Substitute Bride: Utterly Pampered by Her Billionaire Husband

Chapter 1451: I Will Come Back

Willow Crawford’s steps froze, and she quickly turned around to see her daddy and mommy. At this moment, Hayden Crawford and Serena Sterling were looking at her with worry.

"Willow."

"Daddy, Mommy." Willow could no longer hold back. She withdrew her small hand from Morgan Ashworth’s palm and rushed towards Serena.

She leapt into her mommy’s embrace.

Serena gently embraced Willow, softly stroking her daughter’s long hair. "Willow, Daddy and Mommy have been looking for you. Have you been doing well?"

Willow nodded vigorously, "Yes, Mommy, I’ve been doing great."

"Willow, let’s go home with Mommy first," said Serena.

Hayden looked over at Morgan Ashworth across from them. "Master Ashworth, we’ll be taking our daughter home first. We can discuss anything else later."

Morgan Ashworth pursed his thin lips as he looked at Willow.

Willow turned back, her pale eyes reddened, "Can I go home with my Daddy and Mommy first?"

She still wanted to go home.

"Don’t worry, I will definitely come back. I won’t lie to you," Willow added another sentence.

Morgan Ashworth didn’t speak. Everyone here was her family; he simply couldn’t take her away.

"Willow, let’s get in the car." Hayden opened the back door.

Serena held Willow’s little hand and got into the car, and the luxury car drove away swiftly.

...

Willow was brought home. Hayden and his father, Caden Crawford, were in the living room downstairs, while Serena and Willow were talking in the room upstairs.

Serena tenderly looked at her daughter. This was the longest period their daughter had been away from them. "Willow, you’ve lost weight during this time. Is Morgan Ashworth not treating you well?"

"No, Mommy, Morgan Ashworth treats me very well. You know, I almost killed him before, but not only did he not blame me, he deeply loves me. The two of us have already expressed our feelings and officially gotten together. Mommy, I hope you, Daddy, and my big brother can accept him. He is a very good person."

Serena looked at the love and determination in her daughter’s eyes and slowly said, "Willow, since he is someone you like, we don’t doubt his character. It’s just that your identities are vastly different, and you’ve chosen a path that will be difficult."

"Mommy, I know, but I am determined to walk this path without any regrets."

Serena nodded, "Alright, since it’s your decision, Daddy, Mommy, and your big brother will support you unconditionally."

Serena and Hayden have always been open-minded parents, allowing Willow to make every important decision in her life, providing guidance and 100% support.

"Mommy, but there’s something tricky. I was bewitched by The Merfolk Clan’s Bewitching Technique at that time and gave Morgan Ashworth the Heartbreaking Herb. Now, the Heartbreaking Herb in his body hasn’t been cleared at all. Instead, it often flares up. Although he hasn’t told me the specifics, I feel like his health must be very bad."

Serena thought deeply, "Actually, I find it strange too. Logically, someone who has been poisoned by the Heartbreaking Herb is doomed, and it’s truly remarkable that Morgan Ashworth has survived for five years."

"Mommy, is there any way to cure the Heartbreaking Herb’s poison?"

"You need to first capture the person from The Merfolk Clan who bewitched you. The Heartbreaking Herb comes in many varieties. I need to know which kind of Heartbreaking Herb he was affected by and analyze its toxicity. Only then can I see if there’s a way to treat the poison in Morgan Ashworth’s body."

Willow’s eyes lit up. She has always trusted her mommy’s medical skills and now saw hope.

"Okay, Mommy, I’ll go tell Morgan Ashworth and have him help me find out." Willow turned to leave.

"Willow!" Serena grabbed Willow’s hand.

"Mommy, what’s wrong?"

Serena lovingly tapped Willow’s head, "My daughter has really grown up. You don’t want to stay with us. Is Morgan Ashworth all you see now? You just met us and already want to leave again. Stay and have a meal with Daddy and Mommy."

This request wasn’t excessive at all, and Willow couldn’t refuse. She nodded, "Okay."

...

Willow was in high spirits. Just thinking that Morgan Ashworth might have a cure made her eat two bowls of rice.

After the meal, Hayden looked at his wife. "Serena, you seem to have something on your mind."

Seeing that Willow wasn’t there, Serena whispered, "Don’t let Willow hear this."

"What’s wrong?"

"The Heartbreaking Herb in Morgan Ashworth’s body is incurable. Just now, I observed his complexion. If I’m not mistaken, the poison has already penetrated his five organs, and he doesn’t have much time left."

Hayden’s expression changed, "Then what do we do? Willow cares so much about Morgan Ashworth. If he dies, Willow..."

"Actually, Morgan Ashworth isn’t without hope. There’s only one person who can save him."

"Who?"

"The only antidote for the Heartbreaking Herb’s poison in this world is the Immortal Herbs that grew in our Alani. But sadly, when I was pregnant with the triplets and returned to Alani, I was frozen by my mother. Only the Immortal Herbs could save our lives. So that sole Immortal Herb was used up by us. However, Willow has the Immortal Herb flowing in her blood, so only her three drops of heart’s blood can save Morgan Ashworth."

"Three drops of heart’s blood?"

"Yes, but extracting three drops of heart’s blood will surely kill Willow. It’s a life for a life."

Hayden suddenly fell silent.

Serena sighed. She hadn’t expected her daughter’s path of love to be so fraught with obstacles.

Back then, her second son once left a prophecy of being doomed by a youth’s innocence, turning to ashes.

This sentence seemed to have already sealed Willow’s fate in this life.

"Mommy~" At this moment, Willow’s voice came from outside.

Serena immediately composed herself, "Willow, I’m here."

Willow came over and touched her round belly, "Mommy, I’ve finished dinner, and I want to go back to Morgan Ashworth."

"Are you in such a hurry?"

"I’m afraid he’ll worry if he can’t see me."

Serena couldn’t refuse her daughter and could only say, "Alright, I’ll have the driver take you back."

"Okay." Willow nodded vigorously, then reluctantly waved her small hand, "Daddy, Mommy, I’m leaving now."

"Alright."

Willow got into the car, and the driver had already opened the car door. Then she paused and turned back to look at her daddy and mommy.

Serena, "Willow, what’s wrong? Do you have something else to say?"

Willow suddenly ran over and hugged Serena tightly. She whispered, "Mommy, I’m sorry..."

"Why are you apologizing out of the blue?"

Willow lowered her lashes to hide the moistness in her eyes. She nuzzled into her mommy’s embrace, incredibly attached, "I just suddenly realized that I haven’t had the chance to repay you for raising me, and I’ve always made you worry about me. I’m really such a terrible daughter."

"Willow, we are your parents. As long as you are safe and happy, that’s enough."

"Daddy, Mommy, and brothers, I love you all."