"Yeah, take them outside. It's the weekend after all," Gloria chimed in.

Nicole gave in when she saw Stanley and Spencer looking at her. "Okay. I'll take the two of you out to play."

As expected, Lana was satisfied.

She then looked at Jared and said, "You have to start preparing, Daddy!"

Jared arched his brow when he heard Lana's remark. Then, he turned to Nicole, who rolled her eyes at him in response.

After dinner, everyone chatted away in the living room for a while before they retired to their rooms.

Nicole and Jared left the kids' room after the twins had fallen asleep.

Taken aback, they simultaneously uttered, "He's asleep."

"She's asleep."

"Yeah, Lana fell asleep pretty quickly," Jared responded.

"Nolan seems to have something on

something to do with

not understand why Nolan was so persistent about

just needs time to adjust." Nicole

as he responded in a playful tone, "Are you trying to comfort

paused as her

went to their room, and Jared smiled as he followed her from

grabbed Nicole and pinned her against

on his chest where the heart was.

All she could feel was the pounding of his heart on her palm. Then, her own heart gradually began to race

breath growing heavier. Nicole's scent became more intoxicating to him, and

which brought Nicole back to reality. She wanted to push him away,

returned. She looked at Jared's deep, profound eyes, her cheeks burning as she

to bed. I'm going to take a shower." Nicole panicked and pushed

flee, a wicked smile grew on Jared's face, and his

high and bright, the sky shaded a rose red at

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