Chapter 94 Again
He noticed Madeline’s polite behavior, and the others had too. Michael felt a bit crestfallen, but he knew that Madeline’s attitude was expected. They had never raised her for even a day in her life, and ever since she came to their house, she never enjoyed a moment of peace. He failed to give her the warmth of a family and a father’s love, so he had no right to ask her to treat them as family. But we have time. Now that she’s back, we can get along and eventually have her open up to us if we open up to her. We’ll be a real family eventually.
The boys woke up when they were halfway through breakfast. Joel asked to see Madeline the moment he woke up, and Simon quickly called Madeline.
She rose to her feet and told Michael, “Dad, the boys are awake. I’m going to see them.”
“Go,” he said. “And wash them up. They should be hungry now, so take them here. The chefs made a lot of food for them.”
Madeline nodded. “Okay, Dad.”
Sebastian put his cutlery down and got up too. “I’ll go too.”
“No. You don’t have to,” she responded. “I can handle this myself.”
“I know,” he replied. “I just miss the boys.”
She figured, Well, as long as you’re happy.
They went upstairs.
Joel was rolling around on the bed with his pillow in his hands. “I want Mom. I want Mom. I want Mom.”
This boy is really…
on his head. “Buddy, you
pounced at
wonder where he got this from. I’ve never acted this way, so… She looked at Sebastian. Not impossible, really. He might be a prankster who loves practical jokes, though I can’t
him and he cocked his eyebrow. “What
head, she replied, “I-It’s nothing.”
to a
be a little
puffed his
did not know
carried Joel and kissed him. “You’re right. You’re
him and wiggled around in
Joel and asked Madeline, “Is our son always this cute after he
wanted to say that Joel was her son, but it would sound too forced if she kept emphasizing that. As she patted Joel’s back, she explained while glancing at Sebastian, “He always does this after he
at me. It’s not me. I wasn’t this cute when I
As long as
his hair wet. When he saw Sebastian and Madeline, he greeted them.
of the
rummaged through the drawer for a hair dryer.
and
temperature in case it was too cold or too hot for the child. He looked serious, careful, and
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