Let Me Stay The Night

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.

vintage style had

passed by in a

walked into the study, he found her asleep

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

over and carried her

still as light and soft as before. If only she would let

Coco to a photoshoot outside the

charge of looking after Camila and

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

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

first thing she did was to shower

washed off her fatigue. When she walked out of the

the two kids to speak. “Quick. Ask Mommy

Nathaniel’s words and uttered them to

that she might only be able to return home the next

outside due to her

them, she hung up

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

sky, followed by a loud boom. The two kids instinctively burrowed.

Mommy to keep her company. What should we do?” Camila

your mommy very scared of thunder?” Christina’s

Mr. Gunther. When Mommy gave birth to us, there was lightning and thunder. She even fell down and almost lost us. From then on, she became

us!” Camila said firmly. Nathaniel’s heart sank. He found it

Manor. the two children to sleep, he headed downstairs, started

into a ball near the edge of the bed as she listened to the rumbling thunder. She hugged her knees

four years ago. The image of her driving to the hospital with a big belly flashed across her

blood slid down from the base of her thigh, and the waves of pain kept getting

palms tightly, leaving five red marks on her