A frown appeared on Kevin's face as soon as he heard Cherry's sickly sweet voice. For the past few
days, she had been completely exhausting what little patience he had.
"Kevin, are you there?" she asked, thinking that the servant had told her the wrong information. But
still, she didn't want to give up easily.
"Shut up! Can't you just leave me alone for a while?" His voice was loud and intimidating, showing not
a sliver of mercy towards her.
With her lower lip trembling, she tightly held on to the pajamas. Her face paled as she felt how much
Kevin thought of her as a burden. All the while, Selma had seen and heard everything that happened.
"What are you doing here?" Selma asked in an indifferent tone. Suddenly, Cherry came to her senses.
Seeing Selma's condescending face, she wanted to snap at her angrily. However, this was Kevin's
mother after all. Taking a deep breath, she flashed a gentle smile.
"I heard from the servant that Kevin was back, auntie. I just specially prepared his pajamas so he could
change and be more comfortable." It took all of her energy not to burst out into anger.
"Someone will take care of everything for Kevin," Selma snorted. Then she looked up and down at
Cherry. "I heard he let you take care of the baby. I don't see you doing your duties as a mother, and yet
here you are bothering Kevin. Do you really think it's that easy to be a part of the Fu Family? That you
can just be sweet to my son and you'll be welcomed with open arms?"
The fury in Cherry's heart rose even more. "How can you say something like that, auntie?" she asked
through clenched teeth. At this point, she was having some trouble maintaining the smile on her face.
"Haven't I done enough for Kevin? Well, even if it isn't enough, that doesn't mean I would stop working
hard. Please just trust me, okay?"
Even though she was about to lose her temper, she knew that she couldn't fight against this woman
head-on. Her goal was to marry Kevin and get the 'happily ever after' she wanted. When that
happened, it was best if she had a good relationship with his mother.
"Humph! None of the Ye Clan's daughters is trustworthy! One is cruel and merciless, and the other is
sly and conniving. Don't think that I don't know. Even if Kevin likes you, he will still have to seek my
approval if anyone wants to become his wife." Although she didn't really hate Cherry before, she had to
be on guard because of Anne.
The baby had been crying whenever Cherry was the one who was taking care of him, which made it
hard to believe that Cherry was actually doing her part as a substitute mother. What was more, the Fus
believed that there was nothing more important than a baby born into their family.
"I understand. But you need to have some faith in me, auntie. I really do like Kevin with all my heart."
Knowing that the longer she stayed, the more Selma would resent her, she decided to make her leave
after slightly bowing her head.
"I need to go now. It's time for the baby to eat. Call me if you need anything." After saying that, she
immediately walked into the baby room.
In the warm room, a woven net hung protectively over the crib. Anne was the one who set it up when
she saw the baby crying all the time.
There was also cute baby mobile with small bells hanging overhead. It spun around gently whenever
the wind blew in from the windows, causing the bells to produce a soft, beautiful ringing sound. The
baby stared up in wonder whenever the bells rang. Anne arranged this for the baby, so the baby could
feel his mother's care and it was also a way to help the baby develop his senses.
"Ah --" The baby's soft crooning pierced Cherry's ears.
Walking over to the crib, she looked down at the squirming child, her eyes filled with hatred.
"I lost the love of my life ever since you came into this world. Why couldn't it just be me? Why?"
Resentment for her mother coursed through her veins. If only her blood was as suitable as Anne's, it
wouldn't be this difficult to get what she wanted.
"Ah --" the baby replied her with the most innocent babbling.
As she heard this voice, Cherry's hatred was aroused. Almost unthinkingly, she reached out to the
baby, her hand ready to clasp over his neck. At this exact moment, the nanny came into the room.
Fear flashed in the nanny's eyes as she had clearly seen what Cherry was trying to do. Sensing that
someone else was in the room, Cherry gently caressed the child's soft cheek. "Baby, are you awake?"
"Ah -" The child stretched out his hand and looked up the woven net. His eyes were so big and bright,
like a crystal clear mountain lake.
"Oh there you are," Cherry said gently as she turned to the nanny. "Have you brought the medicine and
milk?" The nanny sighed a breath of relief.
"I've brought them all here, miss. Let me feed him," the nanny said warily.
Back then, Cherry wasn't so keen to tend to the baby. Whenever the baby cried, she always said that
she couldn't handle it and let the nanny do all the work.
"No, thanks. I can do it." Carefully lifting up the child, Cherry took him in her arms and got the feeding
bottle. Even though she confidently offered to look after the baby, the nanny wasn't sure that she would
able to handle it. Not wanting to leave the poor thing alone, the nanny quietly watched in the sidelines.
Holding back her temper, Cherry fed the baby bit by bit. Seeing that the baby was about to finish
drinking the entire bottle, the nanny quickly stepped in and stopped her,
"Miss, you can't feed him anymore. He is too young. If you feed him too much, he might get sick and
vomit." Remaining calm, Cherry stopped immediately and then proceeded to pat the baby's back
gently.
"All that's left is his medicine, miss." The nanny poured the medicine into a small spoon and handed it
over to Cherry.
At once, the baby opened his mouth and swallowed the spoon's contents obediently.
As he smacked his lips, he frowned and scrunched up his little face, probably feeling aggrieved at the
bitter taste of the medicine.
"There. All done. I'll be going now, miss," the nanny said as she left the room.
As soon as the nanny left, the baby started to cry and flail around, grabbing tightly at Cherry's collar.
The nanny had just walked into the living room when she bumped into Selma.
"Mrs. Selma," she greeted with her head down.
Selma frowned as she had heard the baby crying loudly. "What's going on? Aren't you going to check
why the baby is crying?"
"I've been there just now to feed him and give his medicine. He wasn't crying when I came out."
Although the nanny's voice was low, Selma heard every word clearly.
Not bothering to change out of her high heels, Selma went straight into the baby's room. At this time,
the baby sounded as if he was screaming his lungs out. It was so heartbreaking to hear, especially for
Selma.
"My baby, what's wrong?" Selma glared at Cherry as she took him from her arms.
However, the baby didn't stop crying. He cried with all his strength and waved his little hands. From all
his flailing, his belt came loose, exposing the bruise on his small body, right under his neck. Fury
surged up in Selma.
"Cherry, what's wrong with you?! Where did this mark come from?!" Selma's angry voice frightened
Cherry.
When the baby started crying, she felt so annoyed. It was as if she was his own servant. Cherry
couldn't help but pinch his delicate skin. She didn't expect that she would get busted so early.
"Well, I don't know. Just now, Anne came here and left without saying anything. I didn't expect her to do
such a vicious thing to the baby, especially since it's her own child! But why would she do this?"
Cherry's voice trembled nervously. Luckily for her, it sounded as if she was getting emotional over the
baby's condition, which was why Selma thought that what she was saying must be true.
"That woman! She was probably trying to grab the baby! How can she even take advantage of Kevin's
mercy like this in order to stay in our Fu Family?" At that moment, Selma made up her mind to drive
Anne out of the house for good.
Then she looked at Cherry again. Although she didn't like Cherry, she couldn't help but think that
Cherry was more peaceful and kinder than Anne was.
Noticing that Selma was starting to warm up to her, Cherry held back her joy and took back the baby
gently.
"Oh, poor thing. Why won't he stop crying?" Even though Selma was suspicious, she was still sure that
Anne was the one who had hurt the baby.
The baby cried for over an hour until he finally got tired and fell asleep.
At this time, Cherry was exhausted as well. She didn't expect that it would be so demanding and time
consuming to take care of the baby.
Once Selma left, Cherry put on a sweet and vicious smile. "Little thing, thank you so much for defeating
your mother for me. I will be kind to you when your mother leaves," she said in a sing-song voice.
After placing the baby back in the crib, she walked out of the room and closed the door gently.
The sun brightly shone high up in the sky. It was especially hot today, and made it easy for people to
lose their temper.
After handing in the design draft, Anne came back home. There, she saw Selma sitting on the sofa.
The coffee on the table was now cold.
"Where have you been?" As soon as Selma saw Anne, she stood up angrily and pointed at her
accusingly.
"Where I go is none of your business." There was not a time when Selma had been kind to Anne. Even
when she was pregnant, she had never been a good, nurturing mother-in-law. Because of this, Anne
didn't care whether or not she spoke rudely towards her.
"How dare you talk to me like that? Get out!" Selma said coldly.
With a sneer, Anne raised her eyebrows at her. "Who do you think you are to ask me to get out?"
This time, Anne wasn't planning on getting driven away as easily as before. She was willing to fight
anyone who came between her and her child.
"How dare you talk to me like that? In case you've forgotten, I am Kevin's mother. I just have to tell him
to make you leave and then you'll be left with no other choice!" Everyone had always been respectful
towards Selma, which was why Anne's words made her infuriated.
Meanwhile, Cherry had an unfathomable smile. The fiercer Selma and Anne fought, the more beneficial
it would be for her.
"Auntie, don't be angry. Anne is always like this. Sometimes it's easy for her to offend people. Don't
worry, I'm sure she'll be more careful in the future. Right, Anne?" Once again, Cherry pretended to be
sweet and innocent.
But Selma was already in a fit of anger. "There will be no future. Anne, I want you out of the house
today!"
As Anne saw that the two people she didn't like right in front of her, a sarcastic smile rose up Anne's
lips. "I heard that you're no longer a shareholder at the company and that this house is already in
Kevin's name. My son is his successor. What right do you have to make me leave? I'm here to see my
son, so what does it have to do with you? You have gone way too far,"
Anne coldly responded to Selma's unreasonable provocation with an indifferent look on her face.
With her face turning pale, Selma's eyelids fluttered as she inadvertently collapsed onto the sofa. She
was lost for words to retort.
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