Chapter 444

Steffan was quite a sentimental man. He was still using the same phone number he had five years ago. "Steffan, it's me. Can we talk about adopting Sunshine..." Esther added from the side, "And Twinkle..." Steffan's light, mocking tone reached Esther's ears. "Xara, you couldn't even be a good mother to your own son. Now you want to be a mother to others?" Xara's pretty face flushed with shame. "Steffan, Esther only wants us to adopt them in name. It's not like we are really adopting them—" Before Xara could finish her sentence, Steffan coldly interrupted her. "Has Jacob agreed?" Xara was momentarily startled, her grip tightening on the phone as she sought Jacob's opinion. "Jacob, can we temporarily help Esther adopt Twinkle and Sunshine?" Esther was also watching Jacob anxiously. "Jacob, I'm begging you..." she said pleadingly. "I agree." Those two words from Jacob were like music to Esther and Xara's ears. "Thank you, Jacob." Esther was incredibly grateful. Jacob was truly a