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

if your mother comes back late, I will...”

Lester rushed over and took Philip’s hand. “Can we play racing games?”

“No, you have to have breakfast and study first.”

Philip said

played with Lester, but also

They were together for two weeks, but Lester

Usually I was busy at work and ignored

to Philip and nodded, “OK,

He went

really appreciated Chloe’s sending me such a nice male

Philip and I thought he could stay at

when Philip was leaving, Lester held Philip’s thigh and wouldn’t let him go. He said to me, “Mom, dad said we shouldn’t

“Huh?”

can have a better rest," Lester said. “He can teach me. I have a lot of things I don’t understand and I

Actually, I knew Lester didn’t have questions to ask Philip. He just wanted to play with Philip!

I didn’t want to expose him. After all, Philip was very

back today. Tomorrow

“I...”

“OK! Come on, Philip! Or I’ll fire you!”

said

Philip couldn’t refuse Lester

brought a suitcase and put

was Friday and Philip

Philip had to stay.

That day seemed to be a turning point. Philip had lived in my house since that day. He went

him. I usually left a few hundred dollars at home and asked him

the weekend. I could go to driving school on weekends. I could get my license as soon

passed the exam.

thank Philip for taking care of Lester, I decided

taught Lester. I asked him, “Philip, I want to take you and Lester out for lunch.

have to bother.”

Philip

can’t eat at home all the time. You can eat anything you want. I want to celebrate that I passed the exam.”

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