President's Substitute Wife

He refused me, but I was more relieved.

The next morning, Philip still came very early.

But I found that he didn’t change.

He used to change a T-shirt every time he came, but this time he was wearing the same one as yesterday.

And he had black circles.

I realized and asked, “did you go back to school yesterday?”

“Yes, I caught the last bus.” Philip said immediately.

I looked at his clothes and said, “you haven’t changed your clothes. You’re lying to me.”

Philip was exposed and her ears were slightly red. “I missed the last bus, so I stayed in a small hotel all night.”

I could see that he didn’t sleep well.

It was all my fault. I came back too late.

I was a little sorry. I said, “go upstairs.”

“Huh?”

“Go upstairs.”

My voice was tough.

Philip went upstairs at once. I opened the door of a bedroom and said to him, “in the future, if you don’t have time to go back to school, you can live in this room. You can put your clothes in the closet and use the washing machine. You can hang your clothes on the balcony. The bathroom is at the end of the corridor.”

“I can’t do this...”

Philip raised his hand and scratched his head.

“It’s okay. You can play more with Lester in the evening. I can have more rest.”

Then Lester woke up.

He saw Philip and I standing at the door of a room. He blinked and said, “will

comes back late, I will...”

over and took Philip’s hand. “Can

have to have breakfast and study first.”

said firmly.

Lester, but also taught him mathematics.

together for two weeks, but Lester

Usually I was busy at work and ignored

listened to Philip and nodded, “OK, let’s

went downstairs happily.

Lester so happy, I really appreciated Chloe’s sending

stay at my house when I came

let him go. He said to me, “Mom, dad said we shouldn’t waste

“Huh?”

“You’re wasting Philip’s and my time. If Philip is here, he can have a better rest," Lester said. “He can teach me. I have a lot of things I don’t understand

I knew Lester didn’t have questions to ask Philip. He just wanted to

I didn’t want to expose him. After all, Philip was very responsible. He wouldn’ let Lester play all

back today. Tomorrow

“I...”

Come on, Philip! Or I’ll fire you!”

Lester said immediately.

Philip couldn’t refuse Lester and could only agree.

The next day Philip brought a suitcase

and Philip had to leave at

At last Philip had to

point. Philip had lived in my house since that day. He went back to school occasionally, but he lived here most of

him. I usually left a few hundred dollars at home

weekend. I could go to

Soon I passed

care of Lester, I decided to take

him, “Philip, I want to take

“You don’t have to bother.”

I knew Philip would refuse.

advised him, “we can’t eat at home all the time. You can eat anything you want. I want to celebrate that I passed

“Great!” Lester said excitedly, “I want pizza, pizza, pizza!”