President’s Twins: Buy One, Get One Free

“Stella.” Hayden’s voice became deeper. She gazed at the little girl motionlessly.

“Do you think it’s appropriate to do so?”

Stella pursed her lips, feeling a sense of guilty.

Usually if her mother spoke to her in this way, it meant she really got angry.

“Mommy.”

Stella tugged at her sleeve. “I just want to play with Noah for a bit longer.”

Hayden still stared at her solemnly.

“I know, but what time is it now? Haven’t I told you to mind your manners before coming here? You can play with Noah, but you can’t linger around or refuse to go home. This is the most basic courtesy.”

When she was scolding Stella, Noah suddenly crawled to her and held one of her legs, holding the drawing board in the other hand.

Hayden felt that her left leg was tightly gripped. Looking down, she saw the words written on the drawing board raised high in Noah’s hand: “I want Stella to stay.”

“Noah.” Hayden frowned and didn’t know what to say at the moment. It seemed that she could never refuse Noah’s requests.

“Noah, I have to go now. It’s really too late. Next time I’ll bring Stella over and play with you again when I have time, alright?”

Seeing that Hayden still insisted, Noah became anxious. He hurriedly wrote another line on the drawing board, and then dragged Joseph’s pants, asking his father to read his words.

“If you don’t make Stella and Aunt Hayden stay, I won’t eat.”

Joseph was taken aback, feeling a sudden fluctuation in his heart.

He hesitated, looked at Hayden, and said, “How about staying here tonight? We have a room for you and Stella.”

Hayden was startled. “Well, I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

glanced at her and unhurriedly explained, “If you leave, Noah wouldn’t eat again tomorrow. He still has an injury, so he

hearing it, Hayden could do

need to go to school and nor do you need to work. Mommy, I promise. I will definitely go home tomorrow. I just

agree

and said meaningfully, “You are so young and you want to accompany a

acted as if she was nuts -- she kept screaming, jumping up and down, and running around

done? Why

“Why shouldn’t I?”

at Hayden with a smile. “Mommy, I always wish that

her mentioning that, Hayden couldn’t

a lower

had brought up her mother’s sadness, so

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

head helplessly. “Stop messing around. Stay in the bathtub to keep warm. I’ll

“OK.”

him, she always hoped that she could meet him one day. As long as she could take a look at him from afar and if he was leading a happy life, she didn’t need

guest room, Hayden slowly exhaled a

only to find that Hayden was coming down from the stairs. Her light blue dress

glimpse of it, he felt his lower abdomen tightened, his mouth drying

Where is the servant?” under his motionless gaze, Hayden asked with

returned to his

to throw the trash, I guess. Are

of her dress, smiling helplessly. “Stella was too restless when taking a bathe, getting water all over me. All the towels in the bathroom are wet. I just want to ask the

here. The servant

in my room. Come to get

spoke, he put down the water glass, walking towards the

somewhat nervous when going into the master bedroom on the second floor. Clenching her fingers, she looked at Joseph’s

are you thinking about?’ she warned

bath towel or a face towel? Come to take

bathroom door. She hurriedly walked up to