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.”

Joseph glanced at her and unhurriedly explained, “If you leave, Noah wouldn’t eat again tomorrow. He still has an injury, so he could only stay home instead of going

it, Hayden could

nor

agree

and you want to accompany a boy already. Alas, you

room for them. Hayden went to bathe Stella first. The little girl acted as

you done? Why

“Why shouldn’t I?”

I always wish that I could have an

that, Hayden couldn’t help but furrow her

lower voice,

she had brought up her mother’s sadness, so she

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

the

“OK.”

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 day. As long as she could take a look at him from afar and if he was leading a

guest room, Hayden slowly exhaled a suffocating breath,

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

his lower abdomen tightened, his mouth

me. Where is the servant?” under his

returned to his

to throw the trash, I guess. Are you looking

getting water all over me. All the towels in the bathroom are wet. I just want to ask

a glance at the door -- the trash station was quite far from here. The servant on duty tonight had just left, so he didn’t think

in my room. Come

down the water glass,

him, inexplicably feeling somewhat nervous when going into the master bedroom on the second floor. Clenching her fingers, she looked at Joseph’s back and shook off the distracting thoughts in

you thinking about?’ she warned herself

towel or a face

door. She hurriedly walked up to