My Four Miraculous Treasures

Chapter 229 Willow sank onto the sofa. Rachel spoke up to say, "Gosh, it must be tough,

raising four kids! But lots of people would envy you for having children as clever and adorable as those! I'm one of them!"

"Well, of course they're clever!" Willow declared proudly. "They take after their mother, you see?"

Rachel was perplexed by this statement. "I seem to recall you only achieved an IQ score of 100, though..." Average intelligence, in other words.

Yes, a heaven-sent blessing of a friend, Rachel Stone was to her...

Rachel went on, "I've heard that, where intelligence is concerned, children mainly take after their father."

What she meant was that if Willow's children were so bright, it was because they got it from their father.

"I think it might actually be thanks to Jas-" Before Rachel could finish that thought, Willow clapped a hand over her mouth to stifle it.

her room to find her daughter smothering her own

horsing around." She released Rachel. Lara greeted Rachel with a smile. "Stay and join us for lunch, Rachel. I'll just go do some shopping

great! I just love your cooking!" Rachel

from that compliment,

moment she was gone, Rachel prodded Willow on

your mother yet?!" she

not know

her own life! If I tell her, she'll definitely run off to spill the beans to

Willow more than the thought of losing her children. It was therefore of paramount importance to exercise the utmost caution, and make sure that her mother didn't find out about Jasper Hughes being their

thumbs-up. "You're right, I

bag, there... from now on, my lips are

together, and drew them across her lips, as though pulling a

as they were all having

working at