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.”

get me wrong.” Joseph glanced at her and unhurriedly explained, “If you leave, Noah wouldn’t eat again tomorrow. He still has an

it, Hayden could do nothing to

the iron while it was hot. “Mommy, tomorrow is Sunday. I don’t need to go to school and nor do you need to work. Mommy, I promise.

Hayden had to agree with her

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

overnight, a servant arranged a guest room for them. Hayden went to bathe Stella first. The little girl acted as if she was nuts -- she kept screaming, jumping up and down, and running around in the

Are you done? Why

“Why shouldn’t I?”

smile. “Mommy, I always

that, Hayden couldn’t

lower voice,

up

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

head helplessly. “Stop messing around. Stay in the bathtub to

“OK.”

knot in Hayden’s heart. Although she knew it might not be possible for her to bring him back if she could find him, she always hoped that she could meet him one

guest room, Hayden slowly exhaled a suffocating breath, feeling

room. Hearing the footsteps coming downstairs, he turned around, only to find that Hayden was coming down from the stairs. Her light blue dress was soaked from the chest, faintly revealing the outline of her

his lower abdomen tightened,

under his motionless gaze, Hayden

returned to his

now to throw the trash, I guess. Are you

over me. All the towels in the bathroom are wet. I just

was quite far from here. The servant on duty

in my room.

down the water glass,

the master bedroom on the second floor. Clenching her fingers, she looked at Joseph’s back and shook off the distracting

about?’ she warned

like a bath towel or a face towel?

standing at the bathroom door. She hurriedly