Joanna looked like she was joking, but she was actually serious.
Without the full and unconditional support of the Blackwood family for the past four years, she would not have achieved success so quickly and would not have been able to return with so much confidence.
She was not afraid of anyone now. The only thing she feared was disappointing Liam!
'That's more like it."
Liam had been drowning in jealousy the whole night. Now, his handsome face finally brightened, like the blue sky after the rain.
Ah, he used to have such a good life. Because he was cunning and clever, he was given the title of ' the City's Little Demon King". Even the most cocky people in the City had to steer clear of him so that they wouldn't get bitten.
But now, he had become Joanna's obedient little brother.
He lived an honest life, worked hard, stopped picking up women, stopped bullying the weak, and even helped old ladies cross the road when he had nothing better to do. He was as upright as a model elementary school student!
Joanna suddenly got curious. 'If you're not the top donor, then you must be the second highest donor, right? After all, this isn't the first time you've used this kind of trick to scam someone."
She and Liam once used the same trick on Ace in a charity dinner.
Liam shook his head. "I'm broke. Even if I wanted to, I couldn't."
'That's weird. Who could it be?"
Joanna exhaled and cleared her mind. She could not be bothered thinking about it anymore. She just assumed her boundless charm had attracted a lot of rich fans.
After a shower, she went back to her room.
It should be afternoon on Sun Island right now. Joanna video-called Nancy.
"Miss Joan, are you okay? I think I saw you on the trending topics. Did that scumbag bother you?"
Although Nancy was getting up there in age, she surfed the internet a lot so she knew that Joanna had become famous.
She was worried that Ace might bother Joanna.
"I'm doing well. That guy hasn't made any moves so far. He's probably forgotten about me."
'Thank goodness."
Nancy said through gritted teeth, "I hope that scumbag won't ever bother you or your children. The most ideal outcome is for both of you to forget each other"
Joanna was expressionless. She made no comment on that. She asked Nancy, "What are Adie and Abby doing?"
"Oh, I was just about to tell you…"
Nancy was taking care of both children by herself. The two kids were so clever that she could not deal with them at all.
"Adie was really upset after you left. He said he's going to do experiments behind closed doors like you, and no one could disturb him. He'll only come out when you get back…"
Joanna couldn't help but smile. "He's a curious boy. He's always liked to play around with all sorts of things ever since he was little. As expected of my son. He'll grow up to be a scholar."
"What about Abby? Is she angry with me?"
" Abby actually took it much better. She's not angry with you, she just mentions you hundreds of times every day. She made a little toy phone so that she could talk to you regularly."
"Nancy, please call them over. I'd like to chat with them."
Joanna missed her kids so badly. She could not wait to talk to them.
"Sure, Miss Joan. Give me a second…"
Nancy loudly called out to Adie and Abby.
Abby quickly ran over, but Adie was nowhere to be seen…
Joanna felt her exhaustion vanish the moment she saw her daughter. She felt all warm and fuzzy inside.
"How are you today, Mommy? Abby missed you so much."
Abby was a sweet girl. Her eyes were like grapes, big and round.
She was holding a homemade phone in her hand. She aimed one end of the phone at the screen and placed the other end at her ear. ''Mommy, if you have any secrets, you can tell Abby. Nancy won't hear it."
Her innocence and cuteness made Joanna smile. Joanna played along and whispered, "Did you behave today? Did you wet your pants?"
Abby's face, which was as red as an apple, turned even redder as she blushed. "You're so bad, Mommy. I don't wet my pants anymore. Only big bro does now!"
"Hahaha, that's right. Mommy forgot. You don't wet your pants anymore. You just like to dawdle in bed."
"Mommy, come home. If you come home, I won't dawdle in bed anymore. Both big bro and I miss you so much."
Abby's puppy eyes drooped as she said pitifully.
"Don't worry. Everything's going well over here. Mommy will be back soon."
Joanna promised her daughter.
They kept chatting for a while longer, but Joanna still did not see Adie, so she asked Abby, "Where's your brother? Doesn't he miss Mommy? Why hasn't he come over to talk to Mommy?"
"Well…"
Abby blinked and said, Big bro is still upset with you. He said he won't talk to you until you come home!"
"It's that serious? Can you ask him to come over, please?"
"No!"
Abby shook her head. She still remembered her promise to Adie. "Big bro said he's doing an experiment like you. He said he's gonna make something big to show you, so we can't disturb him… He made this phone for me. He's amazing!"
"Ugh!"
Joanna shook her head helplessly.
In this aspect, Adie was just like her.
He's good at various things and liked to experiment with this and that.
Moreover, whenever he went into his laboratory, he would stay there for several days. He had the potential to be a good researcher. She naturally found it hard to stop him from doing his things.
"Never mind, then. Can you tell him later that Mommy misses him very much and ask him to stop being angry at Mommy?"
"Okay, Mommy. Don't worry, I'll persuade him."
They soon ended the call.
Joanna fell asleep peacefully.
The next morning.
Joanna got up early. Her plan today was to inspect the Pierce Residence and sign a contract with a design company to begin the rebuild of the Pierce Residence.
Clara refused to let her go alone, so she went with her.
They took the big red Ferrari.
Clara bought some nice-looking pastries. She took a bite herself, then fed Joanna a bite. The two of them naturally attracted a lot of attention.
Clara had been holding onto a certain question the whole night. She finally could not hold it in anymore and asked Joanna, ' Joanna, were you serious when you said you'll marry my brother?"
"Of course. You can't joke about these things."