Let Me Stay The Night

“Daddy, Mommy, we…” Lucas was at a loss for words as she stared at them both blankly.

Camila looked up, her lashes wet with tears. “Daddy, Mommy, have you made up? You won’t fight anymore, right?”

It took Christina a while to calm down and stop crying. She gazed at her daughter’s innocent expression and patted her head gently. “Yes, we’ve stopped fighting. We will never fight again.”

“Daddy and Mommy won’t be apart,” Nathaniel said, his voice firm.

Camila’s eyes lit up. “Wow! Look, Lucas. God is amazing. Daddy and Mommy aren’t fighting anymore!”

Mr. Patel really didn’t lie to us!

Lucas broke into a grin. “Yes, Camila. We did it!”

Christina was left speechless as she felt a surge of emotions upon realizing that her children had prayed for her.

Feeling bad, she gazed at them both and said, “Your hair and clothes are wet. Let me bring you home.”

The children had been caught in the rain and were completely drenched.

They were oblivious to their soaked state until Christina pointed it out to them. A sudden chill ran down their spines as they became aware of their sopping-wet clothes.

“Achoo!” Camila rubbed her nose and threw herself into Nathaniel’s arms. “Daddy, hold me. Mommy is going to hit our butts soon!”

Lucas and I loved playing in the rain. Every time, Mommy would scold us and make us stand as a punishment, warning us about catching a cold from being drenched. It had been some time since I had done that, but today I had no choice but to do so.

Nathaniel pressed a kiss on her forehead. “Good girl, Mommy won’t hit your butt today. Let’s head home.”

Christina cradled Lucas in her arms, while Nathaniel held Camila close as they walked out of the church together.

at Scenic Garden Manor, Christina gave Lucas and Camila a shower. The children, exhausted

had drained their energy from walking for hours and fell into

foreheads lightly before

Nathaniel seemed to

gazes, and his tall

“Let’s talk.”

the bedroom and left the door ajar,

into the room and closed

to the emergency earlier, he

children to experience any more heartbreak. Whatever you decide to do

icy intensity as he declared, “I am not in a relationship with Madison. She has always been my assistant,

atmosphere at the scene grew tense

furious as Christina didn’t even care about

then tell me who Norman is. If you want to lie to me, at least make up a

she uttered felt like a stab of a knife, tearing apart her dignity and pride and leaving her feeling

she was now forced to face the memories

his phone to call Sebastian, ordering the latter to show up right

order, Sebastian quickly ran into

and immediately sense the

I do for you?” he asked, his heart pounding in

he commanded

Hadley, Norman is an orphan whom Mr. Hadley sponsors. He is quite introverted, so Mr. Hadley often asks Madison

sank to the bottom of her stomach. Her voice was filled with disbelief as she responded, “Madison told me Norman is her

Hadley, so he often tells others that

out his phone and clicked into a folder containing photos of Norman at the orphanage, along with evidence of Nathaniel’s sponsorship of the

sponsorship agreement, committing to providing Norman with the best living arrangements and ensuring regular outings for fun. This was the reason he had agreed

intention had allowed Madison to