Free Web NovelChapter 718: Chapter 716 No Change [3 more]
Then she immediately pushed her tiles over: "I won."
"Maya, you bastard, can’t you let us win two hands?" Sophia complained indignantly.
Ella pouted and grumbled, "Maya, let me win two rounds! I’ve been losing all afternoon."
"Miss Spencer, let my Ella win a couple of rounds," Elijah felt sorry for Ella.
"Oh dear! Maya, my baby is going to pop out from your luck being too good," Seven patted her big belly.
Even though she lost the game, her heart was happy. At least, she had relaxed for half a day. After the New Year, when spring came, she was about to give birth. Then, Ella and Sophia would have theirs. With the babies together, it would be bustling.
"I’ve been holding back, I should have won two rounds ago, waiting for you all. Look, the tiles are almost gone, of course, I should win, otherwise, it would be a waste of time." Maya had already poured water from several big buckets, but these guys were out of luck, and there was nothing she could do.
"Little one, are you trying to train our son to be a gambling master?" Liam pinched her chin and kissed her lips.
Maya was eavesdropping on the conversation at the next table when she heard Asher answer casually, "I know." He was replying to Mother Scott.
After a few more rounds, everyone gathered to eat, surrounded by more than a dozen people, it was quite lively. It would be even more lively when the little ones were born.
Liam and Ian, typical good husbands, didn’t care for their own meals but fed their wives first.
In the evening, when everyone left Christopher’s house, heavy snowflakes began to fall from the sky.
Maya leaned on the window, looking at the beautiful scene outside, excited. Liam held her big hand, his eyes often falling on her, watching her slightly rounded belly, and his smile was particularly bright.
Before meeting Maya, Liam had never smiled so happily, never felt life was such a meaningful thing.
Then he placed Maya’s small hand to his lips and kissed it hard, his heart full of warmth.
Meanwhile, in the prison of S City, Jane Spencer stood by the window, looking at the falling snow outside, her hair a scattered white, feeling extremely heavy-hearted.
The day after tomorrow was New Year’s Eve, yet she could not feel any festive atmosphere or the cheer of the New Year.
This morning she received news that a year ago, Elia Spencer, who had been released from the asylum, under Hannah’s arrangements, married a rich second generation in S City, who wasn’t very wealthy.
A bitter smile appeared on Jane Spencer’s lips. Among her siblings, she had always been the most combative from a young age, yet she ended up the most miserable, to spend her life in prison.
These days, she often dreamed of Liam and Maya, often dreamed of arguing with Liam, dreamed of her grudges against him; dreamed of having someone throw Maya into the sea.
Recalling the past, Jane Spencer’s smile was helpless, she had a lot of guilt towards Liam and Maya.
However, it was too late, even if she wanted to apologize to them, she didn’t have that chance anymore.
Counting the days, Maya had less than five months to give birth, it would be early summer, the timing was just right, both for the child and the adult, it was quite good.
She looked back at the baby sweater she had placed on her bed, wondering if Maya would accept it when she received it? Would she put it on the baby?
Even though she and Liam were not siblings by blood, they had supported each other through the years, yet things turned out this way, Jane Spencer couldn’t quite understand what had happened to her, why she had become like this?
She wondered if she hadn’t despised Nolan being a poor boy and chose to be with him, would she be happy now?
Jane Spencer took a deep breath, thinking she wouldn’t be happy with Nolan! Because deep down, she still wanted to pursue better things, being with Nolan, she definitely wouldn’t be content, maybe the two would have ended up ugly.
Suddenly, she thought of Lillian, her ex-husband, whom she hadn’t thought of for a long time.
Now, she thought of him intensely, she remembered Lillian cooking for her in the kitchen; she remembered Lillian always telling her not to be strong, to stay at home and have a cute baby.
But she refused all of it.
Immediately, Jane Spencer’s tears fell like rain, she hated herself, hated herself for not cherishing blessings, for pushing happiness away, for planning the divorce? For not listening to Lillian and being a homemaker.
If she had listened to Lillian, their child might also be three or four years old now, but she forcibly pushed happiness away.
Thinking of Lillian’s goodness, Jane Spencer’s calm heart suddenly lost control, crying heartbreakingly, these were the first tears since Nolan passed away, tears of immense sorrow.
She suddenly wanted to see Lillian so much, to hug him, to say sorry to him, she really regretted missing him.
Even though she knew Lillian had a fondness for Maya, she also knew, as long as she didn’t push for a divorce, Lillian would take responsibility for her for life.
But what had she done? Jane Spencer thought she must be crazy to make things turn out like this.
She covered her face with her hands, tears falling wildly, her heart ached inexplicably, ached so much.
"Jane Spencer, someone is here to see you. Usually, no one is allowed to visit, but since it’s almost New Year’s, we’ll give you a chance!" Officer Smith reminded her.
It was nine in the evening, normally no visits were allowed, but the officer saw it was close to New Year’s, and Jane Spencer had been well-behaved without disturbing, so they allowed her a visitor.
Jane Spencer quickly gathered herself, pretending nothing had happened, just unsure who would come to see her on such a snowy eve before New Year’s?
She didn’t bother to tidy herself too much, wiped away her tears, and went out.
In the visiting room, she was stunned to see the man sitting in front of her.
She hadn’t expected it to be Lillian who came to see her at this time.
For a moment, Jane Spencer wanted to run, her steps involuntarily moving backward. She could face anyone, just unsure how to face Lillian, maybe because she owed him too much, even though she just thought of him, yet she felt embarrassed.
Lillian looked at Jane Spencer’s full head of white hair, not surprised at all, having long heard about Jane Spencer’s situation in prison.
He had applied to visit a few times, but Jane Spencer refused every time; so this time, he didn’t let the officer inform her he was coming.
Seeing Jane Spencer wanting to flee, he immediately stood up and greeted, "Jane Spencer, long time no see!"
His words carried no sarcasm, nor pity, as if just greeting an old friend not seen for years.
Jane Spencer panicked, immediately raised her hand, tidying up her hair.
She was at a loss, unsure whether to sit or stand.
Then, she turned and said to Officer Smith outside the door, "Officer Smith, could you please bring the sweater from my bed?"
"Okay, Miss Spencer."
Afterwards, Jane Spencer took a deep breath, walked unhurriedly to the meeting table, and sat down as calmly as possible.
She raised her head, quickly glanced at Lillian, and awkwardly said, "You still look the same, haven’t changed a bit."
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Note: Just twenty to thirty thousand words and the story will end, currently this counts as a side story; apologize for the slower updates of the side story, please bear with it! Everyone, please come up with a name for the baby of Maya and Liam!
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