A Crazy Night Novel

After Christina returned home from work, Lucas and Camila ran to her. “Mommy, Daddy fetched us today! You should kiss Daddy as a reward!”

Whenever the two children did something praiseworthy, Christina would reward them with a kiss.

Christina glanced at Nathaniel awkwardly. “Daddy is an adult. He doesn’t like this kind of reward.”

The two kids turned to look at Nathaniel in confusion, hoping to get a definite answer.

“I want the reward, but if your mommy is unwilling, we can’t force her, okay?”

Christina harrumphed inwardly upon hearing his words. This pitiful approach will only fool children.

Lucas and Camila looked at Christina expectantly and uttered in unison, “Mommy, please give Daddy a reward. Don’t be so stingy.”

Christina’s ears flushed. Nathaniel is threatening me now that he has the kids’ support.

She quickly kissed Nathaniel on the check before she fled from the scene, rushing to the second floor.

Nathaniel patted the kids’ heads. “I’ll fetch you guys from school every day from now on. In return, you guys have to get Mommy to reward me, okay?”

Lucas narrowed his eyes, exuding a maturity that surpassed those of his peers. “Daddy, will you bring lollipops for me and Camila?”

“Of course!”

Camila and Lucas cheered joyfully and gave Nathaniel a high-five. “It’s a deal!”

In the study upstairs, Karen’s gown was finished. Karen was satisfied with the piece and wanted to order an even grander one next time.

Christina’s work progress exceeded her expectations, so she had an extra day to set up her preparations.

The theme of Coco’s photoshoot this time was vintage style.

Christina opened her tablet to look at relevant information and carefully analyzed the fashion styles and characteristics of the eighties.

the vintage style had both an elegant and trendy

by

the children to bed and walked into the study,

the side. Her long eyelashes rested delicately on her lower eyelids,

over and carried her

and soft as before. If only she would let me

the weekend, Christina followed Coco to a photoshoot outside

in charge of

to do, from setting up equipment to preparing the outfits. The team only managed to finish half

photographer suggested continuing the next day. In such circumstances, the

first thing she did was to

washed off her fatigue. When she walked out of the bathroom, her phone

to speak. “Quick. Ask Mommy when she’s coming back. It’s getting late, and it’s

uttered them

she might only

occasionally stayed overnight outside due to her work, so her children were

them, she hung up the

the small bed, but the two children were willing to squeeze together

lightning flashed across the sky, followed by a loud boom. The two kids

thundering outside, and we aren’t beside Mommy to keep her company. What should we do?” Camila

mommy very scared of thunder?” Christina’s scared expression

was

more than us!” Camila said firmly. Nathaniel’s heart sank. He found it hard to breathe, as

to sleep, he headed downstairs, started the

curled into a ball near the edge of the bed as she listened to the rumbling thunder.

and lightning were too similar to the night four years ago.

base of her thigh, and the

clenched her palms tightly, leaving five red