Downstairs, Margot was overjoyed when she reached out to carry Louis from Elias. She then kissed his soft, chubby cheeks repeatedly.Louis was really excited too when he saw Margot, kicking about energetically. He gurgled in a babyish babble and suddenly shouted, "Mommy.""Oh, Mommy's here now. There's no need for video calls with you anymore. Darling, you must have really missed Mommy too, haven't you?" Margot couldn't help but plant two firm kisses on Louis' face.Elias was beside Margot and asked excitedly, "Did he just call you 'Mommy'? Louis can say 'Mommy' now?"Margot looked over at Elias and said, "Yes, Louis could already say that before.""How could we not know?" Elias quickly looked at Ashley and said, "Did you hear that? Louis can actually say 'Mommy' now.""Really?" Ashley hurriedly got up and came over. While she was playing with Louis, she said, "Louis, let us hear it again. Say 'Mommy'."Louis' bright, doe-like eyes twinkled. Noticing that several people were loo
"Margot, when and how did you come back? Why are you suddenly on the bed?"Margot sat up and said, "Who do you think you were kissing if I hadn't returned?""It's you, of course. I just thought it was a dream."Curtis got excited and held Margot's face in his hands. He kissed her aggressively and couldn't help but chuckle. "You came back early to surprise me, right? Or were you missing me so much that you couldn't stay there any longer?" Curtis was in indescribable joy as he gently pinched Margot's cheeks.Even though they had been talking through video calls every day, Curtis still felt empty as he couldn't hug Margot to sleep at night.He did not expect that Margot would return just because she missed him. Margot pushed Curtis aside and said, "Don't get ahead of yourself. I came back because of Louis."If it wasn't because of how Louis cried and said that he was missing Margot, she wouldn't be back so soon."I don't care, Louis was definitely an excuse. I know you came b
The chef stood at the side, feeling uneasy."Mr. Crosby, I'll do it. This isn't someone like you should be doing."Curtis ignored what the chef said. Absorbed in what he was doing, he told the chef, "You don't understand. Doing things like these for the woman I love feels amazing."The chef stayed silent.Out of nowhere, he was force-fed a dose of Curtis' affection for Margot, and it left him feeling suffocated. As he did not dare to continue interrupting Curtis, the chef wisely shifted his attention to preparing breakfast for Elias and Ashley. On the other hand, Curtis only had Margot in mind while preparing the food.After everything was ready, he placed it in the warmer and went up to his room.It was 7:00 am when Margot opened her eyes.Glancing at the pillow beside her, Curtis was already gone.A sudden wave of sadness washed over her as she sat up, ready to get out of the bed. Just then, Curtis walked out of the closet, holding her clothes. Seeing that Margot was
"Is it wrong for me to want to care for you?" Curtis asked.Curtis playfully pinched Margot's delicate nose, squeezed some toothpaste, and put the electric toothbrush in her mouth.He couldn't help but sigh. "When you called me 'Curt', it really hit me."Margot mumbled, while brushing her teeth, "What hit you?""It was a regret for me. There were years when I left you alone. If I hadn't hurt you back then, you would still be calling me 'Curt' as you like."Looking back, he loved it when Margot called him "Curt".It was her endearing nickname for him.But when she called him by his name, it felt distant and cold.Margot hadn't expected Curtis to be so nostalgic about the past. She spat out the foam, rinsed her mouth, and laughed. "If you like it so much, I can start calling you that again."Curtis did not believe her."I've been asking you not to call me by my name for a million times, and you never listen. You won't even call me 'darling', so how are you going back to calli
Margot pulled Laura over and said to Tommy, "This is my aunt, Laura."Then, she looked at Laura and said, "Aunt Laura, this is—""Hello, Sir," Laura greeted Tommy politely before Margot could finish her sentence.Tommy felt exasperated upon being called "Sir". "What did you just call me?"Laura blushed deeply. "Shouldn't I address you as 'Sir'?"After all, when she was just a child, he was already an adult who played the leading male role in a TV drama."How old are you?" Tommy asked."16 years old.""You're 16? Well, I guess calling me 'Sir' is indeed appropriate for you."Tommy walked over to Curtis, who was holding Louis, and asked teasingly, "Since your aunt calls me 'Sir,' what should you call me?"He had heard that Curtis had many aunts, and the youngest one was even younger than Margot. Today, he finally got to meet her. She instantly elevated his status significantly, making him mistakenly believe that he was indeed a mature, dignified man.Curtis sneered, "Don't you
Laura was afraid that others would notice how flustered she was inside. Her heart raced so wildly that she could hear her heartbeat in her ears."You guys carry on. I need to go to the office to take care of some things," Curtis said.He stood up and said to Margot, "You stay here and keep Natalie company. I'll pick you both up after work.""Okay," Margot said, "go do what you need to do. Drive safely.""Alright," Curtis replied.After Curtis left, Margot asked Natalie, "Where's Benjamin? Can we get him to come and keep Laura company? There's no one her age here. I'm worried she'll get bored.""Benjamin hasn't gotten out of bed yet," Natalie replied. "Why don't you go upstairs and ask Benjamin to get up, Laura?"Laura quickly shook her head and declined. "Kids need more sleep to grow. Let him sleep a bit longer. I'll just stay here with you all.""Are you feeling shy? Your face is all red," Natalie commented with a smile.Laura became even more embarrassed and quickly stopped
Laura couldn't help but laugh while looking at the funny posts she wrote during her younger years.Caleb and Yannis were both names of male leads that Tommy had played before. She called Tommy "Tomtom" in many of her entries. That was the name his fans used specially to refer to him.Laura found it quite funny when she recalled how she and her classmates used to be obsessed with Tommy during their school days. She didn't expect that she would get to meet her idol up close today.If she had known that Curtis and Margot were friends with her idol, she would have asked them for an autograph back then. And if she had gotten Tommy's autograph back then, she'd be the envy of all the girls in her class."Louis, do you see who that is? It's your grand-aunt!" Tommy's voice came from not far away.He was supporting Louis as he walked on the grass while pointing toward Laura.Laura turned to look and hurriedly closed her social media feeds. She stood up and put her cell phone away while wai
"I'm not telling you." Laura started to laugh, her cheeks turning bright red.Tommy frowned. "Why won't you tell me? Need you be so mysterious about it? Who knows? If I happen to know them, I can help you get their autograph.""I'm not interested in an autograph. If anything, I want to get his WhatsApp contact."When Tommy heard that, he pulled out his cell phone and handed it to her without any hesitation. "Take a look and see if your idol is in my friend list. I have the WhatsApp contacts of almost half the people in the entertainment industry. You can get their contact for yourself."Laura was surprised, but she reached out to take the cell phone absentmindedly. Avoiding Tommy's gaze, she quickly scanned and added him as a contact and then deleted the record.She then pretended to scroll through his friends list and remarked in disappointment, "I couldn't find my idol, so here you go.""Who exactly is your idol? I have half of the entertainment industry's contacts, yet they're