“It’s two o’clock.”

“Have you spent the entire night working again?”

 
 

“Mhm.”

“Make sure that you get plenty of sleep, okay?”

Although Evan had said something in return, she didn’t hear him because she had fallen asleep again after she had made herself clear.

 

Waking up the next morning, Nicole found herself running her hand across Evan’s position. To her utter surprise, she detected a frigid sensation on the empty space beside her.

 

Thus, she knew that he must have had roused himself from sleep ahead of her.

She brought herself out of the bed immediately. Once she put on her clothes, she dashed out of their bedroom and saw Evan by the children’s side, making their way out of the house.

 

Maya stared at her mother with her glistening pair of eyes and teased, “Mommy, you have overslept again!”

Juan told his mother, “Mommy, Daddy had forbidden us from passing by your room because he was afraid that we would wake you up.”

 

Similarly, Nina stated, “Mommy, I want to get myself a husband like Daddy. Otherwise, I won’t get to spend my time in bed like you.”

Nicole was speechless.

from that! Why would such a thought cross a little

quite some time away from the things that you have just mentioned, don’t

it? Let’s just think

F-Fine…

was about time for them to leave. Thus, Nicole bade farewell to her children and her husband, “Alright! All of you should get going and head

lazy bum. Ironically, she was the one who had told him to get plenty of sleep last night, yet she was

you get the driver to drop them off? He’s on duty,

the office after I drop them off. You should get yourself

Evan departed with their

off at school, he returned

moment he

“Why are you here?”

 

relatively casual look. Her current look reminded Evan of the innocent-looking Susan that he had known, back in

gratitude because I have gotten everything regarding the production sorted out. Apart from that, I have something for you. It’s about time for

for a delicate glass bottle that had been filled with origami stars and showed it

who had folded these stars for me. Do you still remember your promise? You told

was confused by her words as she had brought up the things that he had once

have misperceived my words, Evan. I am not being hopeful because I know that we won’t get to go stargazing anymore. I have been keeping this for six years. I think that it’s about time for me to return

the bottle of stars on Evan’s table and made her way

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