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.

the door of a room. He blinked and

“Yes, if your mother comes back late, I

finished, Lester rushed over and took Philip’s hand. “Can we play racing

you have to have breakfast and study first.”

said firmly.

with Lester, but

for two weeks, but Lester learned a lot.

Usually I was busy at work and ignored it.

Lester listened to Philip and nodded, “OK, let’s have breakfast.”

He went downstairs happily.

appreciated Chloe’s sending me such a

stay at my house when I came

at night, 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 waste

“Huh?”

Lester said. “He can teach me. I have a lot of

have questions to ask Philip. He just wanted to play with Philip!

expose him. After all, Philip was very responsible. He wouldn’ let Lester play all the time.

and said, “go back today. Tomorrow you bring your clothes and live here.”

“I...”

on, Philip!

Lester said immediately.

Philip couldn’t refuse Lester and could only

next day Philip brought a suitcase and put it in the room.

Lester was happy. It was Friday and Philip had to leave at night, but Lester disagreed.

Philip had to

That day seemed to be a turning point. Philip had lived in my house since that day. He went back to school occasionally, but he lived

I was at ease with 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 as possible.

I passed the exam.

thank Philip for taking care of

taught Lester. I asked him, “Philip, I want to take you

“You don’t have to bother.”

I knew Philip would

You can eat anything you want. I

“Great!” Lester said excitedly, “I