Ethan stopped.

The old lady, her face worn and haggard, her hair gray, seemed ill yet kind.

Seeing Ethan stopped, she was so excited that she pushed the wheelchair over and reached out to hold his hands, “Vince, my son! I know you are still alive. They all lied to me. All liars. I never believed them.”

She put his hand on her weathered face.

Without pushing the old lady away, Ethan allowed her to do that. Looking at her with sorrow and grief expression, He could not help but be touched.

Shannon could not bear to disturb them at the moment.

“Sorry, sir. My aunt gets ill again and mistook you for my cousin. I feel so sorry.” A middle-aged woman came over. She’s well aware of what happened and apologized to him. At the same time, she tried to persuade the old lady to let go of Ethan.

The old lady, however, held his hands and refused to let him go.

“Vince, is this your wife? When did you get married? Why not tell me?” The old lady looked towards Shannon amiably.

“I…”

Shannon was about to tell the truth. But she swallowed her words under Ethan’s indication.

He held the old lady’s hands in turn and knelt under his knees, “Mom, she is my wife. I come back to tell you that you’ve got not only a daughter-in-law, but also two grandchildren.”

His voice was soft and refreshing. The smile on his face was as charming as the spring breeze.

Shannon was completely overawed. Looking at Ethan, she blushed.

Seeing him so sensible to her aunt, the woman could not help but cover up her mouth in grateful tears.

The old lady was pleasant, “Really? My God! I have a daughter-in-law! I have grandchildren!”

Ethan pushed the wheelchair, approaching Shannon. Shannon awkwardly called her “mom”. The lady held Shannon’s hands and looked at her pregnant belly, “Don’t be too tired. Take more rest! Vince, you can make some nutritious food for her.”

“Sure, mom. I’ve been doing this all the time. You can rest assured.”

The old lady looked at the stroller again. Ethan pulled the curtain aside, revealing that Wesley and Nancy lay there asleep.

“The babies are less than one year old, but her belly is so doubled. Vince, you have to control yourself next time. You should not make her get pregnant so frequently. It may do harms to her body.” The old lady said to Ethan motherly.

Shannon’s face burned, so did Ethan. “Okay, mom.”

“Vince, take your wife and babies back home. I want to make a meal for you. It would be too late if...” Her voice gradually lowered, holding Ethan and Shannon’s hands together. After that, her hands hung down weakly.

She closed her eyes and fainted.

Her niece whispered lightly, and then she woke up and said, “Vince, go home with mom...”

The old lady’s niece wiped the tears and sucked her nose. She told Ethan and Shannon, “My aunt doesn’t have too much time left. She is always falling in a coma. Regardless of which condition, she always repeats my cousin’s name. Sorry to bother you.”

Ethan asked her curiously, “Well, where is her son?”

“My cousin passed away 20 years ago. He was a soldier and died after he was sent to the western battlefield...”

Ethan felt bad when he heard this.

Before they left, the old lady’s niece gave her aunt’s address to Ethan, “I have to say that you look very similar to my cousin. In the past decade, I have been hiding the news of my cousin’s death. I want to make it easier for her in her last days.”

On the way back, Ethan remained silent. Shannon knew that he was sympathetic to that old lady.

“How about meeting her tomorrow?” Ethan said suddenly, breaking the long silence.

Shannon nodded, “Fine, but will you be available tomorrow?”

“There is not much time left for her. I will spare time to accompany her no matter how busy I am.” Ethan sighed.

Seeing him so compassionate, Shannon smiled and said viscerally, “Sir, that’s very kind of you.”

In the past, he seemed to be extremely cold and grim with an aura of “King of Music”. But after today, she felt that his personality charm was more dazzling than that on stage.

Ethan smiled, “I’m just doing what I should do.”

It was already eight o’clock in the evening when they returned to the villa. They walked to the bedroom, holding Wesley and Nancy asleep.

Amy and Susan monitored every little detail about them and did not leave until Ethan came out from the room.

The next day, Shannon was awakened by a knock on the door. It was Bill standing outside, “Shannon, are you ready? Mr. Yates has been waiting for you in the car.”

His words jogged her memory - she was supposed to visit that old lady today.

Quickly, she put on her clothes, stuffing a pillow under them, trying to appear the same as yesterday.

Accompanied by Bill, Shannon got on the car with the two babies.

Dressed himself as yesterday, Ethan sat on the second row in the car.

Amy and Susan called Dayle the moment they saw them away.

Hanging up the phone, Dayle stormed a mess in her house.

Her mother, Yasmin Hale, came over and comforted her.

“Mom, I’m not sitting here for nothing. That despicable woman is by his side right now! She will take him away from me! I’m going to Fairburg! I’m going there now!” Dayle felt a sense of fear as she said that.

Why should she yield to that bitch? What the hell she thought she was!

“Dayle, calm down. It’s easy for you to go there, and then what? Are you going to quarrel with him again? The more you do, the farer you push him away. Besides, what can you getif you go there? Nothing but only lonesomeness!”

Yasmin forced Dayle sit on the sofa.

“So what? Mom, if I can’t get him, no one else can! He is my husband now! How could he sleep with a woman he has never met before, yet feel nothing for me! I can’t accept this!” Dayle roared shrilly.

Yasmin responded anxiously, “Dayle, listen to me. I have an idea. As long as it works, she has to go away.”

“What’s that? Mom, tell me.” Dayle could hardly wait.

Yasmin attached to Dayle’s ear, and whispered to her with a sneering smile...

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“Vince, Shanny, how do they taste?” In the cozy room, the old lady made the dishes for Shannon and Ethan, “I’ve made it myself. The same flavor as that in your childhood. Try it, both of you. Come on!”

“Uh huh, it’s better than the past.” Ethan said with a thumb up and smiled.

Shannon also nodded, “Yes, the best dishes in the world come from mom.”

The old lady was happy like a child, “I’ve rearranged a wedding for you in the church.”

The old lady looked at them kindly.

“Don’t bother, mom. We’ve already had a wedding.” Shannon refused.

The old lady sighed, “I know. But it must be very shabby to hold one wedding on the battlefield. How can you call it a real wedding without me by your side? Shanny, I am very grateful to you for marrying Vince and delivering babies for him with no regrets. After I die, promise me not to leave him.”

She was full of tears when she finished.

Shannon was touched and wiped the lady’s tears, “Mom, don’t you worry about that. I will not give up on him.”

Ethan walked over and took the other hand, “Mom, just for your sake, we will hold the wedding again.”

The wedding would be held the next day. The old lady arranged a room for them that night, and reminded them to rest earlier so that they could get ready for the wedding.

When the old lady went to bed, her niece Shirley suggested them staying there.

“My aunt did arrange the wedding in the church, and also booked a wedding dress and a suit for you. She dreamed of holding a wedding for her son. I am really sorry to bother you for another day.”

Ethan wanted to fulfill the wishes for the old lady. So he readily agreed. But Shannon hesitated in giving a reply.

However, she served for Ethan, so she had to follow whatever he said.

After Shirley left, Ethan and Shannon stayed as well as the two babies asleep in the room.

There were only two bedrooms in the house. Shirley and the old lady took one, leaving Shannon no choice but to stay in the same room as Ethan.

Shirley and the old lady deemed Shannon as a pregnant woman. They would surely not allow her to sleep on the sofa in the living room. Yet, she felt too awkward to ask Ethan to take the sofa instead.

After all, he was her boss, the world-renowned “King of Music”.

Ethan was taking a shower in the bathroom at this time. Shannon fed Wesley and Nancy nervously.

Sharing the same room with Ethan, the King of Music, Shannon was tensed up as if every of her cells was screaming.

While feeding the two babies, she looked towards the bathroom. Seeing Ethan done, she tidied up her unclasped clothes, and put the babies on the bed quickly.

Ethan wiped his wet hair and walked out slowly, “Don’t you take a shower?”

Shannon lowered her head and made the bed, “Yes, I’ve got a cold. Sir, I will sleep on the floor tonight. You can sleep on the bed with the babies.”