Chapter 302
When Ivan awoke, he found himself in a somewhat unfamiliar environment. He rolled over and saw Julie,, sleeping peacefully beside him. Rubbing his eyes with a hint of excitement, he turned his head to see his dad lying on his other side, made a face, and then turned back to Julie, grinning to reveal two adorable little canines.
Waking up next to mom should be a privilege of babyhood, and sadly, Ivan couldn’t quite remember having that when he was a baby.
From the moment he opened his eyes, his little brain was working overtime.
Julie, stirred awake by the rustling beside her, opened her eyes to see the little boy grinning at her. Her heart melted instantly.
“Mom, I love you,” Ivan seized the opportunity to confess his sweet affection.
Julie, beaming with joy, cupped his cheek and kissed his forehead. “Morning, my Ivan.” As soon as she finished speaking, a slightly discordant voice chimed in, “I love you too.”
Kieran, propping himself up on one arm, leaned in close to Julie, his face begging for a kiss.
Julie poked his forehead with a finger, “Good morning, my Childie.”
“Where’s my kiss?” Kieran shot a look at his wife, clearly feeling the sting of unequal treatment.
Ivan turned and planted a kiss on Kieran’s cheek, “Good morning, my Kerry.”
Kieran threw back the covers, scooped up Ivan, clad in his bear pajamas, and headed toward the next room. “Do you know how you ended up here last night?”
“I was abducted by aliens?” Ivan, perched on Kerry’s shoulder, feigned shock.
“Hmm, more like a mental abduction,” Kieran teased, poking at his son’s head as he carried him.
Ivan, in a half-daze, suddenly remembered and exclaimed, “Oh! Right, it rained last night! My room was leaking, and my pillow got all wet! You don’t believe me? Go look! You only care about work and not your only son!!”
Kieran was speechless.
Julie, wrapped in her robe, followed the father and son duo out, surprised. “It really leaked? What kind of shoddy construction is this?”
Ivan pointed to his pillow, “See, I
pillow did have
are you trying to fool me with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him,
Drool?
dreams!” Ivan huffed and
blunt, aren’t you afraid of hurting
about me, don’t you
tiptoed and cupped his face, “Of
I’m a big strong man,” he declared, scooping her into his arms and
freshening up, Julie and Kieran set off for the Zenith
the previous morning
they had contacted the day
no choice but to reach out to Zenith Group.
even through the company, Kieran couldn’t
out of thin air and vanished just as
Julie fretted, “Had I known, I would have come
someone who goes missing, but not someone who’s hiding on purpose,”
Kieran made a good
understand was, “Why promise to meet us and then disappear? Why not just refuse from the start? What’s on that USB drive, and who was in room 2404? And who keeps trying to run me over with their car? Is the person threatening me for the ring the same one trying to kill me?
people creating
say make so much sense?”
me, but…” he glanced sidelong at her and smirked,
restaurant this afternoon. How about
at the restaurant before
they didn’t hear from Zenith or Lucian.
Julie saw in Kyle
but from Julie’s perspective, it seemed clear that he had a soft spot
Perched on a bench near the ward’s entrance, Julie was thumbing through messages on WhatsApp with Kieran when Kyle burst through the door. Spotting her, his lips curved into a teasing smile. “Hi there.”
as friend or foe. So she offered a
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