arms. Ashton was not there. Amber made a cup of tea for Channing and put it in front of him. He then


    ordered Mel, “Good son, go to the side and y!”


    Mel nodded and began to y with the toys that Channing had just bought. Channing had just picked


    up the cup of tea and took a sip. He sighed slightly and said, “The tea that Amber made is really


    delicious.”


    Amber was silent. It was said that there were all parents in the world. Wasn’t it too much for her to treat


    Channing like this?