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.

that the vintage style had both an elegant and trendy

passed by in

children to bed and walked into the study, he found her asleep on the

her hands had dropped to the side. Her long eyelashes rested delicately on her lower eyelids, giving

and carried her

light and soft as before. If only she would let

weekend, Christina followed Coco to a photoshoot

was in charge of looking after

a success. However, there were many things to do, from setting up equipment to preparing the outfits. The team only managed to finish half

the next day. In such circumstances, the team would have to stay

whole day. The first thing she did was to shower when

hot shower washed off her fatigue. When she walked out of the

hear Nathaniel teaching the two kids to speak. “Quick. Ask Mommy when she’s coming back. It’s getting late, and

them to

She explained that she might only be able to return home the next

her work, so her

to them, she hung up the

the two

flashed across the sky, followed by a loud boom. The two kids instinctively burrowed. themselves

beside Mommy to keep her company. What

scared of thunder?” Christina’s scared expression flashed across

When Mommy gave birth to us, there was lightning and thunder. She even fell down

can you go and find Mommy? She definitely needs your hug more than us!” Camila said firmly. Nathaniel’s heart sank. He found it hard to breathe, as though someone

children to sleep, he headed downstairs, started the car,

listened to the rumbling thunder. She hugged her knees tightly, and her pale face was

ago. The image

base of her thigh, and the waves of pain kept getting

clenched her palms tightly, leaving five red