"Hmm." Alessia nodded. Jessie had a good relationship with Bianca, and out of respect for Bianca, she would give Jessie face.
Moreover, Jessie was the only person in the Ramirez family who looked somewhat pleasing to the eye.
"Mommy, do we have visitors at home?" At this moment, there was a commotion upstairs, and Christian bounced down the stairs, followed by a reluctant Christopher.
Upon hearing the sound, all three downstairs looked towards the stairs.
When Jessie saw two identical little ones, she was completely stunned.
Weren't these the twins she had seen with Elle at the Ritz Hotel? How did they change from girls to boys, and from one to two?
And they even called Alessia mommy. She had heard that Alessia was living with a boy and a girl, but... it didn't match what she knew.
Actually, it wasn't Jessie's fault. Initially, Christopher had autism and didn't like to meet strangers, so Bianca had never brought Christopher to meet Jessie.
"Hey, Pretty Lady, it's you!" Not only did Jessie recognize Christian, but Christian also recognized Jessie.
Christian blinked his obsidian eyes and ran over to Jessie, grabbing her hand. "My Auntie said I should be a model for you. Beautiful sister, please make my clothes look handsome."
Bianca, watching the little one stick to Jessie, felt a mixture of jealousy and amusement. She grabbed his collar and pulled him back to her side.
"Christian, who are you calling sister? She's the same age as me. If you call her sister, what does that make me?"
"Auntie, if you don't mind, I can call you sister too." Christian readily agreed, quite generous.
Bianca was momentarily speechless.
As Jessie watched Bianca and Christian play, she hadn't quite figured out this complex relationship when another man walked in from outside.
The man was tall and handsome, with a cold and aloof demeanor, but he was holding a delicate little girl in his arms.
Dominic walked in with Eleanor, and Eleanor reached out her small hand and legs towards Alessia, speaking in a sweet and adorable voice, "Daddy, you can let me go now."
Although reluctant, Dominic still let go of his daughter.
As soon as Eleanor got her freedom, she ran over to Alessia's arms, clinging to her and cooing, "Mommy, I'm back."
Dominic immediately pursed his lips and said to Alessia, "Come out, I need to talk to you."
Alessia, sitting on the sofa, really didn't want to move, but when she saw the three little ones staring at her eagerly, she reluctantly stood up.
As Alessia followed Dominic out, the three little heads huddled together.
"Why did Daddy call Mommy out?"
"Are they going to argue?"
"Let's go check it out!"
With a few words, the three little ones quickly reached a consensus and sneaked out.
Watching the successive departures of the two groups of people, Jessie suddenly understood the relationship.
The two children that Alessia had from her divorce were also Dominic's!
"Bianca, were your sister-in-law's children triplets?!"
"Yeah," Bianca tossed her hair proudly. "That's why I said I can decide on the three little models."
Having received the accurate answer, Jessie swallowed nervously and looked at Bianca's proud expression with amusement.
She leaned against Bianca and said, "Thank you for this."
"You're welcome." Bianca looked very pleased with Jessie's gratitude. "We're still missing a significant guest for the show the day after tomorrow, right? How about my sister-in-law?"
Jessie's eyes immediately lit up with excitement, then she worriedly said, "Your suggestion is good, but she seems a bit low-key. She has never publicly revealed her involvement with LR Studio. She may not be willing to be a guest."
Bianca smiled, "It's okay, we can ask her. I've found that my sister-in-law, despite her cold appearance, is actually very easy to talk to. But if she really doesn't want to, I won't force her."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Jessie nodded, feeling warm inside. She knew that Bianca's suggestion to have Alessia as a guest was also for her benefit.
After all, this was her first show as the head of the company's clothing department, and some of the designs on display were also her creations.
If she could make a name for herself in this show, it would greatly help her establish a firm foothold in the Ramirez Group.
"That's right, let's build a good relationship with my sister-in-law and help each other." Bianca looked concerned.
"I'll follow your lead." Jessie smiled and then remembered the troublesome matter she had been thinking about on the drive here.
"Bianca, I didn't know my cousin was your sister-in-law. There's something I need to tell you. It seems like the Ramirez family is planning something against her."
"Planning something? What do they want to do?" Bianca's face immediately changed.
"I'm not sure of the specifics!" Jessie frowned.
"Forget it, whatever they are, I'll protect my sister-in-law, and if I can't, there's still my brother." Bianca thought for a moment and then threw out her bold declaration.
After saying that, she remembered that her brother and her sister-in-law had been outside for so long and hadn't come in yet. She glanced at Jessie, and they couldn't help but gossip as they walked out.
In the courtyard, Alessia stood face to face with Dominic.
Dominic looked at Alessia and spoke, "Tell me."
Alessia raised an eyebrow, understanding that it must be about their daughter's medical report. With Dominic's capabilities, the doctor he hired must be top-notch, so it didn't take long for him to discover the unusual nature of their daughter's congenital poison.
Alessia confessed truthfully, "I don't know much about the congenital poison. I lost my memory before coming to the Carter family."
Meaning, she had no idea when she was poisoned.
Dominic's gaze darkened as he recalled the scene when he first met Alessia.
It was at the old Carter's residence, and Alessia still had a round face and a broad figure. She was sitting on the sofa in a black windbreaker, holding a cup of hot tea. When she heard someone come in, she lifted her head, looking dull and uninterested, with only her almond-shaped eyes showing a hint of liveliness.
He did hear the man who brought her here say something.
Alessia had suffered a serious illness.
He didn't expect it to be amnesia.
This woman was really trouble!
Dominic's sharp gaze turned to Alessia as he said, "I'll have someone give you a full-body check-up."
"Okay."
No one knew more about the congenital poison than she did.
Although Alessia felt that there was no need for another check-up, as long as Dominic didn't have the idea of monopolizing the three kids for the time being, she was willing to cooperate with this small request.
After they finished discussing the matter at hand, they fell silent for a moment, about to part ways, when they heard a loud noise behind them.
"Beautiful sister, how could you eavesdrop on mommy and daddy's conversation and break the flowerpot? Even though you're a guest and my mommy won't be angry, but it's still not good!"
Alessia and Dominic turned around at the same time and saw that a small flowerpot in the thriving greenery had been kicked and broken.
Jessie stood in place, looking stunned. Not far behind her, Bianca stood with the three kids, wearing an innocent and accusing expression.
Seeing Alessia and Dominic's gaze, Christian came forward very sensibly and held Jessie's hand. He blinked his big eyes and said in a particularly obedient and sensible manner, "Mommy, I've already spoken for beautiful sister. You shouldn't blame her anymore, okay?"
Alessia: "..."
Was she being played for a fool?
"Alright, beautiful sister, I've spoken up for you to mommy, so mommy won't blame you anymore."
Christian breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had accomplished a great feat, then turned to Jessie and blinked, beckoning to go back home with Christopher and Eleanor.
"Big brother, Elle , let's go. It's time to go back and have some snacks."
The three little ones lined up and slipped away.
Jessie held her breath and looked at Bianca with a complicated expression.
It was true that she had kicked the flowerpot, but it was obvious that five people had been spying, so how did she end up taking the blame alone?
Bianca desperately suppressed a laugh and pulled Jessie back into the house before she could say anything.
The courtyard returned to quietness, and Alessia and Dominic glanced at each other.
Although both had expressionless faces, their eyes were filled with a tacit message.
'Lies come out of your mouth easily. That's your son, inheriting your genes.'
With silent accusations towards each other, they walked away in opposite directions, each returning home.
Once inside, Bianca expressed her desire for Alessia to be a guest at Jessie's fashion show.
Before Alessia could speak, it was Christian who, perhaps feeling guilty for implicating Jessie earlier or genuinely wanting to be a model, begged Alessia with Bianca.
"Mommy, please agree. Don't you want to go to the fashion show to see your son's performance?" Christian put his hands on his hips, his little face pouting.
Eleanor also ran up to Alessia, shaking her hand. "Mommy, mommy, I also want you to be a guest."
Eleanor had a very good impression of Jessie from their time at the Ritz Hotel.
Seeing her sister joining in, Christian looked at the silent Christopher and blinked, signaling for him to help persuade.
Christopher silently mouthed the word 'fool.'
Then he blinked his beautiful eyes and came up with another idea. Eventually, he reluctantly spoke up, "Mommy, you should go."
Seeing her son, daughter, and Bianca all agreeing, Alessia couldn't bring herself to refuse even if she wanted to.
Seeing Alessia agree, Bianca gave a thumbs-up to the three little ones.
"You're really good, worthy of being auntie's nephew and niece."
Eleanor smiled sweetly.
Christian accepted it graciously and took the opportunity to ask Bianca to buy him some snacks.
Only Christopher still wore a cold expression, honest and infuriating, and said coolly, "I'm not doing this for you. Don't count on me for the model performance. I won't go."
"Ah, Christopher!" Bianca was almost driven to bite her tongue in anger.
"Let's go, we have something to discuss." Christopher ignored Bianca's anger and summoned the other two little ones, running to a corner to have a meeting.
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