Let Me Stay The Night

Christina snorted. “Did you give me a chance to explain myself?”

The female coworkers’ faces turned glum. They couldn’t defend themselves.

“Who accused me of being the perpetrator and demanded I apologize the moment they walked in?” Christina added.

Their faces reddened out of sheer embarrassment.

There’s no way I’m going to apologize. This is just too humiliating.

With that in mind, Penelope continued to pinch her bleeding nose and whimpered, “Ugh… My head’s spinning…”

Then, she inhaled sharply and collapsed onto a coworker.

“Quick! Take her to the hospital!”

“Call an ambulance!”

A few staff members carried the “unconscious” Penelope and left in a hurry.

The rest of the crowd dispersed like the wind.

“Tell me if they mess with you again,” said Francis when he and Christina were left alone.

“It’s fine. I’m not a child,” the woman replied and walked out of the room.

Francis watched her leave, his heart swirling with inexplicable emotions.

He knew she was being forced to stay, but he didn’t want her to leave either.

Upon returning to Scenic Garden Manor and taking off her shoes, the two children ran straight into the living room.

“Mommy! You’ve been coming back from work so late these days.”

Camila wrapped her arms around Christina’s waist. “You haven’t slept with me for so long.”

“Then I’ll sleep with you both tonight, okay?” The woman picked her children up and pecked them on the cheek.

“Get into bed and wait for me. I’ll be right there after my shower,” she said as they walked up the stairs together.

“Okay, Mommy!” With that, the toddlers ran back to their room, hand in hand.

before walking into the

felt much better after

she walked into her children’s room. With a child in each arm, she felt as if she had the whole world.

bedtime story. Mominy?” Laicas requested,

Once upon a time, there were two siblings whom their daddy and mommy loved very much One day, their daddy had to go far, far away

it to her children was through storytelling.

talk to them like this every night from

water. “Are

heads. “Daddy’s really busy with work, so we might not get to

blinked with

time for bed now. You still have school tomorrow.”

in before falling asleep with

Nathaniel stood outside the door with a darkened gaze. He had heard every

no logic to the story she had just told. All she could do was to deceive the

into leaving him caused

up the next morning, feeling much more refreshed compared

It’s time for school!” She gave Lucas a smooch.

turned over. “Let me sleep just a bit longer,

have gotten his sleeping in

up and nibbled on his fingers. “If you don’t wake up, the big bad wolf will bite you!”

wolf, and Lucas was no exception. “No! I don’t want the big bad wolf to

then,” the

out of bed and dashed into

around and gazed at Camila, noticing how soundly

obediently

breakfast, the three of them headed out the door.

dropped the children off at kindergarten, Christina stopped by a bookstore and bought a book

to do her research at the office

even if they were to get a divorce, she had no

what can I do to make him

brains all morning but to no avail. Divorce had been on her mind since four years

noon came, Rayne knocked on her door to invite her to lunch “Hey, Christina! Shall we go grab lunch?”

feel

to

“Okay. Thanks, Rayne.”