174: Chapter 173: Gained an Additional Grandfather 174: Chapter 173: Gained an Additional Grandfather Ivy River shyly lowered her head, fiddling with her rice with chopsticks, “Eat, eat, it’s ti to eat, no talking!”
Emmy beca even more curious!
She rarely saw Ivy River shy!
She stopped eating, got up, and trotted over, clinging to Old Lady Blake’s leg, acting spoiled.
“Grandma Zane, just tell , am I still your little sweetie, your little fairy?”
Old Lady Blake kept her mouth shut, changing the subject, “Your mom is thinking about whether to remarry your dad, would you be okay with that?”
“That’s boring!” Emmy’s attitude made a 180-degree turn.
In a disappointed tone, she said to Ivy River, “Mom, have you lost your mind?”
“Your Grandma Zane is tricking you, didn’t you notice your brother didn’t say anything?
You’re the only one silly enough to be fooled.”
Emmy turned to see Grandma Zane holding back a laugh, and instantly realized she had been played.
She huffed, then turned away, not speaking anymore.
Old Lady Blake suggested, “Hurry and eat; it’s getting late.
Why not stay here tonight?”
“We’ll see, Grandma.”
All five around the table lowered their heads, eating, not speaking, creating a very tense atmosphere.
Everyone was lost in their own thoughts.
Ivy River was still worried about finding clues about Harrison Blake.
From what she’d learned outside, Harrison Blake was quite famous in transactions and collecting items, considered a genius of his generation.
Sadly, he fell apart for a woman.
Fatty occasionally glanced at Ivy River, his eyes filled with doubt and caution, fearing she might, against better judgnt, remarry Edwin Blake.
Old Lady Blake pondered when the two children would reunite with their ancestry, and when Ivy River and Edwin Blake could remarry.
As for Emmy, it was simple; with her angry face and dissatisfied words, she lightened the mood, making everyone with burdens laugh out loud.
Butler Lee’s eyes were darkened.
She was waiting to go upstairs to check the bookshelf after dinner; if she wasn’t mistaken, another row of books might have been disturbed…
The next day.
Old Lady Blake yawned as she got up, “Fatty, Emmy, you must think about Grandma Zane.
If you don’t have ti to visit, I can co to your house to see you.”
“Grandma, stop nagging.
Quickly go take a nap—last night, you got worked up by the two of them—no need to see us off.”
Ivy River spent the night at the Blake family’s old house.
On the surface, it was because she couldn’t resist persuasion, plus it was late, and the kids—Fatty and Emmy—wanted to play there.
In reality, Ivy River wanted to check the study again.
Unfortunately, after going in, she found nothing and returned empty-handed.
“Say goodbye to Grandma Zane; we’ll co and visit her next ti.”
Ivy River gently patted the heads of the two little ones and instructed them.
Both little ones said in unison, “Goodbye, Grandma Zane!”
Old Lady Blake looked at the two little attachnts clinging to her, full of reluctance, “Will you co play with Grandma Zane on the weekend?”
Ivy River spoke softly, “Not this weekend.
I need to take them to Riverland City.”
“Going back to your hotown?”
Old Lady Blake suddenly rembered Ivy River’s hotown was in a village in Riverland City.
Ivy River didn’t say much, just nodded, “Yes, they’re grown up now.
I want to take them on a trip and will bring them to visit you when I can.”
Old Lady Blake could only watch with regret as she sent off the trio.
Ti passed quickly.
Ivy River stood at the school gates to pick up the two kiddos, preparing to go to Riverland City.
Thinking back to this ti asking Lewis Chadwick for leave.
She could only sigh inwardly.
Lewis Chadwick’s eyes widened upon hearing Ivy River taking leave again.
In a huff, he spoke, “Why are you asking for leave again?”
Ivy River imdiately replied, “What’s this ‘again’?
Could you explain this term clearly?
Rember when we first signed the contract—what did we say?
You haven’t forgotten, have you?
I think you haven’t.
Think hard.”
This questioning and pressuring tone.
Made Lewis Chadwick reluctantly give in.
“My dear lady, all right, all right, I can’t refuse you.
It’s just that you’re asking for leave too much, and your number’s been hard to get lately.
Complaints have reached !”
Seeing Lewis Chadwick take out a complaint letter from the drawer.
She felt a bit awkward.
Opening it up, it was full of complaints about her not working overti, sticking strictly to nine-to-five, hard-to-reach appointnts.
She thought for a mont and smilingly said:
“It’s not my problem.
I’m a person too, aren’t doctors people?
I don’t need high pay.
Sotis I don’t even need you to pay for working overti, did you go over the procedures?
No, did you?
I just want to stay healthy—is there sothing wrong with that?”
“Ruin your health because of work, President Chadwick, what do you say?” Ivy River tossed the question back to Lewis Chadwick with her last sentence.
Lewis Chadwick had no choice but to endure!
He gently said, “I think you’re right; health is the real capital of the revolution.”
“That’s good, just mark it as leave when I’m not here, all right?
Be mindful.” Ivy River finished and swaggered away.
Leaving Lewis Chadwick alone in the office, petrified and crestfallen.
How could Ivy River be so unyielding!
Others crave fa and complints.
But this lady just wants to slack off anyti she can, and lie low whenever possible.
Treating money like dirt, could it be that she despises the salary and overti pay for being too low?
Thinking of this, Lewis Chadwick turned around and called Alexander Hodges to vent.
…
Ivy River watched as the teacher brought the two kids out.
She smiled and said to the teacher, “Next week, we have so family matters.
I need to take Vincent and Elsa on a two-day leave to visit their maternal grandfather.”
Teacher Eulalie nodded and smiled, “Okay, but too bad for Ann.
This kid has beco quite lively recently, but will probably be back to her silent self on Monday and Tuesday.”
“It’s okay, I’ll try to get them back to school early, and this is an opportunity for Ann to beco a bit independent.
Everyone needs to grow up.”
Fatty complained, “Ann’s not even four yet, she’s starting school so early, and you have high expectations?”
“You haven’t grown up and married yet, so you’re already standing up for Ann?
Vincent, how co I never saw you being so protective before!”
Ivy River said displeasedly, giving Fatty a light tap on the head.
Emmy clapped her hands happily, “Good hit, nice hit, make brother wail!
Mom, hit harder~!”
“I’ll deal with you later.
For now, I need to take you away.”
After saying goodbye to the teacher, Ivy River led them to the car and drove off.
“Hungry?
We’ll get sothing quick to eat later, no stopping along the way, Mommy will drive straight through.”
Fatty, seeing her drive, earnestly advised, “Don’t get distracted while driving.”
“Che,” Emmy whacked Fatty, “You’re not hungry, doesn’t an others aren’t.
Mom, I want McDonald’s!
Their new toys are related to Little Flower, I want them!”
Ivy River glanced in the rearview mirror, “I’ll stop sowhere to get it for you.”
Fatty was concerned, “Mommy, where are we going?
And how long will it take?
I’m worried about you driving alone, maybe find soone to help.”
His words ward Ivy River’s heart.
“It’s only a few hours, I can manage alone.
Your Uncle Peterson is already in Riverland City waiting for us.
I’m taking you to see your grandfather, who is your maternal grandfather.”
“Grandfather?!” Fatty and Emmy were startled.
In their minds, Lucas Woods was their grandfather, so how was there another grandfather all of a sudden?
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