Jeremy curled up the corner of his lips and turned to the secretary. "You don't need to worry, Miss Martin. I am a logical person and good at keeping secrets." Before Kara could express her surprise, Jeremy added, "I know that the twins are the consequence of four and a half years ago, when you and Mr. Harper accidentally spent the night together." Kara paled. She never expected her secret to be so close to Frank. And if Jeremy could uncover the truth, didn’t it mean that Rowan Harper could too? Seeing the bloodless lips, Jeremy continued, "Last week, Young Master assigned me to investigate the case back. I went to meet the bartender who served him drinks. Accidentally, I discovered a surprising truth about you." After giving Kara a pause to digest, he added, "I know you were framed with your co-worker. I also know about the rumors and video." "Then why do you conclude that they are Frank's children? You saw for yourself that I entered a hotel room with a man who was clearly not
"You're out of your mind, huh? You're willing to sacrifice your future for a girl who has nothing? Should I use threats to make you come to your senses?" Rowan shook his head with wide eyes. Unexpectedly, Frank raised his chin. "What can you take from me, Grandpa? Freedom? You already took it a long time ago. The company? I'm the brains. Without me, Savior would die." Hearing that bluff, Rowan's breath became hoarser. However, that's the reality. There was nothing he could take from Frank ... other than the secretary. "You really love that girl, don't you? What if I take her from you?" Frank's expression turned dark. His hands clenched even tighter. "Please don't test my patience, Grandpa," he said in a low tone. Noticing that change, Rowan chuckled. "Are you afraid?" "If you dare to disturb Kara, don't blame me if Savior collapses." Rowan took a deep breath. His blood could really reach the crown of his head if he failed to control Frank immediately. "You dare sacrifice your l
"Good morning, Sir." Louis took his sister's hand and stepped forward. "Emily and I are very grateful that you gave us a scholarship. We are also happy we are invited to this cool event. Therefore, we want to give you a gift." While occasionally glancing at Sean, Emily came out from behind Louis' back. "We just bought colored pencils. So, we decided to give you our first drawing." Emily handed Rowan the paper. Her tiny hands seemed to be shaking. Seeing that sweet face, Rowan suddenly thought of Kara. His hatred rose. He was reluctant to take the paper. Receiving such rejection, Emily's furrowed brows deepened. She was confused and turned to Louis as if asking for help. "Sir, my sister gave you a gift. Why don't you want to accept it? That's rude," Louis said, shaking his head in surprise. "You're the ones who are rude. Who taught you to wear sunglasses when talking to an old man? This is indoors. You've made that mistake twice." Louis' cheeks puffed up. He never knew such a ru
Rowan hesitated. Kara's voice was too convincing. Before he could make a decision, Louis and Emily's voices broke his focus. "Mommy, Mommy...." Laughing, the twins hugged Kara's legs. "Look! We got lots of gifts from fans." Louis showed off several packs of chocolates in his bag. "Fan?" Kara widened her eyes. "Yes, Mommy. People said that they were our fans because we’re cool and smart," Emily continued while adjusting her crown. As Kara chuckled, the twins' gaze turned to Rowan. "Mommy knows this grandfather?" Louis whispered while placing one hand beside his mouth. "Yes. Mister Harper is my boss's grandfather." "That annoying CEO's grandfather?" Rowan widened his eyes at the nickname Louis called Frank. "My grandson is annoying?" "Yes. Since Mommy worked with him, Mommy rarely comes home. Mommy gets a lot of assignments from him," Louis explained with a gloomy face. Emily nodded beside him. "It seems like he likes to bully and scold Mommy. Mommy has become sadder since mo
"Actually, I planned to give you a gift, but I haven't had time to buy it yet," Ben said again. "How about we go shopping after this? You two can buy the clothes you like." Kara spontaneously shook her head. "Sorry, Mister Wilson. We appreciate your kindness, but we have another agenda after this." "I promised myself I would give them a gift, Kara. Please don't make me feel guilty. All men have to keep their promises. Isn't that right, Louis?" "Yeah!" Louis said, nodding firmly. “We have to go with Mr. Wilson to the mall, Mommy. Otherwise, he will definitely be sad and disappointed.” Kara smiled, half grimacing. It's unusual for her to be confused about finding a solution. Suddenly, Ben reached out for her hand that was resting on the table. "Don't worry, Kara. This isn't a hassle at all. I'm actually happy to see your children smiling happily." Kara's breath hitched. Her brows furrowed and her back tensed. She felt uncomfortable with the touch. However, Kara still tried to be p
Rowan raised an eyebrow. He read Sean's cold eyes. There was a serious threat in them. "What?" "On the night of the scandal, Young Master was at the same hotel." Rowan's eyes nearly jumped out of their sockets. His lungs suddenly filled with increasingly intense suspicion. Since seeing Louis without sunglasses, he had been haunted by the figure of little Frank. Sean's information made that possibility clearer. "Have you got a photo of the co-worker?" Sean put his phone on the table. Rowan immediately noticed. A brown-haired man with matching eyes appeared on the screen. Not a single facial line was similar to Louis or Emily. "Is there any other information?" Rowan had broken out in a cold sweat. "When the scandalous video went viral, Kara said that she had not slept with this man." "That means there's someone else? It could be Frank?" Rowan sighed spontaneously. A second later, he reached for a glass of water. His throat was dry. "And, Sir," Sean continued, adding to the burde
"You must feel that we are one family," Louis said, snapping his fingers even though it didn't make a sound. Emily smiled shyly. Putting her hands together on her lap, she nodded. “You feel that way too?” “Yep! Thanks to Mr. Wilson, I know what it's like to have a Daddy. It’s very fun! Should we ask Mr. Wilson to be our Daddy?” Kara was stunned. A heavy weight hit her chest. All this time, she thought the twins were fine. Turned out, they secretly yearned for a father, and they liked Mr. Wilson? Kara's eyes started to fill with tears. “I'm sure he won't refuse.” Emily's enthusiasm burned. “He looks like he loves us and Mommy. Did you notice the way he looked at Mommy? He was like a prince who fell in love with a princess.” "You read too many fairy tales, Emily," Louis commented, shaking his head slowly. “But, I agree with you. Mister Wilson seems to like Mommy. I hope they start dating soon." Kara flinched. She didn't know her children's conversation could go that far. ‘Four-yea
Saturday night, Jeremy was relaxing. The situation looked quiet and safe. His seat back was tilted back. He sat comfortably with his legs stretched out on the dashboard. Suddenly, his ears caught a vibration. As he got up, he found a black supercar parked right in front of Kara's apartment. After a few moments, Louis came out of the apartment followed by his mother and sister. "Wow, Mr. Wilson, this is unfair! You took us for a ride in a Porsche yesterday. But today, you bring a cooler car to go with Mommy," Louis exclaimed in a thrilling voice. His eyes sparkled brightly. Hearing the chatter of the genius child, Ben, who was walking over, smiled faintly. "Do you like this car?" "Of course! This is a Pagani Huayra with 850 HP! There's no need to doubt its aerodynamic and suspension capabilities. And look how dashing this car is!" Louis ran and touched the front of the car with great care and admiration. "There's chrome-molybmun in here!" "Chome-molybdenum, Louis," Emily correcte
Philip rushed in and grabbed Barbara's hand. Before he could say anything, Barbara was pushing again. After Briony came out, Barbara breathed a sigh of relief. “Philip .... Our child has been born.”Even though his head was nodding, Philip blinked in confusion. His mouth was agape, not knowing how to respond. "Yes ...," he sighed after a few moments. Briony's cries helped him regain his senses. "Wow," Philip blinked. He bent down, stroking his wife's hair with mixed feelings. "You're so great, Babe. You can give birth that fast." Barbara smiled proudly. "Our efforts weren't in vain, Phil. I was actually scared earlier. Briony's urge was very strong. But Louis and Emily forbade me to push. I tried to hold it in until finally, I gave in." Philip sighed in amazement and disbelief. Still looking stiff, he kissed Barbara's temple. "You're amazing, Babe. I'm glad you didn't encounter any major difficulties." Philip wiped the tears from her face. "I'm happy too. But where were you? I to
"Louis, Auntie is about to give birth!" Emily rose with a high arch of her eyebrows. "You’re right! We have to take her to the hospital!" Wasting no time, Louis grabbed Barbara's hand, pulling her to turn around. "Come on, Auntie. Let's go back to the car." However, Barbara shook her head. Her face was pale, her body tense. Her feet seemed to be glued to the earth. "What's wrong, Auntie?" "Call Philip," she muttered softly. "What?" "Call Philip!" The twins flinched. After one nod, they ran towards Philip. "Uncle Philip! Uncle Philip!" "Hey, where are you guys going?" Barbara exclaimed again. The twins braked. When they looked back, Barbara was waving. "Why did you leave me here alone?" Her voice was shrill. "You told us to call Uncle Philip!" Louis shook his head, not understanding. "Yeah, but don't leave me here." While limping, she inched closer to Louis and Emily. "One person calls him. One more person, hold me!" The twins blinked. Not because they didn't understand, b
"Hello, Orion," Emily whispered as the tiny baby in the box opened his eyes. Her hand reached out, trying to reach his chubby cheek. From the other side of the box, Louis also looked inside. "Hello, Oscar." "Louis?" Emily scolded with round eyes. "Why do you call him Oscar? This is our first meeting with him. Don't make a bad impression." Louis pursed his lips. "Okay, sorry. I'm used to it. Let me repeat." After clearing his throat, he looked down again. "Hello, Orion. It's me, Louis. I'm your cousin." Emily smiled slightly and nodded. "That's just right." After giving Louis thumbs up, she waved her hand downwards. "And I'm Emily. Nice to meet you, Orion." For a few moments, the two toddlers were busy observing Orion. Philip and Barbara were amused by their comments. "It turns out that Uncle Philip was right. Orion looks like both of his parents. His eyes are like Auntie's, while his nose and mouth are like Uncle's." "His chin also looks like Uncle’s, but his hair looks like
A nurse tried to calm Ava. However, the woman still shook her head, rejecting all the words directed at her. She was very weak. The pain seemed to knock out all the bones in her body. Her brain could no longer function normally. "No. I have no strength anymore. I can't continue." After taking a heavy breath, Jeremy bowed. The nurse had shifted. Jeremy had more freedom to stroke Ava's hair which was wet with sweat and her face which was flooded with tears. "Ava, can you hear me? Ava?" Their gazes finally met. Jeremy could see the desperation in those brown eyes. "I can't take it anymore, Jeremy. I can't. Let the doctor take it out. I can't take it anymore." Jeremy's chest felt like it had been torn apart. He almost choked with pain. Stroking Ava's shoulder, he shook his head. "No, I know you. You're not someone who never gives up, Ava. You can do it." "But I don't have the energy anymore, Jeremy." "There is. There definitely is." Jeremy grabbed Ava's shaking fingers. "This is f
"Look at this, Brandon." Louis placed a stack of photo paper on the table. Then, he showed them one by one to his friend. "This is a picture of Russell crying. This is a picture of him laughing. And this is a picture of Russell being angry." "Can babies get angry? Isn't he still too young to understand anything?" Brandon shook his head faintly. Louis shrugged. "I don't know about that. But when Russell sees something he doesn't like, his hands keep flapping and his mouth makes sounds ...." Louis imitated a baby's moan which made the librarian glance. "Russell also has sharp eyes, Brandon. If he feels annoyed by us, he will glare while furrowing his eyebrows." Emily touched the base of her eyebrows, checking to see if they were the same shape as Russell's eyebrows in the picture. Brandon smiled at Emily's expression. "I think he must be really cute when he's angry." "Yes!" Emily nodded quickly. "He's always cute, all the time. Louis, show him a picture of Russell in the shower."
"Oh, look at Russell, Louis. Isn't he very handsome? He's clean and smells good." Emily put her nose closer to Russell's face. When she managed to kiss that very soft cheek, she giggled holding back her laughter. She didn't want to disturb Kara who was sleeping in Frank's arms. "Yes, he is very handsome. He looks like me. Isn't that right, Grandma?" Louis raised his gaze towards the woman holding Russell. Susan smiled amusedly. "Yes, he looks like you. Only his nose is a little sharper." Louis' lips immediately pursed. His forefinger pointed at his own nose. "How sharp do you want Russell's nose to be? My nose is already very sharp." Susan chuckled at Louis' answer. "I’m just joking, Louis. It doesn't matter whose nose is sharper. What's important is that you're both healthy." Louis nodded in agreement. His hands then rose to touch the baby's feet. "Grandma, is Russell heavy?" Susan raised her eyebrows. "Do you want to carry him?" Louis glanced at Emily. "How about you try fir
"Hello, Good Boy," Kara held Russell carefully, as if the little creature was a very fragile pearl. Tears could not stop running down her face. After kissing the baby who was covered in a towel, Kara whispered again, "This is Mommy, Russell. I'm happy that I can finally hug you like this." While biting his lips, Frank also bowed. He stroked the tiny back then kissed his head. "And this is Daddy, Russell. Daddy is also happy that you are finally here." Still with a wide smile and red eyes, Frank looked at Kara gently. Before the pool of emotion dripped again, he quickly kissed her forehead. Kara closed her eyes accepting the warmth. "Thank you for giving birth to our son, Queen Bee," Frank whispered hoarsely. Kara smiled wider and nodded faintly. "Thank you for accompanying me here." "That's what I should have done a long time ago." Frank stroked her cheek before kissing her again. "Daddy, we want to see Russell too! Can we come closer?" Emily asked, jumping a little on the chai
Kara was sitting on the bed. Her head rested on the broad shoulder next to her. Closing her eyes, she tried to catch her breath."Is there any news from the Twins?" she asked quietly. Frank shook his head. His hands kept to massage Kara's fingers. "You don't need to worry about them, Queen Bee. They are independent and intelligent children. They will understand that you have to give birth soon. Let's celebrate their birthday after Russell is born, hmm?" After a short nod, Kara turned her head further. "Are you crying?" Frank's eyebrows pulled together. Moving his head away so that it would be easier to see her, he shook his head. "Why do you think I'm crying?" "Your voice is shaky, Frank." Pursing his lips, Frank took a deep breath. "I'm not crying." "Then why are your eyes red and watery?" Frank blinked firmly. "I'm not crying," he repeated with more emphasis. Still out of breath, Kara let out a laugh. Her head tilted slightly, waiting for his tears to fall. "Are you sure?"
"Hello, Brandon. Welcome to our event," Louis shook his classmate's hand. "Hello, Louis. Happy birthday. I hope you live a long and healthy life," the blonde boy said, occasionally glancing at Emily. "Thank you, Brandon. Did you come alone?" Brandon nodded. "Yes, my parents had to attend another event. So, only the driver took me here." After one blink, Brandon offered his hand to Emily. "Happy birthday too, Emily. You're so beautiful tonight." Emily shook Brandon's hand with a sweet smile. "Thanks, Brandon. You also look cool tonight. The jacket suits you." Brandon blushed. His lips twitched to suppress the excitement in his chest. "Thank you, Emily. I deliberately asked my mother to look for the best outfit. I want to look cool at this event." "Your mom has a good sense of fashion," Emily nodded before glancing to the side. "Louis, I think you should try a regular tie like Brandon. You're five years old. It's time for you to leave that bow tie behind. You should try somethin