Wooing My Ex-Wife

After a brief hesitation, Charles merely muted his phone, choosing neither to answer nor reject the call.

Benedict, who had noticed his godfather’s actions, instantly pursed his lips. “Your lady’s calling you, isn’t she? I can’t believe you have the guts to ignore her, Charles. How did a lousy man like you even get yourself a wife?”

Charles felt a warm blush rise to his cheeks, but unfortunately, Benedict wasn’t done with his lecture.

“In any case, don’t you think you should return her call? She will be so worried if she doesn’t hear back from you. As a man, you ought to cherish and dote on your woman. Understood?” the latter chided, looking very authoritative with a stern expression and his arms folded.

It was the first time Charles found Benedict so adorable, and he had to do everything he could to hold in his laughter.

“You’re right, Benny. I’ll send her a text,” he replied good-naturedly before texting Whitney about not returning to the Newton residence that night.

With that done, he turned off the screen and casually set the phone on the bedside table.

Meanwhile, Zendaya had gotten tired from playing by the window and rubbed her eyes.

“I’m sleepy, Uncle Charles. I want to go home,” the little girl mumbled wearily as she turned to look at Charles.

Upon hearing that, the man hastily wrapped a tissue around the cut on his fingertip and walked to the window to carry her.

“Be good, Zendy. We won’t be returning to Harrick Villa tonight. I’ll sleep with you, okay?”

Zendaya pouted and squirmed slightly in Charles’ arms. “Where’s Daddy? Where’s Mommy? I want to hug Mommy to sleep… I can’t fall asleep without her.”

As could be seen, children were easygoing during the day, but when it came to bedtime, their stubbornness would very quickly go off the charts.

No matter how much Charles coaxed and cajoled Zendaya, the latter continued to ask for Gwendolyn.

home tonight?” she whimpered, sniffling quietly as

to say, the sight of Zendaya bawling her eyes out tugged at Charles’

Zendy into bed before.

no other option, Charles begrudgingly called Cedrick,

text over, but even so, there was

What on earth

on the phone call and turned sullen. “Did Daddy turn off his phone? Does

Neither of them had seen Gwendolyn or Cedrick the entire day, and it

take me to find Mommy? I want to sleep with Mommy. I want to hear her bedtime stories…” Zendaya said stubbornly as she wiped away her tears and put

at the Federal Bureau of Investigation today, so your father can’t come,” Charles coaxed. “It’s pouring outside, and I don’t know where he is. Besides, Salinsburgh

into those bad guys, I’ll bite them! I want to join the army when I grow up. I want the strength and

Benedict cocked his eyebrows in cold aloofness. “Who needs your protection? Even if I’m not

and stared at him with big, doe eyes. “Uncle Charles, can you take me to look for Mommy? Otherwise, I won’t

but to his

with these two? Did they plan this? Why else is one phone turned

I read you a bedtime story tonight? What would you

a moment, Zendaya felt torn

Uncle Charles would be sad if I turned

fell upon the ward, making Charles even more anxious. Oh, my goodness. I don’t know what to do! I might be able to coax Zendy to sleep, but what about Benny? I’m sure he’ll kick up a fuss too. I know Zendy listens to me, but

still at a loss when Nico suddenly returned to the ward with two

clothes, and it seemed as if the latter had emptied their entire

so he decided to err on the side of caution and brought the kids’ fall and winter

was around, Charles felt a load off his shoulders as the men could split the task

Charles took Zendaya into an empty ward and read her a fairy tale

and the prince lived

the story ended, Zendaya

scriptures. I didn’t enjoy it. What should we do