Family on Their Knees Heart Turned to Ice novel Chapter 1232

Bella's face was adorned with an indulgent smile. It was a look she had practiced countless times; she had perfected the act.

She passed the treats she had bought through the gaps in the iron gate.

With every item Noah took, the joy in his eyes intensified.

He couldn't stop chattering. "Auntie Bella, you treat me the best. I haven't had ice cream in so long.

You have no idea how much I wanted some, but the people taking care of me refused to give me any.

I hate them so much. They were just listening to Grandpa and Grandma, purposely making things hard for me."

Watching Noah tear open the packaging and devour the food, Bella reached her hand through the gate and gently stroked his head.

"Eat slowly, there's more. Don't choke. You should really eat less of these cold things anyway.

The staff didn't let you have it because it's for your own good.

I can only spoil you and let you indulge occasionally, but I can't let you have too much, understand?"

Noah didn't care about any of that.

After taking several massive bites, he finally looked up, his cravings momentarily satisfied, and beamed at Bella.

"They don't actually care about me. They're just scared of Grandpa and Grandma. They're afraid that if they don't follow orders, they'll get their pay docked or get fired."

Growing up as a wealthy young master, he understood very well that the people around him were mostly just following orders.

Bella chuckled. "Even so, it's because they're afraid of ruining your health.

So, after you finish this one, you absolutely cannot be greedy for more."

She had clearly bought three ice creams, yet she was only letting him eat one.

How could Noah possibly endure that?

Most importantly, it had been far too long since he last had any.

Ever since returning to his grandparents, he hadn't tasted such a delicacy.

It seemed she was the only person left in his life who would buy him ice cream.

"But Auntie Bella, you clearly bought me three."

She carried him for nine months, endured the agony of childbirth.

Put aside her career and dreams, and nurtured him meticulously.

And in the end? Her precious son still begged for Bella to be his mother.

So what if she hadn't given birth to him? She now had a loyal son firmly standing by her side.

For a brief moment, Bella thought that if things hadn't gone so wrong between her and Sebastian...

Then, in the future, she truly would have become Noah's legitimate mother.

Maybe...

But as soon as the word 'maybe' popped into her head, Bella crushed the thought.

What 'maybe'?

If she and Sebastian had successfully held their wedding and become husband and wife, living like any other normal couple...

She would have had her own biological children.