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.

Garden Manor, Christina gave Lucas and Camila a shower. The children, exhausted from their

had drained their energy from walking for hours and fell into a

kissed their foreheads lightly before leaving

seemed to be waiting for

his tall figure was as

“Let’s talk.”

bedroom and left the door ajar,

strode into the room and closed

started. Due to the emergency earlier, he didn’t have the chance

emotions. “I don’t want the children to experience any more heartbreak. Whatever you decide to do with Madison is up to you, but I won’t allow their actions

an icy intensity as he declared, “I am not in

scene grew tense as

didn’t even

same bed with their assistant? If you insist, then tell me who Norman is. If

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

her decision of coming back as she was now forced to face the memories that

his

order, Sebastian quickly ran into

the door open and immediately sense the tension

he asked, his heart pounding in his chest. His palms were

was dark as he commanded coldly. “Tell her who

of the situation, Sebastian responded honestly, “Mrs. Hadley, Norman 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 a good

filled with disbelief as she responded, “Madison told me Norman is her child. Norman even claimed that Nathaniel

as he explained, “Norman adores Mr. Hadley, so he often tells others that Mr. Hadley

and clicked into a folder containing photos of

best living arrangements and ensuring regular outings

intention had allowed Madison to twist