"I''m happy to hear that." Sadie was very happy. She spent so much effort on the pizza and the kids were finally satisfied.


    "This is the best pizza I''ve ever had. Thank you, Mommy." Mia hugged Sadie tightly and kissed her.


    "I wanna kiss too. I wanna kiss too." Nathan also leaned in to kiss Sadie.


    "Mommy, you have some too." Noah fed Sadie a slice of pizza.


    Sadie sat on the sofa with Nathan and the others, enjoying the meal happily. Harold brought out the remaining pizza, and Sadie invited Annika and Arya to try it. Everyone praised the food, surprised by how talented Sadie was in cooking on her first try.


    Sadie was also very happy. This gave her a sense of aplishment even greater than closing a billion-dor deal!


    At the nearby table, Nelson and E sat quietly and had no appetite at all. Nelson set down his utensils and said to E, "I don''t feel like eating. Let''s go." E nodded but made a gesture.


    Nelson frowned. "Where are you going? Don''t make trouble out of nothing."


    Before he could finish, E had already walked in Sadie''s direction. Annika tried to stop her, but Sadie gestured for her to let Ee over.


    E walked to the table, smiled, and gestured to Sadie, "Hello, Ms. James!"


    Then she greeted Nathan and the others with signnguage, "Hello, kids!"


    "Hello, E!" Mia politely replied.


    Nathan nced at Noah and also greeted, "Hello, E!"


    "E, what''s the matter?" Noah asked politely.


    "I just came to say hi. I didn''t have the chance earlier." E smiled and gestured humbly, even a bit ingratiatingly.


    "Don''t stand on ceremony," Sadie said coldly, "Now you can leave."


    Although E seemed to have no ill intentions, Sadie inexplicably felt annoyed and disgusted by her presence. She tried to control her emotions and be friendly to E but also hoped E wouldn''t show up.


    E nodded, turned to Mia and gestured, "Mia, you have a bad stomach. Drink less soda."


    "Got it. Thank you, E," Mia thanked softly.


    E smiled at her and then left with Nelson.


    Sadie finished dinner with the three kids and was preparing to leave, but she found Andrew waiting outside with a few people. Just as she was about to inquire, Noah said, "Mommy, I want to discuss something with you." "What is it?" Noticing that Nathan and Mia looked uneasy, Sadie probably guessed what was going on.


    "Nathan and Mia want to go back to Half Mountain Vi," Noah tentatively said, "Is that okay?"


    Sadie looked at Nathan and Mia, seeing the expectation in their eyes. She felt a pang of sadness. If it were anyone else, she wouldn''t agree; but hearing it directly from Noah, she couldn''t bear to refuse. "Mommy, I don''t want to part with you. Come home with us!" Mia held Sadie''s hand, tears in her eyes.


    "So is Mommy. "Sadie hugged Mia. "But that''s not Mommy''s home. I can''t go there. If you want to go back, I won''t object."


    "Mommy, I''m not going back. I''ll stay here with you," Noah immediately said, "Just let them go back."


    "Aren''t you afraid of Uncle Tristan?" Sadie was surprised.


    "I''m not afraid." Noah tilted his head, pretending to look brave. "What''s there to fear about a guy who looks exactly like me?"


    Sadie patted his head gently and said, "Noah, it''s okay if you want to go back. Mommy coulde pick you up to y outside." "No, I want to be with Mommy." Noah was resolute. "Unless Mommy doesn''t want me, I''ll always stay with Mommy." Sadie was deeply moved and hugged him tightly.