Chapter 220 Emily, Happy Birthday
Henry has been sent back to the psychiatric hospital.
This time, he has genuinely lost his mind, always talking to himself in the air.
What he says most often is, "Luna, I didn't lose!"
Luna is actually William's mother.
When Tony reported this to William, they were in the car on the way to pick up James and Michael from school.
Emily was holding the phone when she accidentally turned on the speakerphone.
Sophia felt conflicted about Henry's behavior and didn't know what to say for a moment.
She looked down and began scrollingthrough the news on her phone.
The live stream of the fired female secretary demanding the CEO take responsibility had cut off right before William appeared on the screen. This left netizens incredibly anxious anddesperate for answers
Everyone kept replaying the earlier parts of the stream, and soon many people noticed the name Sophia mentioned - "Lilith Nguyen."
Meanwhile, after Molly was taken to the hospital for examination, she was quickly picked up by Quinn's people. Before leaving, they specifically confirmed that the baby in her belly was fine.
In the car on the way back, Molly refreshed the trending topics and saw netizens frantically searching for "Lilith Nguyen." She felt a wave of panic and wanted to get Quinn's support, but couldn't reach him no matter what.
After the driver dropped her off at the apartment building, he left.
When Molly got to her door, she found that she couldn't get in.
It turned out that both the apartment she lived in and the car she drove were assets under Lyanna's name, and they'd all been taken back.
For the next few days, Molly could only stay in a hotel. She tried desperately to contact Quinn but got no response.
With no other choice, she had to go back to her parents' home.
However, when the door opened, and she saw the woman standing inside, Molly shouted in shock, "What are you doing here!"
Time flew by.
Thanks to Sophia's intervention, the Peace Group's reputation was finally restored.
The PR department listed out all the evidence of Molly faking the video, in such detail that it was like a textbook-level report. They also revealed her identity as a corporate spy, proving this smear campaign was pure revenge.
However, a photo still leaked online.
In the photo, William was coming out of the elevator holding a child. Because the child was wrapped tightly in his oversized suit, no one could see the child's face.
An insider revealed: This is Peace Group's little princess.
And at this moment,
This little princess everyone was speculating about was flying kites at Seraphim's castle estate.
James and Michael stayed by her side, nervously calling out, "Emily, run slower, be careful not to fall."
Today was the full moon, and also Emily's second birthday.
They had arrived at Seraphim three days early and moved into the rooms Sophia had prepared for them.
Since the children were still young, their current rooms were all arranged next to Sophia's master bedroom.
Actually, she had reserved an entire floor for each child.
The estate was huge. James and Michael's rooms had similar decor, making it convenient for them to stay over anytime when they grew up.
Emily's room had a pink fox theme, full of fairy tale charm.
When resting at the estate, she only played in her room during the day and still preferred sleeping with Sophia at night.
The estate had over a hundred rooms and could accommodate thousands of guests at once. It used to be the ancestral home of a century-old family.
The grounds included vast forests, gardens, and lakes, even a professional-grade golf course. Later, Sophia had people clear a space to design an exquisite garden.
The estate also had a private airport and a helicopter landing pad nearby for guests' convenience.
Emily's second birthday party was held on the estate's lawn, using her favorite "Magic Forest" theme.
Sophia respected Emily's wishes throughout.
The guests were mainly seniors from Seraphim Lab, plus Elodie's family. Other guests were invited one by one based on the invitation cards Emily had drawn.
William, James, Michael, Mr. Watson...
And two godmothers...
What surprised Sophia was that Emily had even invited Juan, whom she had beaten up before.
She asked Emily why she invited Juan.
She still remembered Emily's answer: "He envies James and Michael, and he envies Emily too. He looks a little bit pitiful."
Over the past few days, trucks full of gifts kept arriving at the estate.
The most over-the-top was William.
He booked an entire amusement park for Emily's birthday and bought a whole estate in Emily's name.
The two godmothers, Lyra and Harper, wanted to bring Emily all the beautiful dresses and jewelry in the world.
Lucas wasn't about to be outdone either.
Most of his hard-earned money went into Emily's pocket.
He searched the globe for rare herbs - anything good for health, he got for Emily.
And right now, this Lucas, who spoiled Emily endlessly, was sitting in a wheelchair watching the children fly kites.
Seeing Emily unable to get her kite up after trying for so long, Lucas volunteered, "Emily, let me help you fly it."
Before he could even stand up, he heard Emily's voice from far away.
Emily called out, "Uncle Lucas, you're not allowed to move."
Ever since hearing that Lucas was badly injured, Emily had taken on the responsibility of looking after him.
James and Michael ran over with Emily.
"Uncle Lucas, sit down."
Emily patted the wheelchair's armrest, which was covered with the special stickers she had given Lucas.
Each sticker had a smiley face that made people feel happy just looking at it.
James also reminded him, "Uncle Lucas, Mom said you can't do intense activities yet. You need to rest properly to recover."
Michael and Emily, who were standing next to him, nodded in agreement.
Lucas had no choice but to lean back in the wheelchair. "So you're not flying kites anymore?"
"We are, but your health is more important."
Emily took out a candy from her little candy pouch, unwrapped it, and fed it to him. "Uncle Lucas, you need to be good."
The sweet taste spread through his bitter mouth.
Lucas touched her hair. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Just then, William had just finished work in the countryside and rushed over for Emily's birthday. As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the children gathered around the wheelchair from a distance.
Michael spotted him first and called out, "Dad—"
Hearing this, James and Emily also turned to look at him.
William walked toward them with big strides.
Lucas pressed his lips together, his eyes showing clear disdain.
Even though Emily hadn't called William "Dad" yet, seeing him here still made Lucas uncomfortable.
After all, in this estate, there was an entire floor of rooms that Sophia had specially reserved for him.
In his heart, he, Sophia, and Emily were the real family.
Michael ran over with Emily's little butterfly kite, asking for help. "Dad, this is Emily's kite. Can you help us get it up the sky?"
William didn't refuse the child's request.
He unbuttoned his suit jacket and loosened his tie. Wearing a high-end custom suit, William successfully got all three kites flying in the sky to the children's cheers.
Sophia, Lyra, and Harper rarely got together like this and were chatting in the garden.
Hearing the children's cheers, they all looked over.
Then they saw...
Emily praising William, "Wow! Mr. Smith, you're amazing."
While also handing the kite string to Lucas, saying with a bright smile, "Uncle Lucas, you play too."
Lucas, who had been a bit jealous seeing Emily have so much fun with William, was instantly won over by Emily.
He looked at William provocatively. "See? Emily likes me more."
William replied coolly, "She's just concerned about a patient."
Lucas, successfully provoked, fell silent.
For the entire afternoon.
He competed with William, trying to prove who mattered more to Emily.
Emily treated everyone fairly, comforting this one, then moving on to comfort the other.
Until Sophia appeared, she immediately abandoned both men and ran into Sophia's arms.
She looked up and said sweetly, "Mommy, grown-ups are so hard to comfort."