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.”

“If you leave, Noah wouldn’t eat again tomorrow. He still has an injury, so he could only stay home instead of going out.

hearing it, Hayden could do nothing to

to school and nor do you

agree with her reluctantly.

you want to accompany a boy already. Alas, you are grown up and

they had agreed to stay 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 bathroom. All

Are you done? Why are

“Why shouldn’t I?”

a smile. “Mommy, I always

couldn’t help but

a lower voice, “You

brought up her mother’s sadness,

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

around. Stay in the bathtub to keep warm. I’ll go out to find you a

“OK.”

him, she always hoped that she could meet him one

the guest room, Hayden slowly

in the living 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

a glimpse of it, he felt his lower abdomen tightened,

servant?” under his motionless gaze, Hayden asked

his senses,

went out just now to throw the trash, I guess.

water all over

at the door -- the trash station was quite far from here. The servant on duty tonight had just

have some in my room. Come to

spoke, he put down the water glass, walking

the second floor. Clenching her

thinking about?’

bath towel or a face towel? Come to

the bathroom door. She hurriedly walked