ir didn''t have the words to respond to Wesley.


    She sighed inwardly, ''Wesley can be so stubborn sometimes! Has he even considered my feelings?


    I have enough money. I sold the diamond ring and bracelet he gave me. Besides, I have a job that pays me well enough. I may not earn a lot, but I can support myself. I don''t need him to support me at all!''


    If she had known things would turn out like this, she wouldn''t have returned the Perfecting Cushion Wesley had bought for her. That way, he wouldn''t have found an excuse to wire another one million dors into her bank ount.


    As things were usually slower at work during the off-seasons, ir asked her manager for some time off from work so she could fly to A Country and visit the Li family.


    ir only told Cecelia in advance that she wasing to A Country. However, much to her surprise, Baldwin apanied Cecelia at the airport to pick her up. Cecelia was so excited to see ir that she almost cried in public, as if she had finally seen her daughter, who hadn''t been home a long time.


    They had lunch at the Li family''s house, and then Cecelia took ir out to an art exhibition. Later that afternoon, they decided to go shopping, but before they went to the mall, ir sincerely insisted Cecelia should not buy her anything.


    Cecelia assured her that she needn''t worry about anything, only to go back on her wordster on. She not only bought clothes for ir, but also took her to one of the biggestptop retail outlets in the mall.


    "Aunt Cecelia, are you looking to buy aptop?" ir asked curiously.


    "Yes, dear!" Cecelia answered inly, eyes focused on the wide selection ofptops on disy.


    One of the salespeople rmended twoptops to Cecelia, who then held ir''s hand and asked, "Which one do you think is better?"


    "I think you should pick the one you like!" said ir.


    "It''s not for me, dear." Cecelia smiled at her and continued, "I heard that yourptop got broken. You need a new one!" Some time ago, Niles told Cecelia that ir''sptop was broken in the car ident.


    ir''s suffered a leg injury, but luckily it was not that serious. Cecelia, however, felt guilty because she couldn''t fly to Y City to visit ir, so she thought to make up for it by getting her something she needed.


    ir was deeply moved by Cecelia''s gesture of kindness. "Aunt Cecelia, you don''t need to buy me aptop. Anyway, I just use thepany''sputer; it works just fine for me." She then turned to face the salesperson and apologetically said, "Sorry for the trouble, miss, but we are not buying aptop." As she smiled at the salespe


    me a lot of things again."


    Cecelia paused and put the camera down. ir thought she was angry, and was about to exin when Cecelia cut in, "How about you get pregnant and give birth to a boy or a girl? Then my attention will be transferred to them and you won''t feel pressured anymore. What do you say?"


    ir was at a loss for words, unsure of whether tough or cry. "Seems like a good idea, but Wesley won''t be back in half a year."


    "Huh! You mean you want to have a baby too!" Cecelia had a wicked grin on her face that stretched from ear to ear.


    ir''s face was as red as a tomato. She immediately shook her head. "No, no..." She wasn''t certain about her rtionship with Wesley, and she didn''t think a child would help fix that.


    "Don''t be shy. Niles told me what happened. Now that you know you and Wesley are a legally married couple, why don''t you call me ''Mom'' from now on?" Cecelia looked at ir with a hopeful expression.


    From the moment she saw ir at the airport, Cecelia had been wondering how to make ir call her "Mom."


    ir bit her lip, feeling awkward. Cecelia was right—ir should call her "Mom." However, ir felt incredibly shy to do so.


    Cecelia smiled at ir''s shy face, patting the back of her hand and said, "Don''t worry. You can call me whatever you want. I believe you wille to call me ''Mom'' one day."


    ir nodded. "I know, Aunt Cecelia. Please give me some time."


    "Honey, take as long as you need."


    The next day, Baldwin and Cecelia drove ir to the airport. When they got out of his car, he put ir''s luggage in a cart and told her, "I don''t think your luggage is overweight. If it is overweight, just pay extra. It''s not a big deal. Wesley has money, and all his money is yours now."