The Lord Mayor Falls in Love with Me

Chapter 226 A gesture of gratitude

In fact, Joey could choose not to go to work, because a man as rich as Philip could definitely support

her and Sammy. But she insisted on working to support herself and her son. Philip could only respect

her choice because he knew why she had made such a choice. Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

He knew better than anyone how much hatred she had harbored over the years. She had acted as if

nothing had happened, and she had never brought up the past again. But the calmer she looked, the

worse it was.

He knew she had always wanted to change herself, or reinvent herself to be more exact. She had

worked so hard to make herself stronger so that she wouldn’t have to rely on anyone else. She did it.

She had no idea that it had pained him to see her working so hard.

The family of three had a nice dinner together. After a day of playing around, Sammy was bathed and

put to bed early by Joey.

There were Philip and Joey left in the living room.

Philip pondered for a while, as if he had made a very important decision. His voice was serious, “I’ve

taken care of everything. We can go back to China at any time these days. Are…are you ready?”

Joey’s body stiffened at the news, but she soon put a weird smile on her face and her voice was calm,

“Yes, I’m.”

Philip continued, “Before you go back to China, you’d better go and ask Zelda to give you a test again.

Your depression has been cured, but you have to be mentally stronger than you’ve ever been if you’re

going to meet those people from the past.” Zelda was Joey’s therapist for years.

Joey nodded, “You’re right.”

Philip sighed and turned to look at her lovingly, “Joey, do you really have to go back?”

Joey was determined, “Yes. I must go back.”

She had prepared herself for this day since she left four years ago.

She had mourned for her lost baby all these years, and she wouldn’t be satisfied until she made them

pay.

Philip couldn’t make her change her mind. He said, almost imploringly, “Could you…please forget the

past for me? You, Sammy and I, the three of us will be very happy together, just like now. Let’s start

over, ok?”

He had really loved her, so much so that he could even love Sammy as his own son, which was exactly

what he had been doing all these years. Sammy hadn’t called him Daddy for nothing.

Unfortunately, Joey had been unable to move on from the past.

Looking at his earnest eyes, there was a moment when she really wavered.

Philip was truly an impeccable young man who would certainly make a perfect husband. His future wife

would be the happiest woman in the world, but…”

She just couldn’t forget the past. She had dreamed constantly of her poor child dying on the cold

operating table. Her baby was crying for help, “Mommy, help, help…”

She couldn’t bear it, she really couldn’t. She had made up her mind to avenge her baby’s death so that

he could rest in peace.

She couldn’t forget the tragic death of her first child just because she had her second child Sammy

now.

“Philip…I’m sorry!” She didn’t dare to look him in the eye. She didn’t know what else to do except

expressing her deep apologies. She felt terribly sorry for him. He was the only person she felt so sorry

for all these years.

Both of them went silent, and the conversation was over.

It was very late at night and Joey couldn’t fall asleep.

She couldn’t help thinking of Philip’s words and eyes. The more she thought about it, the more she felt

that she had owed him much, but she had never paid him back.

Looking out of the window at the faint moonlight, she suddenly felt that she should do something. She

really should do something for a man who had done so much for her without regret over these years.

Therefore, she slowly got out of bed and applied a light make-up to the dressing glass. She changed

into a sexy red nightdress and sprayed on a little perfume. Then she walked out of her bedroom and

knocked at Philip’s door in the next room.