Chapter 436: Chapter 436: Nightmare
Samuel Lockwood turned his gaze, glaring fiercely at Wendy Quinn: "Why? I want to ask you why you went to the hospital with my mom? Wendy Quinn... I really underestimated your cunning... You love having children for me so much, then go ahead and give birth! Once the child is born, you can get the hell out of the Lockwood family."
Wendy Quinn’s body shook.
Mrs. Lockwood was afraid Wendy Quinn might fall, she quickly came to support her: "Wendy..."
Mrs. Lockwood looked at Samuel Lockwood with blame: "Samuel, I don’t allow you to speak like this. Wendy is carrying your child now, what’s so great about Ivana Monroe? She even put a green hat on you, and you’re still defending her? I’m telling you, a fickle woman like Ivana Monroe does not deserve to enter my Lockwood family."
"Wendy is the one who deserves to be my family’s daughter-in-law. She’s pregnant now and still helping you take good care of Nicole, you should be grateful to Wendy."
"Who needs to be grateful to her?" Samuel Lockwood said fiercely: "If it weren’t for her, Ivana and I would be perfectly fine; it’s all because of her appearance that my family was ruined."
Mrs. Lockwood was startled by Samuel Lockwood, feeling aggrieved: "Samuel, how can you be fierce to your mom?"
Mrs. Lockwood’s eyes also turned red. What kind of witchcraft had that bitch Ivana Monroe used on her son to make him remember her so much?
"Fierce to you? Would I dare?" Samuel Lockwood laughed self-deprecatingly, if Mrs. Lockwood hadn’t stepped in to stop it, he would’ve taken Wendy Quinn for an abortion, and things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.
"Samuel..."
"Don’t say anymore. I don’t want to hear anything now. Since you like grandchildren so much, her child will be born, and you can have it! I will fetch Nicole in a few days."
Wendy Quinn looked at Samuel Lockwood in shock: "What do you mean?"
Samuel Lockwood mockingly laughed: "Heh... exactly what you think it means."
Samuel Lockwood turned and walked away.
Wendy Quinn stood there in a daze, her heart filled with loss and resentment. Samuel Lockwood meant she would live with Mrs. Lockwood in the future? The child would be born, but not acknowledged by him?
He would always only acknowledge Nicole?
A sinister thought flashed in Wendy Quinn’s eyes, what if something happened to Nicole, and she died?
Would Samuel Lockwood then acknowledge the child in her womb?
Midnight.
Ivy Monroe awoke, drenched in cold sweat, she had just had a nightmare where Nicole, at the old Lockwood estate, fell into the lotus pond, struggling desperately in the water, crying "Mommy save me."
She ran frantically towards Nicole, but her hand never reached Nicole’s little hand, watching Nicole’s small body slowly sinking into the water, her tender little face full of tears and despair.
Ivy Monroe felt a heartache so intense she couldn’t breathe.
"Nicole..." Ivy Monroe shook her head, wiping away the tears that escaped her eyes: "You’ve never been away from mommy for so long, is it because mommy misses you too much? Is that why she has such nightmares?"
Luckily, it was just a nightmare.
Ivy Monroe comforted herself; if it were real, she would never accept it, she would accompany Nicole, together to the underworld, that place was too cold, and Nicole was too young, needing mommy’s company.
After a long while.
Ivy Monroe lay down again but could not sleep; the nightmare was like a shadow in her heart, tightly entwined around her.
Especially Nicole’s little face sinking into the water at the end, like a movie repeatedly playing in her mind.
Ivy Monroe’s eyes flooded with tears, her voice choking: "Nicole, wait for mommy. No matter what the cost, mommy will bring you to her side, raising you personally."
Early morning.
Ian and Timmy finished breakfast, each giving Ivana Monroe a peck on the cheek, then went off to school cheerfully.
Ian was more shy than Timmy, but the matter of kissing mommy was something he couldn’t pass up. After the kiss, his face turned red, compared to his usual cool demeanor, he looked a lot more adorable.
"Ivy."
Ivana Monroe’s face was adorned with a smile. Seeing Ivy Linden walk out, her smile faded, turning into worry and sympathy; Ivy Linden looked terribly unwell, with dark circles under her eyes, and her eyes red with bloodshot streaks.
Did Ivy not sleep last night?
Ivy Linden walked over like a wandering spirit.
Ivana Monroe instructed Auntie Chapman: "Prepare breakfast again, and cook two eggs."
Auntie Chapman: "Okay, young lady, I’ll do it right away."
Ivy Linden grabbed Ivana Monroe’s hand: "Ivana, don’t bother, I have no appetite, I’m not hungry, I don’t want to eat anything."
Ivana Monroe asked Ivy to sit down first; she looked as if she could collapse at any moment.
Ivana Monroe said: "Whether you’re hungry or not, you need to eat something; otherwise... how will you have the strength to fight Samuel Lockwood in court, to win back custody of Nicole?"
Ivy Linden blinked, her heart aching upon hearing Nicole’s name, tears welling up in her eyes: "Alright, I’ll listen to you, I’ll eat something, I can’t give Nicole to Samuel Lockwood."
She stayed awake all night after being startled awake by the nightmare.
There was one thing she feared more and more.
It was that "actress"... Wendy Quinn.
Wendy Quinn liked Samuel Lockwood, so she bit back against him, aligning with Mrs. Lockwood, just to force her out of the Lockwood family.
Now Wendy Quinn had succeeded.
Mrs. Lockwood also got what she wanted.
So what will Wendy Quinn do next? What can she do?
Nicole!
Nicole, who is staying at the old Lockwood estate.
Wendy Quinn will use tactics against Nicole.
Ivy Linden didn’t believe Mrs. Lockwood could take good care of Nicole because Nicole had grown up by her side, and Mrs. Lockwood couldn’t properly care for children; besides playing with them, she usually leaves them to the nanny, and even if Nicole gets hurt, if the nanny wanted to hide it, Mrs. Lockwood wouldn’t notice.
So, if Wendy Quinn wanted to harm Nicole, it would be too easy.
As for Samuel Lockwood... he probably hated her now, right? Saying things like that, what more could she expect from him?
When a man hates a woman, he turns into a stepfather!
Even though Samuel Lockwood loved Nicole dearly, these days, Samuel Lockwood’s mind was filled with hatred towards her, probably unable to care for Nicole.
The new breakfast was served quickly.
Ivy Linden picked up the food and stuffed it into her mouth, eating large bites, even if she felt no taste, she still forced herself to swallow.
Ivana Monroe watched Ivy Linden like this, feeling immensely sad.
Ivana Monroe peeled two warm eggs, wrapped them in a clean napkin, and when Ivy Linden finished breakfast, she supported Ivy’s chin with her fingers.
"Don’t move, Ivy, I know you have a lot to say, give me five minutes, after five minutes, I’ll listen to you slowly, and find a way together with you."
"Ah? Why are your eyes red again? Don’t cry, you need to learn to be strong."
Ivy Linden swallowed her tears.
Ivana Monroe massaged Ivy Linden’s eyes with the hot eggs; her dark circles visibly faded.