“Daughter, who’s behind us? Why has he been following us?” The father and mother also noticed something strange.
“He’s just a boring person,” Jane’s anger hadn’t subsided, and she didn’t want to have much to do with Patrick.
“In these days, you’ve only told us about the children’s situation, but you haven’t mentioned who you married,” the father asked lightly.
Jane remained silent.
“If our daughter doesn’t want to talk about it, then let’s not ask. The most important thing is to see our grandchildren soon,” the mother sensed Jane’s unhappiness and quickly stopped the father from saying more.
It took more than two hours for the car to arrive home from the hospital. Jane helped her parents out of the car and glanced at Melissa in the yard, her brows furrowed with a hint of disgust in her heart.
She couldn’t believe that someone couldn’t hold back their impulses just after she left for a few days.
But her children were still in the room? Thinking of this, Jane’s heart ached.
Who says mothers don’t miss their children? She had just been enduring it all along.
“We’ve arrived. This is my home,” Jane pushed the wheelchair and helped her mother with the luggage into the yard.
Melissa looked very surprised when she saw Jane and hurriedly went up to inquire, “Sister-in-law, you’re finally back. These days have been exhausting for me.”
Hearing this, Jane just snorted and ignored her, walking straight into the house with her parents.
As soon as she saw her home, Jane felt that something was off. It was completely different from before she left, as if Patrick’s room had been moved here entirely.
She knew that all this was done by Patrick.
“Finley?” Jane called upstairs.
Finley heard the sound and quickly ran downstairs to see Jane, then hugged her, “Where have you been these days? Why didn’t you tell me? You left me to face such a big house alone, do you know how worried I was?”
Finley cried and complained to Jane, completely unaware that there were two old people standing next to her.
“Who are these two?” Finley cried for a long time before noticing the two old people and quickly asked.
“These are my parents. I brought them back from overseas,” Jane explained briefly.
Finley immediately took the luggage and led them upstairs.
“You’ve had a long journey. How is your health after such a long flight?”
Jane glared at Finley, who immediately shut his mouth.
Jane arranged them in the upstairs room. “Mom and Dad, you should rest for a while after the long journey.”
Then she dragged Finley out and asked directly, “What’s going on? Did you invite Melissa over?”
“You’re the one to talk. You didn’t even give me any news after you left, and I didn’t know about so many things happening at home. How am I supposed to handle all these people?” Hearing this, Jane’s anger flared up, and she marched straight to the door where she saw Melissa holding a child.
“How come you’re here?”
Melissa looked innocent. “My cousin agreed for me to stay here. I didn’t mean to cause any trouble. I hope you can forgive me!”
Hearing this, it seemed like Jane was the villain, tearing apart the two siblings.
“This is my home. Who is your cousin? Since he invited you here, then go back to his home and return my child to me,” Jane treated Melissa without any courtesy, just like treating an enemy, showing no mercy whatsoever.
“My cousin asked me to come and take care of the children,” Melissa hugged the child tightly, unwilling to let go.
Finley tugged at Jane’s clothes and pointed in the direction outside where Patrick had already arrived. These days she had experienced Melissa’s manipulative tactics firsthand, not wanting Jane to suffer any loss, so she whispered softly in her ear, “You should be careful around these siblings; they can be quite cunning.”
Patrick’s face lit up with a smile as soon as he saw Jane. “You’re finally back. Both I and the children have missed you terribly.”
Finley felt a chill run down her spine.
“Cousin, my sister-in-law wants to drive me away and won’t let me take care of the children,” Melissa began to complain with a pitiful look on her face as soon as she saw Patrick, as if she had found her lifesaver.
Finley became anxious upon hearing this. “This is a matter between the husband and wife. Why do you need to get involved? Besides, Jane has already returned. What are you doing here, taking advantage of the situation?”
Jane already understood what had happened in the past few days upon hearing this.
Patrick walked up to Jane and gently patted her shoulder, trying to embrace her, but Jane pushed him away abruptly. “I believe this is my home. What is your cousin doing here? Who allowed her to come?”
Hearing this, Patrick quickly explained, “Finley, I was worried about leaving a person to take care of the children alone, so I asked my cousin to come.”
“Now that I’m back, you can ask her to leave.”
Jane’s words were firm and didn’t leave any room for negotiation.
“Sister-in-law, please don’t drive me away. I really like the children and want to take care of them,” Melissa appeared quite aggrieved. After finally straightening things out, she couldn’t bear to see Jane come back and disrupt the situation.
“They are my children. If you like children so much, then have your own,” Jane retorted mercilessly.
Finley, standing nearby, felt extremely pleased and mentally gave Jane a thumbs-up.
“Cousin, look at what sister-in-law is saying. What kind of words are those?”
Finley took the child from her arms and said, “You’re just an outsider. What are you getting involved in?”
Melissa directly vented her grievances on Finley.
“What are you, an outsider, getting involved in?” Little did she know, Jane turned her words back on her.
Melissa was immediately rendered speechless.
“Now that Jane has returned, you can leave. You’ve worked hard these past few days. Oh, and here’s your payment for these days. Although it’s not much, it’s a token of appreciation from me and your sister-in-law,” Patrick took out a card and placed it in Melissa’s hand.
Finley couldn’t hold back her laughter anymore and pointed at Patrick, “I never expected you to be this kind of person, treating someone as a nanny.”
With tears in her eyes, Melissa left.
Jane carried the child and returned to the nursery, with Patrick following closely behind.
As soon as the four nannies saw Jane return, they all stood up. “Madam, you’re back. The children are all doing well.”
Jane nodded silently, and Finley quickly waved to the four nannies, gesturing for them to leave.