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?”

as Ivan pointed to

noticed the pillow did have a damp spot,

trying to fool me with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him, “Go wash up and brush your teeth, Noah will take

Drool?

don’t drool in my dreams!” Ivan huffed and strutted off

half-amused, half-exasperated, tapped Kieran’s chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t you afraid of hurting my beloved son’s

about me, don’t you love

and cupped his face, “Of course I do!”

he declared, scooping her into

and Kieran set off for the

were late. The guest who had checked in the previous morning had already checked out. The reservation had been

number they had contacted the day before, only to find it had

had no choice but to

he tried, even through the company, Kieran couldn’t find any trace of

of thin air and vanished just

fretted, “Had I known, I would have come

someone who goes missing, but not someone who’s

a good point. Lucian was

start? What’s on that USB drive, and who was in room 2404? And who keeps trying to run me over with their

complicated; the people creating these mysteries

say make so

blindly admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong at her and smirked,

this afternoon. How about we have dinner together at home tonight?”

promised, dropping Julie off at the restaurant before he went off to take care

the days that followed, they didn’t hear from

the hospital each evening after work, reminiscing about the old times they shared. Julie saw in Kyle a glimpse of the

intentions were unknown to her, but from Julie’s perspective, it seemed clear

the hospital. 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

wasn’t quite sure how to face Kyle, whether to greet him as friend or foe. So she

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255