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.”

tomorrow. He still has an injury, so he

could

nor do you need to work.

had to agree with her reluctantly.

accompany a boy already. Alas, you are grown up

bathe Stella first. The little girl acted as if she was nuts -- she kept screaming, jumping up

you done? Why

“Why shouldn’t I?”

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

Hayden couldn’t

in a lower voice, “You have

up

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

around. Stay in the bathtub to keep warm. I’ll

“OK.”

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 happy life,

out of the guest room, Hayden slowly exhaled a suffocating breath, feeling a little

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

a glimpse of it, he felt his

me. Where is the servant?” under his

his

out just now to throw the trash, I guess.

restless when taking a bathe, getting water all over me. All the towels

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

some in my room. Come to

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

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 her

are you thinking about?’ she warned herself

a bath towel or a face towel? Come to take a look,”

bathroom door. She hurriedly