Chapter 369
Joanna Haynes was at aplete loss for words and could not be bothered to rebut Bruce Everett.
She simply lowered her head and kissed the top of her daughter’s head.
After not seeing the little girl for so long, Joanna was most worried about her daughter. After all, her
daughter’s health had always been poor.
Lilia was still very thin and weak. Her skin was so pale that it was almost transparent. Her thin wrist
looked like it could be broken with a gentle snap!
“Baby, why have you lost so much weight again?” Joanna’s face was filled with heartache. She did not
even dare to use too much force when she pinched her daughter’s tiny hand.
Lilia raised her tiny face that was as pretty as a flower and looked at Joanna adorably. “Mommy, is
what Daddy said earlier
true?
“Is your boyfriend Mr. Grimm?”
“Er…” Joanna’s eyes sank. “Baby, children shouldn’t ask about the affairs of adults!”
Irvin was quick–witted and chimed in. “It must be Mr. Grimm! Mr. Grimm has been courting Mommy for
a long time.”
When Lilia heard this, a hint of displeasure appeared on her tiny face. She shook Joanna’s arm and
begged, “Mommy. although Mr. Grimm is quite nice, I still don’t want him to be our Daddy!”
“Silly, there’s only one Daddy! Even if Mr. Grimm marries Mommy, we can’t call him Daddy!”
Joanna frowned and did not know what to say.
Bruce leaned against the seat arrogantly and corrected his daughter. “My good baby, other than
Daddy, you mustn’t say
other men are nice!”
“Okay!”
Joanna lowered her eyelids and changed the topic. “Bruce, when do you n to send Lilia for
surgery?”
When Bruce heard this, he frowned and thought for a few seconds. “She may have to wait until next
year!
“This year, we have to go through all kinds of tests in the country first. I intend to bring Lilia to
Gaprington for surgery in March next year.”
“Mm–hmm. Alright!”
An hourter, at Sherane Bay Vi.
The Rolls–Royce stretch limousine drove into the vi courtyard of Sherane Bay Vi and stopped in
front of the luxuriant greenwn.
The servant at the door respectfully opened the car door. “Good day, Mr. Everett. Good day, Ms.
Haynes.”
“Yay, we’re finally home! Home is still the mostfortable!” Irvin eagerly got out of the car and yed
happily on thewn.
The children had been living here for half a year and were already used to life in the luxurious
mansion.
Sherane Bay Vi was a top–notch luxurious mansion that resembled a castle externally.
There was a garden, a swimming pool, and a children’s yground. At the back of the garden, a small
private horse riding arena had been built as well.
The children had just learned how to ride horses and were especially interested in equestrian skills.
During this period when they were in Surbano, they were almost bored to death.
“Let’s get out of the car,” Bruce looked at Joanna and said casually.
Joanna hesitated and did not move. “I… I’d better go back first!”
When Bruce heard this, he clicked his tongue reproachfully. “Joanna, it’s meaningless if you do this!
“Are you afraid that I’ll eat you? You haven’t been with the children for so long. Shouldn’t you spend
some time with them?”
“Mommy, I won’t let you go.” Lilia hugged Joanna’s neck petntly.
Joanna looked troubled. She cated her daughter gently, “My good baby, Mommy wille and visit
all of you in two days.”
“No, I want to be with Mommy. Mommy, please don’t go!” Lilia hugged Joanna’s neck tightly and
refused to let go. Tears of anguish welled up in her eyes.
“Mommy, don’t go, please?” Davian and Irvin also walked up and pleaded pitifully.
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Joanna’s heart ached terribly when she heard them!
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to apany the children, but she was afraid of Bruce Everett.
Bruce Everett, this vile bastard. He was too used to pestering her relentlessly. If she stayed, she would
probably be pestered by him endlessly.
Lilia cried anxiously. “Mommy, don’t go! I don’t want to be separated from Mommy. Hoo hoo hoo…”
Davian and Irvin also grabbed Joanna’s arms with all their might, afraid that she would leave. “Mommy,
you’re not allowed to leave!”
Joanna could only bite the bullet helplessly and got out of the car. “Good baby, don’t cry. Then…
Mommy will y with you guys for a while longer.”
“Yay! That’s great!”
Joanna carried Lilia while Davian and Irvin led the way up front Itappily. Bruce brought up the rear.
The courtyard was huge. It took them live minutes to reach the living room.
“Wee home, Mr. Everett, Wee home, Mr. Davian, Mr. Irvin and Miss Lilia” The servants lined
up in two rows and bowed respectfully.
The group entered the living room.
The interior was so big that one could not see the end of it. The Ecostanian–style pce decoration
looked luxurious and grand.
Lilia opened the small bag on her back and took out a picture book “Mommy, look! This is the family
portrait I drew!
“This is Mommy, this is Daddy, this is Davian, this is Irvin, and this is me.”
There were five cartoon–like characters in the drawing. Although the drawing was crooked and very
abstract, each character was grinning from car to car.
When Joanna saw it, she smiled until her eyes looked like upturned ares. “Oh! Baby, you’re so
awesome. You drew it so well.”
“Davian and Irvin taught me to draw this! They even taught me how to make handicrafts and cut little
frogs and fold paper airnes.”
Joanna patted Lilia’s head and then patted the heads of Davian and Irvin as well. She praised them,
“You two brothers are awesome. All three of you are awesome.”
Davian sat beside Joanna joyously. “Mommy, we want to eat your dumplings!”
“Mommy, can you make dumplings for us today?”
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“Sure!”
“Yay! That’s great. We can get to eat Mommy’s dumplings.” The three little fellows cheered
enthusiastically.
Joanna nced at the servant beside her and asked, “Lilian, please prepare boiled potatoes and
chopped onions!”
Lilian bowed slightly with a professional smile on her lips. “Miss Haynes, the kitchen has all these
ingredients!”
“Okay, thanks.”
“Then I’ll borrow the kitchen for a while.”
“Miss Haynes, this way please.”
“Mm–hmm.”
“My babies, Mommy will go and make dumplings for you now. Be good and wait for a while, okay!”
“Okay, Mommy.”
Joanna smiled and followed Lilian to the kitchen.
After a short while, Joanna arrived at the kitchen.
The kitchen was exceptionallyrge. There was a long marble counter and an entire row of high–end
kitchen utensils. There were also two huge refrigerators ced side by side which were filled with all
kinds of precious ingredients.
There were also quite a few chefs working for the Everett family. One specialized in ethnic cuisine
while the other specialized in western cuisine. Another was a pastry chef whose specialty was making
desserts.
Joanna opened the fridge and took out some cheese, butter, and sour cream.
She rummaged through the fridge contents again and found that all the ingredients she needed were
avable.
Joanna ced the boiled potatoes and cheese into the mixer and mixed them up. Then she added the
onions sauteed with
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butter to the mixture as well as various seasonings. Finally, she added the sour cream and some herbs
before stirring the whole mixture evenly to make the pierogi filling.
The dough wrappers had already been made by the servant concurrently, so now they were ready to
wrap the dumplings.
Joanna busied herself in the kitchen.
Bruce had changed into a casual white sweatshirt and walked into the kitchen.
Although he was the owner of this ce, this was the first time he came into the kitchen. If it wasn’t
because Joanna was in the kitchen, he probably wouldn’t even step into this ce for the rest of his
life.
“Making dumplings for the children?” Bruce asked caustically.
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