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?”
walked towards the room as Ivan pointed to his pillow, “See, I
Julie noticed the pillow did have a damp spot, but upon
to fool me with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him, “Go wash up and brush your teeth, Noah will take you to school
Drool?
Ivan huffed and strutted
half-exasperated, tapped Kieran’s chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t you afraid of hurting
me, don’t you love me?”
face,
strong man,” he declared, scooping her into his arms and heading
set off for
guest who had checked in the previous morning had
number they had contacted the day before, only
choice but to reach out to
he tried, even through the company, Kieran couldn’t find any
appeared out of thin air and vanished
fretted, “Had I
mattered if it was last night or today; you can find someone who goes missing, but not someone who’s hiding on purpose,” Kieran reasoned,
to agree; Kieran made a good point. Lucian was clearly the one
room 2404? And who keeps trying to run me over with their car? Is the person
creating these mysteries
does everything you say make so much
admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong
How about we
Kieran promised, dropping Julie off at the restaurant before he went
they didn’t hear from Zenith or Lucian.
in Kyle a glimpse of the man who had almost married Sansa, as he sat by her bedside, storytelling
to her, but from Julie’s perspective, it
she could spare a moment. Today, as fate would have it, she arrived just as Kyle was at the hospital. Perched on a bench near the ward’s entrance, Julie was thumbing through messages on WhatsApp
greet him as friend or foe. So
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