Chapter 171: Chapter 173

Since he was a child, he had been longing for his father so much, but he didn’t expect that his father didn’t want him to be engaged to his mother and other women. In Mel’s young mind, he had already sentenced Rodney to death. He was a big liar, and he hated him!

“Don’t scold me like that, Mel. I had no choice back then.”

“What do you mean by having no choice?” Mel asked.

“There’s a reason,” Amber explained. “There’s a reason for my father’s engagement with that auntie.”

“That’s not because he wants to marry another woman?” The scene of the engagement ceremony between Rodney and Celia was deeply engraved in Mel’s mind...

“No, I’m not going to get engaged to another woman. It’s just a look.”

“But I saw it. Mom, don’t lie to me.”

“Mom didn’t lie to you. That’s because the one who got engaged with Dad got sick. Dad got engaged to her in order to take care of her.”

Amber couldn’t find a reason to excuse Rodney. He remembered that Rodney once told him that he was engaged to Celia because she couldn’t have children, so he took it out and told Mel.

“Why doesn’t Daddy take care of mom and me? Why does he have to take care of others?” Mel asked.

“Because he feels guilty about that auntie. He owes that auntie.” Amber continued to explain, “And it’s not that he doesn’t love Mel, but he doesn’t know about Mel’s existence at all.”

“Why doesn’t he know my existence?”

“Because I didn’t know when I was pregnant with Mel. I didn’t tell him.”

“Is it because Dad made you unhappy that you didn’t tell him?”

Amber nodded. “Because he hurt my mother’s heart at that time, my mother didn’t tell him that there was a Mel in his belly. Mel was born after my mother and my father were separated. My father never knew that Mel was his child.”

Mel felt a little better after hearing Amber’s explanation, but she was still unhappy. “Dad is a bad person. He hurts my mother’s heart. I still can’t forgive him.”

“It’s not your father’s fault. It’s an adult’s business. You’ll find out when you grow up. Now you just need to remember that your mother loves you and your father loves you.”

“No, I don’t believe that Dad loves me. If he loves me, he won’t abandon his mother and get engaged to others.” Mel was very stubborn.

Amber sighed. “Dad has already broken off the engagement with that auntie. He’s single now.”

“Mom, have you forgiven Dad?”

Amber nodded. “Mom has forgiven Dad, so Mel has to forgive Dad. Life cannot rely on hatred to live with love. Only in this way can you be happy.”

After saying this, Amber suddenly thought of himself. She had always been unwilling to forgive Channing because of hatred. It could be seen that things in this world could not be done so easily. She had no way to do it herself, so how could she expect a four-year-old child to do it? It seemed completely unrealistic to change Mel’s attitude towards Rodney immediately.

Rachel called the door several times, but Rodney ignored her. He was extremely disappointed with his mother. All his respect and love for her had been worn down by her unreasonable behavior.

If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t make a choice, he would rather not have such a mother. After sitting in the study for a long time, he raised his body and opened the door.

Seeing Rodney come out, Rachel complained, “Rodney, what are you doing inside? No matter how busy you are, you have to eat? What time is it?” She then ordered Riya, “Hurry up and get the food ready!”

Riya soon put the food on the table. Rodney was not in the mood to eat, but he thought that Deon must be hungry since he stayed with him until now, so he invited Deon to eat.

The two of them ate silently. The food was like wax in Rodney’s mouth. When he finally saw Deon putting down his chopsticks, he also put down his chopsticks.

Rachel sat in the wheelchair and said that her son had lost weight recently. Rodney looked at his mother with a sarcastic smile.

He stood up from the dining table and went straight out of the door. When he saw his son finish eating and leave, Rachel shouted behind him, “Rodney, where are you going?”

“I’m full to digest food.” After finishing his words impatiently, Rodney went out of the door. Deon knew that he was sad in his heart, so he followed him with duty. Rodney looked back at him and said, “You go home first. You don’t have to follow me.”

Deon didn’t want to listen to him. Rodney said, “This little thing can’t make me lie down. I want to go to the garden alone to have a rest. You go home and rest first. You can only do what I give you after you have a good rest.”

Deon didn’t leave until he heard that. He watched Deon leave and Rodney went to the garden alone.

Although he had been thinking about it in the study for a long time, he still could not control his anger. He was afraid that he could not help but question his mother and quarrel with her. Now it was not something that could be changed by quarrel. He needed to be quiet and slowly digest it. He needed to come up with a solution.

His mother was still as stubborn as ever. When he thought of how he had even knelt down and begged her to help him and Amber, he felt that he was too childish.

And Celia’s shamelessness was beyond his imagination. Thinking of her poor performance in front of him again and again and making him believe her, Rodney couldn’t help sneering.

He was really confused. He was fooled by such a low-level trick and ignored the truth. Fortunately, he had always loved Amber.

From the beginning to the end, he had never changed. Fortunately, he was in time now.

Rodney lit a cigarette. The cigarette’s tip flickered between bright and dark, and his expression was also dark.

After leaving the Barron family, Itzel called Shannon immediately to prove that Amber was pregnant. Shannon was very anxious when she heard that. “It’s not peaceful at all. She is also pregnant. It’s troublesome. Why don’t we get rid of the baby in her belly?”

“It’s not a good idea. The baby in Amber’s belly was pregnant to save Mel. If you kill Rodney, you will have another baby with her. They can do anything for the baby.”

“Then what should we do? Should we just watch them give birth to the baby? What about Celia? What about the baby in Celia’s belly?”

“At present, I don’t have any good ideas. This child is not born in a short time. Let’s think about it carefully. There must be a way.”

Itzel didn’t have any good ideas.

“That’s true, but there’s still a big problem on my side. Channing is forcing Celia to go abroad. I can’t afford it.” Shannon was anxious.

“What kind of trouble is this? Let Celia pretend to be sick and you can avoid it.” Itzel didn’t take it seriously.

“It’s easy for you to say. How can Channing be so easy to cheat? He won’t believe that he is sick at this time. He will definitely send Celia to the hospital for an examination in person. This examination will definitely cover up. At that time, if we accidentally find out about Celia’s pregnancy, with Channing’s partialness, he will definitely force Celia to abort the child. In this way, all our previous efforts will be wasted.” Shannon retorted.

Itzel was silent for a moment. “If it doesn’t work, I’ll let Channing know about Celia’s pregnancy.”

“No! Absolutely not!” Shannon refused.

“When the time comes, tell Channing that if Celia can’t give birth to a baby in her lifetime, no matter how hard-hearted Channing is, he won’t let her daughter be lonely for the rest of her life.”

“He won’t believe this lie!”

“It’s not a lie. It’s true.”

Itzel let out a long sigh. “There’s one thing I haven’t told you. It’s not easy for Celia to get pregnant. That’s why I suggested that we give her artificial guidance instead of natural pregnancy. I actually didn’t have much hope for the operation this time.

Fortunately, God has eyes and made her pregnant. If she were pregnant this time, she might never get pregnant again in her life.”

Shannon was also stunned. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“So what if I told you earlier?” Itzel smiled bitterly. “It’s not like you don’t know that Celia was pregnant with Rodney’s child. If that child could be saved, I would definitely try my best to make her give birth to that child, instead of letting her frame Amber.”

“Didn’t Celia turn red because she ate something she shouldn’t have eaten when she couldn’t keep the baby?” Shannon really didn’t want to believe that her daughter’s health would be bad.

“This is just one of the reasons. Back then, in order to convince Rachel that her child was killed by Amber, didn’t we scheme to make her go and provoke Amber? That time, Amber pushed her to the ground and caused some harm to her.

“Although the doctor who performed the operation at that time was a novice, the operation was carried out during the process, which caused damage to her body.”

Itzel explained, “Although I’ve improved and improved her body later, it’s hard for Celia’s body to go back to how it used to be.”

Shannon was both hateful and angry. She had never dreamed that her daughter’s health would be damaged because she had plotted against Amber. This was the so-called going for wool and coming home shorn. However, she would not blame her daughter like this.

She swore fiercely, “Celia has become like this because of Rodney. No matter what, this time, I must marry him, I must!”

Channing asked someone to go abroad for Celia and did not forget to visit Amber and Mel. On this day, he bought gifts and went to Elliot’s villa. Amber was taking a walk with Mel outside. When he saw Channing, Mel stretched out his fingers and said, “Mom, grandpa is here again.”

“Mel, look at what Grandpa bought for you!” Channing just waved at Mel with big and small bags in his hand with a big smile on his face.

Mel looked at Amber and saw that she was not unhappy, so she walked to Channing with ease. When she saw that all the things Channing had just bought were what he liked, his little face was full of smiles. “Grandpa, you are so nice!”

Channing put the things on the ground and reached out to hold Mel in his arms. He kissed Mel’s face a few times, and Mel reached out to push him. “Grandpa’s beard is so sharp.”

Amber’s heart skipped a beat. Such a situation was so much like when he was a child. At that time, when Channing just got off work and went home, he always held her in his arms and kissed her. Like Mel, he disliked her. “Dad’s beard is so sharp.” His mother, Ashley, stood on the side with a gentle smile.

“At that time, everything was so beautiful!” Thinking about it, Channing lifted Mel over his head and began to spin. Mel giggled happily.

Channing felt a little breathless after walking around with Mel in his arms. He couldn’t help but sigh. “Grandpa is old. He didn’t feel tired at all when he was holding your mother. Now he is struggling to hold Mel in his arms. It’s useless.”

These words made Amber look at Channing. Seeing the white hair that vaguely appeared on his head, Amber couldn’t bear it.

She went over and picked up the gift that Channing had bought for Mel on the ground and walked into the house. “Let’s talk inside.”

Channing was flattered by Amber’s invitation. He quickly followed Amber into the villa with Mel in his arms. Ashton was not there.

Amber made a cup of tea for Channing and put it in front of him. He then ordered Mel, “Good son, go to the side and play!”

Mel nodded and began to play with the toys that Channing had just bought. Channing had just picked up the cup of tea and took a sip. He sighed slightly and said, “The tea that Amber made is really delicious.”

Amber was silent. It was said that there were all parents in the world. Wasn’t it too much for her to treat Channing like this?