Cynthia thought Isaiah was a great kid."Then think about how I've spent these past years," Matthew reminded her in a friendly tone.During Cynthia's pregnancy, he had not touched her once, fearing he might harm her or the babies. After childbirth, he had been there with her throughout the postpartum recovery. Then, he had been preoccupied with taking care of the children.Initially, they could have left these responsibilities to the babysitters, but considering these were their own flesh and blood, he took his role as a father very seriously. When the children grew a bit older and were somewhat easier to handle, they enjoyed some precious moments of alone time as a couple.However, this period ended abruptly when the children turned three and entered kindergarten. Isaiah, in particular, seemed to sense when they wanted some private time and would find ways to interrupt them. Their alone time had dwindled significantly since the children were three, to the point where even basic
As for Isabella, she was having a blast with Kendrick, both fully immersed in their medieval skit within the villa. Kendrick was playing the role of the villain, and Isabella was the adorable daughter of the king. The story progresses to the point where Kendrick, as the villain, captures the king's daughter and plans to use the little girl to negotiate with the king for an antidote.However, as they continued acting, they suddenly realized something was amiss. They were missing a crucial character—the king!"Isaiah! We're missing a king; can you play with us?" Isabella jumped over from Kendrick's grasp, her voice as sweet as honey. "Isaiah, come on!" Kendrick was also enthusiastic.Clearly, he had finally found a like-minded playmate."No. You haven't finished your homework for today, and you still have lessons to catch up on," Isaiah declined, saying something that would hurt Isabella's heart."It's still early; let's play!" Isabella just wanted to have fun.Isaiah thought o
"Isabella needs to study," Isaiah said.Kendrick paused, realizing that, as an adult, he should not be fooling around with the kids when they wanted to focus on their studies. As a result, the villa fell into silence.Isaiah was naturally quiet, spending the entire afternoon engrossed in his books. After finishing her homework, Isabella picked up her drawing materials and became equally absorbed in her artwork, shutting out the world around her.This led to one inevitable outcome—Kendrick was bored!So, when he noticed Isabella being overly absorbed in her work, he went to Isaiah. After all, Isaiah was always reading extracurricular books.Kendrick sat beside Isaiah and whispered, "Isaiah, let's have a little chat.""I'm reading," Isaiah replied."You can read your book anytime.""Hmm?" Isaiah was surprised to hear a grown-up saying that."Aren't you curious about the story of how your parents met before they had you?" Kendrick knew exactly how to pique his interest, making
Kendrick was completely baffled at Isaiah's logical thinking, unable to believe he was only four years old! With all these thoughts swirling in his mind, Kendrick suddenly came up with a bold idea. Could this nephew of his be some kind of reborn bigshot?"Can I ask you a question?" Kendrick's curiosity was burning, and the mere possibility of this idea excited him endlessly.Isaiah calmly looked at him, indicating that he could go ahead and ask.Kendrick cleared his throat, his eyes filled with curiosity. "Do you have memories from your past life?"Isaiah was confused. "What did you do in your past life? Which year did you die? Was it in another era or some other planet?" Kendrick asked.Isaiah frowned, utterly baffled. "Are you sure the questions you're asking are normal?""More normal than you," Kendrick blurted out. Honestly, he had not seen such an extraordinary kid in his life. Not even when Cynthia was a child had she been this mature. Isaiah refused to entertain Ke
Kendrick led them to the back row of the pirate ship. Initially, he had thought about renting the whole ride for the two kids, but to his surprise, they preferred playing with others. So, he went along with their choice.The pirate ship swung through the air, and screams filled the air. Amidst all this excitement, Isaiah sat perfectly still, appearing extremely composed. However, if you were to touch him, you would realize that he was stiff as a board, and his composure was merely a facade.After one round, Isabella was excited, exclaiming, "Can we go again?" Kendrick agreed, "Sure." He was about to take the kids on another round when Isaiah calmly stood his ground and declined, "You go ahead. I will stay here."Isabella preferred to be with Isaiah, so she chimed in, "Then I won't go either. Whatever you want to play, we'll play together."Isaiah hesitated. Could he say that he did not want to play anything at all?Kendrick could not quite read Isaiah's composed expression, unsu
Isaiah's excuse after lunch was rather straightforward. He simply declined by stating that the sun was scorching and that he did not want to be exposed to it."The sun is pretty intense today," Kendrick admitted, wiping sweat from his forehead. After all, it was summertime, the hottest time of the year. "How about going to Snow World? It's much cooler there.""Sure!" Isabella, always up for some fun, readily agreed.Isaiah let out a sigh of relief and joined them.The day passed swiftly, and Kendrick and Isabella had a blast.In the morning, Isaiah had endured the ordeal, but the afternoon was rather uneventful for him. For Isaiah, these amusement park activities still could not quite match up to reading a good book.Kendrick would undoubtedly find it strange if he knew about Isaiah's thoughts.On their way home in the late afternoon, Kendrick finally received a message from Cynthia.[Cynthia: Isaiah doesn't really enjoy the amusement park.]Kendrick was puzzled, replying, [Is
"From a market analysis point of view, no girl would like someone who constantly pokes at others' weaknesses like you. Being single suits you just fine." Isaiah was brutally honest. After all, height was one of his most sensitive subjects. Kendrick struggled to find words as Isaiah's blunt remark caught him off guard.He was single by choice, not because no one wanted him!"Believe it or not, if I were to say I wanted to get married, there'd be a line of people down the block waiting to marry me," Kendrick confidently asserted.Despite being over 30 years old, Kendrick was good-looking and in great shape. Moreover, he was the president of the Yates Group. Hence, girls would naturally want to marry him. However, Isaiah retorted mercilessly, "Even if they came, it wouldn't be because they love you, but because of your looks or your family background.""What does a little kid like you know? You're only four years old." Kendrick could not help but marvel at Isaiah's depth of unders
Isaiah could not resist Isabella's cute antics and tried to discuss, "Let's set some ground rules. If we go, we can't disturb him. Even if you want to play with him, it can't be more than ten minutes.""Okay!" Isabella agreed enthusiastically.Isaiah rubbed his temples, somewhat helpless.Kendrick had not visited a set before, but as the president of the Yates Group, it was easy for him to arrange. He gave the set a heads-up and took Isaiah and Isabella there. Moreover, this particular production happened to be funded by the Yates Group.When they arrived on set, Ellora was just taking a break and was surprised to see them.Isabella rushed over quickly and greeted her happily, "Auntie Ellora!""Why are you here?" Ellora was very fond of the twins and smiled as she ruffled their hair.Isabella coquettishly said, "We missed you."She even hugged Ellora.Upon seeing that Kendrick accompanied them, Ellora looked around and asked, "Where's Mommy?""Mommy and Daddy went on a romant