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.

from her room to find her daughter smothering her own best friend. It was a childish

a smile. "Stay and join us for lunch, Rachel. I'll just go do some shopping

sounds great! I just love your cooking!"

that compliment, Lara left

prodded

you haven't told your mother yet?!" she

course not know

run off to spill the beans to Jasper Then he'll swoop in to snatch the kids away,

thought of losing her children. It was therefore of paramount importance to exercise the utmost caution, and make

right, I totally see it

let the cat out of the bag, there... from now on, my lips

drew them across her lips,

were

"Mom, I've quit my job. I'm no longer working at the