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.

smiled faintly before walking into

much better after putting on

into her children’s room. With a child in each arm, she felt as if

bedtime story. Mominy?” Laicas requested, brushing his nose against her neck and making her

very much One day, their daddy had to go far, far away to hunt, leaving the mommy and children to live their happy lives.”

felt the best way to break it to her children

to them like this every night from now

eyes began to water. “Are you talking

might not get to see him. very often. But he loves

toddlers blinked with curiosity. “Okay!”

bed now. You still have school tomorrow.”

kissed their foreheads and tucked them in before

outside the door with a darkened gaze. He had heard every word that came out

logic to the story she had just told. All

mere thought of her tricking the children into leaving him caused the gloominess

compared to when she had shared a bed with Nathaniel.

school!” She gave Lucas a smooch.

over. “Let

gotten his sleeping in tendencies

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

no exception. “No! I don’t want the big bad wolf to bite me!” he yelped. his eyes widening in an instant as

ready for breakfast, then,” the woman

out of bed and dashed into

gazed at Camila, noticing how soundly she was sleeping.

little girl got up obediently upon hearing her mother’s voice.

getting dressed and having breakfast, the three of

she had dropped the children off at kindergarten, Christina stopped by

her

wanted was her children. Besides, even if they were to get a divorce, she had no plans to

these terms, but what can I do to

on her mind since

invite her to

don’t really feel like heading outside.”

me to bring something back, then?”

“Okay. Thanks, Rayne.”