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After the party, Hilla and Orlenna returned to River City.

Hilla and Orlenna had been living in Far City for too long. Margaret was reluctant to part with them when they were leaving.

Margaret held on to Hilla’s and Orlenna’s hands. But Orlenna remained silent. "Things are pretty much done. We must get back. Take good care of yourself." While comforting Margaret, Hilla couldn’t help but look at Judy in Orlenna’s arms. "She looks like Margaret."

Hilla said with a smile. Only then did Orlenna raise her eyes at Margaret and snort, "Don’t be like her. She’s woolly-minded."

Margaret was clingy to Orlenna, but when she heard Orlenna criticize her like this, she no longer felt the same way.

"Mom, no man can play the fool as well as the wise man. How can you belittle me like that?"

Margaret rolled her eyes. She was unhappy that Orlenna said so.

She was embarrassed.

No matter what, she was a mother now.

Orlenna took a deep breath and stuffed the sleeping Judy into Margaret’s arms. "Learn to take care of Judy by yourself and be a good mother."

With that, Orlenna looked at Julian and said, "Take good care of them." Although Orlenna put it mildly, Julian attached a great deal of value to it. Julian nodded seriously. "They’re the closest people in the world to me." Orlenna finally got into the car with relief and did not look back at Margaret. Hilla nodded with a smile, got into the car, and left.

Even if they didn’t want to part with Margaret, they still had to go.

If they kept talking like this, they might be loath to leave.

Hilla knew what Orlenna was thinking. Margaret encountered several accidents here, so how could Orlenna be completely at ease?

It was just that ... as a mother, Orlenna could not follow Margaret for the rest of her life.

No matter how much Orlenna was reluctant and uneasy, she must let go. Hilla looked at Orlenna beside her in the car, took out a handkerchief from her

handbag, and handed it to her.

"Mother, Margaret will visit us later with Judy."

Orlenna took the handkerchief and wiped off her tear. She said indifferently, "Who cares if she comes back or not? She’s married now and should do everything by herself. I’m her mother, and am I supposed to beg her to come back home if she doesn’t?"

Orlenna was aggrieved.

It was the first time Hilla had seen Orlenna like this, and Hilla didn’t feel depressed anymore after hearing what Orlenna said.

Although Hilla also did not want to leave, Margaret had her own life.

Holding Orlenna’s hand, Hilla smiled and said, "Mother, don’t worry. Margaret will miss you very much."

"Really? Does she want to get beaten up?"

Hilla was teased by Orlenna’s words.

"Mother, you miss Margaret so much, but you still want to beat her up every day. No wonder Margaret is so afraid of you. But you will be sad if she thinks you’re really going to beat her and refuses to come back."

Orlenna raised her eyebrows. "No."

Hilla pursed her lips and smiled. "I don’t think so!"

Orlenna couldn’t help but chuckle.

Orlenna couldn’t help but turn around and look back. She sighed and said, "I’ve been worried about Margaret. Fortunately, she has someone to take care of her. It’s time for me to rest."

Margaret got married finally.

"Don’t worry, Margaret will be doing well."

Hearing Hilla’s words, Orlenna was relieved a lot and patted Hilla’s palm.

Orlenna knew that Hilla was comforting her.

But she was just reluctant to part with her daughter.

Orlenna always felt that Margaret was still too young to handle anything and that she was also childish.

In fact, Margaret had grown up and known what Orlenna was thinking. Orlenna knew that Margaret was deliberately messing with her since she was afraid that Orlenna would worry about her and miss her.

However, how could Orlenna not miss Margaret?

Bruce, who was sitting in front, turned around and glanced at Hilla.

Hilla blushed at his sudden stare. She lowered her head quickly and smiled.

Why did he suddenly look at her? She felt shy.

Orlenna did not see what Bruce was doing and just looked out of the car from time to time.

Their issues with the Jorgansens were more or less settled, and they didn’t think the others would cause any serious trouble.

Margaret would be taken care of by Julian, and Orlenna wished her to live a carefree life.

The happiest life was one where she didn’t care what others thought of her.

They were too anxious and always wanted to become shrewd, but sometimes it was better to be silly.

The Andersons left, and Far City became a bit quieter.

A few days later, the Keys returned to River City.

The Marleys sat in the room and sighed.

Carl held his walking stick and lowered his head gloomily.

"Dad, why don’t we just surname the baby Marley?"

Carl’s eldest son gave some advice. Carl was obviously unhappy because Riya brought the baby back to River City.

The Marley family had many descendants, but Riya was the only daughter of three generations.

Carl was distressed. Although the Marley family had other children, it was clear that Carl was still thinking about Riya.

Riya gave birth to a son this time, but she could have a daughter then. The baby girl was delicate and must be carefully raised. "Why don’t I go and bring Riya back for a few days?"

Carl’s eldest grandson suggested. Just as Carl was about to say something, Rodney opened his mouth.

"Please don’t do this. Doesn’t Riya still have to leave after being picked up for a few days? She has married after all."

Riya got married. What else could they do?

As expected, the moment Rodney finished, Carl glared at him.

"Nonsense. Riya’s a Marley. What does she have to do with the Keys?"

"Dad, you can’t put it that way. Isn’t Riya married? Her husband is a Key, and so is her son. How can she have nothing to do with the Keys?"

The Keys only had a son for each generation, and Riya’s first child was the heir of the Key family.

The Keys wouldn’t agree to let the son be surnamed Marley!

They were looking forward to seeing their grandson.

Riya stayed at the Marley’s for a month, and it would be Christmas soon.

Although the Marleys were unhappy, they had to admit that Riya was married.

...

In the Jorgansen’s mansion.

Margaret looked at the leaving car that Hilla and Orlenna were in. She stood there for a long time and didn’t want to enter the house.

Julian looked at Judy in her arms and frowned. "Let’s go back. Missy is hungry."

Margaret stuffed Judy into his arms angrily and said, "No, I’ll stay here and watch them leaving."

They had been taking care of her for so long, but suddenly left, even not turning back to look at her.

She was upset and not in the mood to feed Judy.

She was sad and wanted to cry.

Julian looked at Judy who was also about to cry and then at his wife, who was in great grief.

He signed helplessly. Then he returned to the house, handed Judy over to the babysitter, and came back again.

"What if you catch a cold? Do you want to make me worried about you?"

Hearing his words, Margaret turned around to look at him. Her eyes were red and full of tears. She threw herself into his arms.

She burst into tears.

She missed her mother.

Julian hugged and comforted her.

He patted her back and spoke in a gentle voice.

"If you don’t want to separate with them, we will go to River City next month."

Then Margaret stopped crying and looked up at him pitifully with tears.

"Is it true?"

Her voice sounded dull and hoarse. But his words were useful.

She stopped crying.

Julian sighed and nodded. He reached out to wipe the tears on her face.

"We can go back whenever you want. Far City is not far from River City. When Judy grows up and doesn’t get sick easily, we will go there."

"If you keep crying, you won’t look pretty anymore. I hear that a woman should not cry during her confinement, or she will be blind."

It didn’t matter to hear that she was not beautiful, but she was afraid that she would be blind.

Margaret raised her head and asked, "Really? But I’m not blind now."

Then she touched her face.

She didn’t want to cry anymore.

She seemed to have heard such words before.

She knew that she would not be blind, but her eyesight would get worse.

Margaret tried to calm herself down. If she couldn’t see anything, what about Judy? She would feel sad if she couldn’t see her daughter.

"You are so beautiful and considerate. And you marry such a handsome and compelling husband. God won’t let you get blind. It will be a great loss to you if you can’t see me."

Margaret raised her head and looked at him in a daze.

She said, "Julian, your words sound oily!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Didn’t he know how to coax her?

She didn’t want to laugh at all.

Julian also felt that his words were sappy.

He said in a deep voice, "Let’s go home. Judy is waiting for you to feed her." He could hear Judy crying inside.

She was crying as loudly as Margaret.

River City was warmer than Far City.

The wind also carried warmth.

When Hilla returned home, she was immediately surrounded by two little guys.

Recently, she had spent much time taking care of them, so they loved to stay with her.

Orlenna returned to her bedroom to have a rest.

Hilla knew that Orlenna was a little uncomfortable.

The two little guys had learned new skills.

They were at ages of being curious. One loved cars and another loved eating. Each had their own hobbies.

Hilla sat on the carpet, holding a drawing board and teaching them how to draw.

They were full of curiosity and good at imitating. They could even recite fairy tales after listening many times.

Herbert lay on the ground, grabbing a brush and drawing on the board randomly.

Hilla would let them learn and perceive anything if they won’t get injured.

It was not until Orlenna came downstairs and played with the two guys that Hilla returned to her room.

Everything was back on track and they seemed to become more relaxed.

Hilla went to the bathroom and took a shower.

Taking care of children could take a lot of energy. It was never easier than other things.

When she came out of the bathroom, a car stopped in the courtyard.

Bruce went directly to the company after he got off the plane.

He had been away for such a long time. There were so many things waiting for him to address in the company.

No matter how capable James was as an assistant, many things had to be decided by Bruce.

Therefore, James drove to the airport and took Bruce to the company as soon as he knew that Bruce had returned.

Hilla sighed.

It was not easy to be a woman. Not only did you have to prevent another woman from seducing your husband, but you also had to compete with his career and colleagues. It was too difficult.

There was a slight noise outside. Then the door of the room was suddenly opened.

She stopped taking off her bathrobe when she saw the man at the door.

The next second, she put on her bathrobe again.

She had intended to change her clothes and go downstairs to have dinner. She didn’t expect Bruce to come back so early.

"I have thought that you have many things to deal with and have a wine party tonight. Why are you back so early?"

Hilla tried to hide her awkwardness.

They had been married for so long. She should take it for granted.

However, it came out of the blue and made her a little embarrassed.

After all, standing in a room and being naked in front of a man... was very strange.

Bruce walked forward and held her hands when Hilla was about to tie the string of

her bathrobe.

He said with a smile, "I will take it off soon."

Hilla was stunned for a moment and then realized what he was doing.

She looked at him and said in a small voice, "You just came back. And I will go downstairs to have dinner with the children.

Aren’t you tired?"

Seeing Hilla push his hand away, Bruce got closer to her with dissatisfaction and pulled her into his arms.

He lowered his head and whispered into her ear, "There’s no rush to go downstairs after an hour."

It reminded Hilla of what they had done behind the big tree in the courtyard on the night of the New Year.

What happened on the night of the New Year?

It had been two years. Didn’t he feel tired?

With a red face, Hilla pressed her hands against his chest and said in a low voice, "No, you should..."

Before Hilla could finish her words, Bruce kissed her lips.

The kiss was strong and full of love.