There was a reason why Joanne was so determined.

When Gavin was still in his mother's womb, fate had been deliberately making things difficult for his father.

He had just come into this world and hadn't even had the time to feel his father's love when he watched as his father left the world in his embrace.

After that, he was helplessly abandoned by his mother and sent to an orphanage.

Because he grew up in an orphanage, Gavin had a different childhood compared with others.

Other kids had complete families and their childhood would be full of children's entertainment, but he didn't have any of those.

He only had a lot of friends who had been abandoned by their parents like him.

These were all debts owed by fate to Gavin.

Joanne thought that she didn't need fate to make it up to Gavin in other aspects, as long as his illness was willing to let go of Gavin and let him live well.

As long as Gavin could survive, the debt that fate owed him could be written off.

"This deal is worth it. Fate won't give up such a good opportunity, will it?

"Therefore, Gavin's surgery will definitely succeed. He will definitely get better."

At the end of the thought, Joanne did not know if it was logical speculation or a blind self-comfort.

"Mm! Mm!"

Romy, who was on the baby bed, seemed to have seen through her mother's confusion. She kicked and babbled as if she was calling Joanne.

Hearing her daughter's voice, Joanne came to her senses by conditioned reflex and touched the little girl's face with a smile. "Are you calling me?"

"Mm! Mm!"

Romy inherited her eyes from Joanne and had a pair of beautiful peach blossom eyes.

At this time, the little girl's peach blossom eyes widened as she looked at Joanne like a little angel. She was dancing with joy, which made people fall in love with her at first glance.

Inadvertently, there was a gentle smile on Joanne's face.

She picked up her daughter, let the little girl lean in her arms, and pampered her softly.

While pampering her, Joanne suddenly became lost in thought as she looked at Romy.

When Brian pushed the door open and came in, he saw Joanne lost in thought.

He walked over and took his daughter from Joanne's arms. He teased the little girl first and said, "Joanne, what are you thinking about?"

Joanne looked thoughtful. "I'm wondering if I should train Romy from a young age."

Brian did not expect Joanne to think about this. He asked in confusion, "What are you going to train Romy in?"

"It's... something about relationships." The more Joanne spoke, the more serious her tone became. "I don't want Romy to meet too many difficulties in terms of relationships after she grows up."

Brian showed a look of understanding and agreed, "Okay."

"But..." Joanne was a little hesitant. "If I deliberately cultivate her value of emotions, it might lead to her understanding of too many things too early. What if she starts dating someone at a very young age?"

Brian felt that Joanne's concerns made sense in a certain way.

He pondered for a moment before he said, "Or maybe you should also cultivate Romy's spouse-selection idea?"

Joanne thought it was feasible and nodded. "That sounds nice!"

At this time, Brian and Joanne never thought that it was too early for them to think about those things.

Everything that happened in the future was beyond their expectations.

Romy didn't understand that her parents were worried about her. When she saw Brian's mouth moving, she looked at him curiously. After quite a while, she realized that he was her father. She let out a cute cry of surprise and tried her best to get into his arms.

Brian looked at his daughter's little face and felt that when she lay in his arms, she was just a small kid and needed his full attention.

As he thought of this, his heart was gradually filled with tenderness.

Brian suddenly felt a kind of satisfaction that he got from holding his daughter, which could not be expressed too clearly to outsiders.

However, he was indeed surrounded by his sense of satisfaction and happiness.

After such a long time, Brian slowly felt that this kind of happiness actually did not need to be shared with others.

Because everyone could experience this kind of happiness. If anyone couldn't experience it now, it would just be a matter of time before they got it.

However, after what happened today, Brian suddenly realized that he had been too optimistic.

It was very likely that Gavin wouldn't be able to experience this kind of happiness, and he wouldn't even be able to survive.

Fate was really too unfair to Gavin.

Joanne looked at Brian and touched his arm. "It's my turn to ask you now - what are you thinking about?"

Brian came to his senses and did not tell the truth about his thoughts. He just said, "We don't have to think too much about what will happen after Aiden and Romy grow up. In the future, we can let them choose the lifestyles they want."

That was also what Joanne thought.

She didn't intend to force some of her ideas on her kids, and she didn't want to arrange their future for them.

The two little kids had the right to grow up freely from the moment they were born.

She, on the other hand, was only responsible for taking care of them until they became grown-ups.

Brian thought so as well.

Joanne's peach blossom eyes were blinking. She looked at Brian with sparkling eyes and said, "I suddenly envy Aiden and Romy. They have such a good father like you!"

Brian said calmly, "In the future, Aiden and Romy will also envy you."

"Hmm?" Joanne was confused. "What will they envy me for?"

Brian said directly, "They will envy you for having such a good husband."

Joanne never expected that Brian would say that. She looked at him helplessly and said, "I'm trying to praise you. Can't you do the same to me?"

"How could anyone praise themselves in such a manner?"

Brian smiled and kissed her lips. He comforted her and said, "I should thank you for allowing me to marry you. You're a good wife."

Although it was not a formal compliment, his words worked on Joanne.

She looked at Brian with a slight smile before she tiptoed and kissed him on the cheek.

She did not think that she was good or perfect.

However, in Brian's eyes, she was indeed the best in the world.

Every time Brian praised her, she would also think that she was the best in the world.

In fact, she might not be really good.

However, it was undeniable that she married a great man.

Romy was sandwiched between her parents. It was the first time that she had witnessed a couple's affection, so she protested. "Ah!" Her voice was as clear as a dolphin's. It was difficult for Brian and Joanne to ignore it.

Brian looked down at the little girl and kissed her. The little girl finally stopped messing around and leaned against her father's arms obediently. From time to time, she hummed like a lazy little bear, looking very cute.

Joanne touched the little girl's face and said, "Sometimes, I hope that she can grow up as soon as possible. But most of the time, I hope that she can grow up slowly."

When their little girl grew up, even though she had the protection of her and Brian, it was inevitable that she would have her own troubles.

However, there were many troubles in the world that Joanne hoped her daughter could avoid and not go through.

Brian also looked at his daughter with boundless tenderness in his eyes. "Romy can slowly grow up, but not her brother."

Joanne looked at Aiden, who was sleeping soundly, and reminded Brian helplessly, "Mr. Lambert, you are blatantly treating them differently!"

Brian did not feel that there was anything wrong with his words at all. He took it a matter of course and said, "Boys should grow up as soon as possible so that they can protect their wives."

"Wives?

"Aiden's wife?"

"You..." Joanne was so scared that she uttered, "Honey, are you thinking of Aiden's marriage so soon? He's still too young for that, isn't he?"

"If he meets the right person, he should get married early. There's nothing bad about it." Brian suddenly looked at Joanne deeply and said, "Joanne, I regret that I wasted so many years and let you be alone in those years."

Joanne didn't say anything.

She was rendered speechless again and thought to herself, "Is this a sudden confession of love from Brian?"

Joanne had not been in a state of confusion for a long time, but now she really couldn't react and could only look at Brian blankly.

Brian smiled and guided her slowly, "If you feel moved, you can express it with practical actions."

Joanne thought for a moment and looked at Brian suspiciously. "Mr. Lambert, is this your real purpose?"

Brian bent his fingers slightly and knocked hard on Joanne's forehead. When he knocked, he didn't care if it would make Joanne in pain or not.

Joanne was in pain. She covered her forehead and could not help protesting. "Is it okay for you to abuse me in front of our kid like this?"

"It doesn't matter." Brian looked at Romy and his tone was still doting. "Romy is still young and doesn't understand these things."

In other words, he could do whatever he wanted.

Joanne was speechless.

He was obviously bullying her when he said that, but as he said it in a doting tone, there was no sense of bullying at all but only a deep and fascinating love.

Joanne looked at Brian carefully. After a while, she breathed a sigh of relief and said with a serious face, "I am not worried that my daughter will fall in love at a very young age."

"Why?" Brian raised his eyebrows slightly and looked quite curious. "Weren't you worried just now?"

"I'm not worried when I think of the fact that you're Romy's father." Joanne looked as if she was analyzing the facts. "I've heard that most of the girls would choose their boyfriends with their fathers' standards. I think that even if more than 20 years have passed, no one will be able to compare with you."

"Well, I'm definitely not praising Brian this time.

"What I mean is that his talent and ability to bully others has reached an unprecedented level."

Of course, Brian did not know Joanne's real meaning and just thought that she was really praising him.

He stroked Joanne's hair and said, "You are Romy's mother. You have such good taste in choosing your man, so Romy must be good at it as well. Don't worry."