Pausing for a moment, Delia added, "Mrs. Lindsay, I mean no disrespect, but it''s just that Miss


    Edna... well, she''s had it tough. I wouldn''t want you to miss out on such a kind woman. If I''m out of


    line here, please don''t hold it against me."


    With those words, Delia let out a sigh. "Truth be told, I''m just a servant, and it''s really not my ce


    to say this, but I just can''t help feeling for Miss Edna. If it breaks my heart, I can only imagine how


    she must feel..."


    J sighed in response, "Delia, how do you think I feel? I''d love nothing more than for Edna to


    officially join our family. But you know how Jonah is..."


    Delia''s eyes flickered with a spark of determination as she looked towards the grand manor


    entrance. "Mrs. Lindsay, Jonah always holds Gerry in high regard. If Gerry asks for Miss Edna''s


    hand, Jonah will surely agree. Besides, after all these years, Miss Edna''s practically raised Gerry as


    if he were her own."


    J''s face lit up at the idea. "That might just be the ticket."


    The n then was to work on Gerry.


    Once he recognized Edna as his mother, Jonah would have no choice but to marry her.


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    At that moment, Edna entered, carrying a thermos. "J, what''s got you and Delia in such high


    spirits?"


    J replied with a smile, "Oh, just talking about happy things."


    "I''ve made you some nutritious soup; let''s go inside and have it while it''s hot."


    J had a persistent cough that no doctor seemed able to cure.


    When Edna found out, she was frantic and managed to obtain a special health-boosting recipe from


    a renowned healer.


    Oddly enough, after drinking Edna''s soup, J''s condition improved significantly.


    For years, it was Edna''s nurturing soups that kept J going.


    Without them, she feared she might have been long gone.


    That''s why J saw Edna as her good luck charm, a blessing to the Lindsay family.


    And this was a significant reason for J''s fondness for Edna.


    J patted Edna''s hand and said, "Out of all the people, no onepares to you!"


    Laughing, Edna replied, "Oh, you tter me! It''s only right that I look after you. And besides,


    Sherman and the rest of the family are also very attentive."


    "Their attentiveness is just lip service," J said with a hint of discontent shing in her eyes.


    She had five sons in total. Apart from Jonah, who lived with her, the others barely visited once a


    year, and their wives were no different—hardly present.


    Edna stayed at the Lindsay estate until the evening before she left.


    Delia walked her out.


    Stepping beyond the estate''s boundaries, Edna stopped, "Delia, this is far enough. You should head


    back."


    Delia nced around, then whispered, "I mentioned the marriage to Mrs. Lindsay today. She''s quite


    taken with you. Don''t worry, the position of matriarch in the Lindsay family will be yours sooner or


    "Let''s hope your words worked," Edna said, pulling out a small box from her bag and handing it to


    Delia. "I heard it''s your grandson''s birthday today – just a little something from me."


    Delia hesitated to take it. "It''s not easy for you, raising Darleen Fletcher on your own."


    The Fletcher family was notorious for their ruthlessness.


    The mour of Edna and her daughter''s lives was just a facade; the true hardships were known


    only to them.


    "Please, take it," Edna insisted, pressing the box into Delia''s hands. "It''s nothing expensive."