“I leave it all up to you if that’s the case! You’re a big girl now so it’s time you make life choices on your own.
“My only hope is that you remember you have a home today no matter what happens. Your father and brother will always be your safety net to fall back on. Do you understand?”
Janet’s tears silently rolled down her cheeks.
Burying her head in her father’s embrace, she wailed and nodded.
“I understand.”
Feeling a little assured, Father Hancock gently patted her shoulder as if soothing a young child.
He softly spoke, “Cry it out, you’ll feel better after crying it out.”
The pair chatted for a long time in the room.
The talk ended over half an hour later.
Janet’s eyes were visibly red when she came down the stairs but it was obvious that she was in a lighter mood.
Liam had been waiting for her downstairs. He came up to her as she strolled down.
“How was it?”
He lifted his arm to grab her hand and pulled her to their room.
With a smile, Janet nodded and answered, “We have made up.”
Liam raised a brow.
Pursing her lips, Janet ensued with a grin. “Dad still loves us dearly. Liam, don’t come into blows with him again, he...”
The couple had already entered their room by then.
Shutting the door behind him, Liam suddenly pulled her into his arms.
“He what? Huh?”
He lowered his head to kiss her.
Janet’s breathing was ragged, falling into the passion he dragged her in. She fumbled for words. “He’s getting old and did everything for my own good. Don’t you...”
The man suddenly chuckled in a deep voice.
He ravished her lips amid the laughter and carried her to the bed.
“Jan, I never went after him but he just won’t let me go, that’s all. I said it before, I don’t care about anything else as long as he doesn’t stop us from being together.”
Janet was quickly brought to bed.
Taken aback, she intuitively held her hands against his chest and cried, “Liam, what are you doing...”
Her words trailed off as the man had sealed her mouth.
It was yet another absurd night.
Janet could not stay in Jincheng for long the next day because she had work.
Now that the new year was over, Father Hancock and Ulric were busy with social activities during the Spring Festival and had no time to keep her company. Hence, Janet, along with the little guy and Liam returned to the capital.
On the other side, Susan had accepted a modern-day drama for Lucy after the new year. Lucy was immersed in the intense shooting.
As she did not run into Natalie during this time, there had not been a conflict between them.
Mother Katz’s illness was getting better as time went on.
Lucy took a day off halfway through the shoot to take Mother Katz to St. Petersburg Hospital for a full check-up.
Although they had a family doctor who came to the house to examine her, Lucy believed that the internationally-renowned expert who performed the surgery on Mother Katz in St. Petersburg was more reliable.
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