Everleigh handed Adrienne a piece of peach and said lovingly, "Here you go."
"Thanks Mommy!" Adrienne said. Then, she stuffed the whole piece into her mouth and grabbed the plate before walking towards Alastair.
"Alastair, eat this." She fed him a piece.
He opened his mouth and took a big bite.
"Are they always like this?" Theodore turned around and asked Everleigh.
She knew that he didn't like peaches, so she peeled an apple for him while answering, "Yeah. I'm always busy and don't have much time for them, so they usually take care of each other like this."
He looked at her with mixed feelings in his eyes. "It must've been difficult for you."
She smiled faintly. "It's definitely not easy, but I'm happy to have them as my children. It's really a miracle to have kids."
Theodore noticed that her face was filled with the love of a mother. It was as if he got a glimpse of her past at that moment.
"Here you go, eat this." Everleigh was so focused on peeling the apple that she didn't even notice the expression on his face.
He didn't take it. Instead, he said in a cold voice, "Everleigh, you've really sacrificed a lot. Thank you so much."
"Don't mention it. They're my children too. It's a blessing to give birth to them." She smiled deeply. Her gaze was filled with happiness and contentment.
Although it wasn't a smooth journey, she was really happy to have reached this far.
She wasn't afraid of any problems or difficulties as long as she had her children by her side.
Theodore held the apple in his hand. He didn't take a single bite. He felt really guilty for everything that had happened.
"By the way, I'll drop by to check on Loraine later. She has finally woken up," Everleigh said.
"Go ahead, Alastair and Adrienne can stay here with me." Theodore was a little surprised to hear that Loraine had finally woken up, though the feeling only lasted for a second.
He didn't care much whether Loraine had awakened or not.
Wilson wasn't even bothered about it, so he clearly had nothing to worry about.
"What do you guys want to eat for dinner? I can order takeout," Everleigh asked. She initially wanted to cook dinner, but she couldn't even convince herself with her own cooking skills.
Adrienne got excited when she heard that they were having takeout food for dinner. "Mommy, why don't we have some duck for dinner? I heard they taste amazing!"
"Sure, we can decide on it when I get back later," Everleigh replied. Then, she got up and left the ward.
After she left, Theodore looked at Alastair and said, "Alastair, come here, let me teach you something."
"Okay." The boy put away the book in his hand and went over to sit right next to him.
Meanwhile, Everleigh had arrived at Loraine's ward.
"Loraine!" She called out.
"Aunt Everleigh! Come and have a seat!" Loraine was delighted to see her.
Everleigh walked over and said, "I'm glad that you finally woke up. Your mom has been worried sick for you."
"I know," Loraine said as she glanced at Yvonne.
Yvonne looked much more gaunt than before. She no longer looked high-spirited.
Instead, she looked more like a middle- aged woman.
"I'm really grateful to God that she has finally woken up," she said.
Loraine was touched to hear it. Her eyes teared up a little. "Thank you, Mom!"
"You are my daughter. I can never bear to let you go." Yvonne's heart wrenched in pain as she recalled what had happened to Loraine.
Everleigh knew what she was thinking about.
They were chattering happily in the ward when Wilson suddenly appeared with a basket of fruits in his hand.
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