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.

gave Lucas and Camila a shower. The children, exhausted from their long walk, quickly

their energy from walking for hours and

kissed their foreheads lightly

the corridor, Nathaniel seemed to be waiting for

and his tall

“Let’s talk.”

and left the door ajar, a clear signal

the room and closed

to the emergency

experience any more heartbreak. Whatever you decide to do with Madison is

she could finish, Nathaniel abruptly pulled her toward him with force. His eyes glinted with an icy intensity as he declared, “I am not

tense as Nathaniel

was furious as Christina didn’t even care

who Norman is. If you want

a knife, tearing apart her dignity and pride and leaving her feeling exposed and

of coming back as she was now forced to face the

he pulled out his phone to call

the order, Sebastian quickly ran into the

door open and immediately sense

for you?” he asked, his heart pounding

was dark as he commanded coldly. “Tell her who

is an orphan whom Mr. Hadley sponsors. He is quite introverted, so Mr. Hadley often asks Madison to take him out for walks and ensures he receives

as she responded, “Madison told me Norman is her

as he explained, “Norman adores Mr. Hadley, so he often tells others that Mr. Hadley is his daddy. If you don’t believe me, I can

into a folder containing photos of Norman

committing to providing Norman with the best living arrangements and ensuring regular outings for fun. This was

his kind intention had allowed Madison to twist