The Unstoppable Comeback Of the Unrivaled Ex-Wife-Chapter 380 - 376

Later in the evening, Joanna finally coaxed the talkative children into sleeping.

To be more precise, Abby was the talkative one. She kept pestering Joanna to talk about her past life with Ace.

Adie refuted all night long, but it was to no avail. He, too, was forced to listen to Joanna’s stories about her life with Ace.

In the end, Abby’s conclusion was that Ace was a good person who could be forgiven.

Adie, on the other hand, concluded that Ace was terrible and couldn’t be forgiven.

After the children fell asleep, Joanna found herself wide awake.

She decided to take a walk in the garden for some fresh air.

When she opened the door, she was shocked to find Ace standing right outside the door. She wondered how long he’d been standing there.

She gasped in surprise. "W-Why aren’t you in bed? Why are you standing here? You gave me a fright!"

Joanna’s tone wasn’t exactly gentle when she looked at him and questioned him.

"I couldn’t sleep. The moon looks beautiful tonight. I thought I’d ask you to go and check it out with me," Ace said nonchalantly.

"Erk-hem!" Joanna was suddenly lost for words.

This wasn’t Ace’s usual behavior. He even said, "The moon looked beautiful." Was a cold-blooded guy like him even capable of noticing when the moon was beautiful?

From Joanna’s perspective, he was probably plotting something sinister again!

"Let’s go. The kids are asleep anyway. We’ll go for a walk." Ace started walking down the stairs after finishing his sentence.

Joanna looked at him from behind. Her heart started racing, and she followed him without thinking too much.

Besides, she was planning to go for a walk anyway. Her mood wasn’t about to be ruined by him!

The Moran family’s residence had one of the largest gardens around. It used to be Joanna’s favorite area.

She had carefully planted sunflowers that lasted through all four seasons. That’s why these sunflowers were always in full bloom, and they were now taller than the average person.

The flowers swayed from side to side as a gentle breeze blew by. From afar, it looked like a sea of gold. It was exceptionally beautiful.

The two of them arrived at the garden one after the other. The gentle evening breeze and the bright moon up in the sky kept them company.

Joanna looked up at the moon. She couldn’t help but feel calm on the inside.

"Now that you mention it, the moon really is round and bright tonight. It’s so bright that the sea of sunflowers glows... It looks just like it would during the day..." Joanna couldn’t remember the last time she looked up at the moon.

Ever since she returned to the city from Sun Island, her pace of life ran fast forward. Although not a lot of time had passed, so much had happened. She felt like a top that wouldn’t stop spinning. Now that she came to an abrupt halt, she felt a sense of peace that she’d never felt before.

"Yes. The moon is round and bright tonight." Ace stood by the edge of the field. With his hands in his pockets, he looked up at the bright moon, which in turn, accentuated his prominent features. Under the moonlight, he looked like an intricate jade sculpture.

Joanna was initially looking at the moon, but after glancing at Ace, she couldn’t stop staring at him. She was completely drawn to his perfect-looking face.

She couldn’t help but sigh. Why was God so unfair? Why did God give him such a good family? Why was he so capable? Why did he have to have such a perfect face?

In spite of all that, God didn’t give him ’emotions.’

This guy was an emotionless, cold-blooded animal. He was better off made into a specimen to be displayed in museums. He shouldn’t be allowed to have human contact.

Otherwise, the person coming into contact with him would only be annoyed to death!

"How did you get by with two kids all these years?" Ace was also looking at the moon in the beginning. Suddenly, he turned to look at Joanna and noticed she was peeking at him.

When their eyes met, there was a spark of romance in the air...

Joanna panicked a little and quickly looked away. "There’s not much to say about it. Both of them are good kids. I would go as far as saying they’re angels. I never had to worry about them."

In reality, living life while juggling two toddlers was quite difficult during the past four years. It wasn’t an experience she could summarize in a few short sentences.

Even if the kids were obedient, everything seemed to fall apart whenever one of them fell sick. There wasn’t a day she could rest without worrying.

Apart from that, she also needed to sacrifice her energy, time, and freedom to be with her kids.

While she remotely managed Stellar Group, she also had to make time to teach her kids. One could only imagine how tough it was for her.

However, Joanna didn’t want to talk about these ’difficulties’ for the sake of receiving looks of pity. There was no point in that.

"I didn’t know about them in the past, but now that I have, I refuse to run away from my responsibilities as their father. Think about it. Is it really necessary for us to go to court?" Ace’s tone was a little overbearing.

Joanna sneered. "I never wanted to bring this to court. You’re the one who insists on getting your hands on my children."

"Your children?" There was an unhappy look in his eyes. He moved closer and cast a shadow over her. "Without me, how would you ever have conceived them?"

"Ace, watch your tongue!" Joanna’s cheeks turned red. She glared at him. "I came with the kids to look after you. I’m not here to listen to your nonsense. If you don’t respect my boundaries, I’ll leave with the kids. Whether you live or die will have nothing to do with us!"

"I’m only after the truth. Your thoughts have gone astray," Ace said with a serious look on his face. He continued speaking proudly. "The children are the result of our perfect cooperation. I just never expected to hit the jackpot with a single attempt. They ended up being twins. If my grandparents find out, they’ll be overjoyed..."

"Stop!" Joanna was blushing even more. She raised her hands and asked him to stop. "Stop blowing your own trumpet. I was able to give birth to Abby and Adie because my family has good genes. It has nothing to do with you. Anyone else could’ve done the job."

"Your family’s genes?"

"I’m sure you didn’t know this, but there was a pair of twins in my family. It turns out that I used to have an older brother. Unfortunately, he didn’t survive. My parents and grandfather were worried I would be sad, and that’s why they never told me." Joanna found out about this by coincidence.

She often wondered how things would be if her brother were still around. She wouldn’t be this lonely and helpless. It would also be much easier to rebuild the Pierce family...