Ada's eyes lit up. "A more fun game? What game is that?""Ma'am didn't say, but she said the more people, the more fun. So, Ada, you guys come together then. And also, Uncle Gilbert, you all come," Blake said.Ada looked expectantly at Gilbert, whose eyes were fixed on the magazine as if he had not noticed Ada looking at her or heard their conversation. Ada pouted and looked at Andrew, who also looked disappointed."Blake, dinner is ready." Just at that moment, Kisa's voice came through the phone.Gilbert's fingers trembled slightly. He raised his eyes and saw Kisa's face on the screen of the phone and found that she had a rounder face. He guessed that probably she must have been happy together with Jensen, or the phone was making her look fat. But he hoped it was because of the latter."Andrew, Ada, it has been a long time. I miss you guys."Ada, "I miss you, too, Ma'am. Can Andrew, Daddy, and I spend Christmas Eve at your place?" Ada asked."It's..." Kisa hesitated. She though
Andrew quickly handed him the phone.Gilbert took a look. His tightly furrowed brow slowly eased up. Even the gloom on his face slowly dissipated.[On Christmas Eve, bring Andrew and Ada over after your great-grandma falls asleep. I'll be waiting for you all.]'Was she hesitating because she was wary about Grandma and not because she disliked us disturbing her and Jensen?' With this thinking in mind, he no longer felt upset. He handed the phone back to Andrew with a smile on his face. "Come on, let's go over for dinner. I will take you to ma'am's place on Christmas Eve."Andrew and Ada looked at each other, both having puzzled looks on their faces.On Christmas Eve, It's customary for all the families to have a family gathering, yet Davian was alone in his apartment playing online games. What killed the buzz was that the other players were all couples. He quit after just one round, then put down his phone, feeling depressed. As he looked out the window at the brightly lit city, he
Jensen slightly frowned when he saw Peter. "You're here too."Peter smiled inexplicably and said naturally, "I'll have a meal with Uncle Adrien every Christmas Eve. Why? Don't you know it?" He slightly curled his lips, showing a little of his devilish side.Jensen stayed quiet and just sat down at the dining table. His face did not look well. He said to Adrien, "Why did you call me here?"Adrien straightened up and said, "Dinner first. Today is the Advent. Let's have a good meal together."Jensen sneered. Adrien's words somehow seemed ridiculous and ironic to him. He stood up and said, "I've eaten. I'm going back if there's nothing else.""Stop!" Adrien's face darkened. He tugged on his tie irritably and said coldly to Jensen, "I just want you to have a meal with me. Is it that difficult?""Someone is here eating with you," Jensen snickered and glanced at Peter.Peter was puzzled. "Isn't it just a meal? Why do you need to make it so complicated?"Suddenly, all the good mood for
The streets were full of people, and many were engaged in entertainment activities in large squares, livening the atmosphere.Jensen walked on the street alone quietly, as if he was out of tune with the hustle and bustle around him. Unconsciously, he walked to the gate of the Kooper residence.In his memory, he only felt the Christmas spirit in this villa.'Gilbert, Grandma, and I will always have Christmas dinner together at that time. Although only three of us were there, we didn't feel lonely. Grandma will prepare a gift for each of us on Advent. I was always so excited when I received her gift, and I stayed up for the whole night.'Flashes of childhood memory entered his mind as he arrived in front of the gate to the courtyard. The gate was half-opened, with someone already in the yard.Jensen saw Madalyn when he raised his head. Subconsciously turning back to the direction he came from, Madalyn's call stopped Jensen. Madalyn and George were chatting in the yard, but Madalyn's
Kisa's heart sank. She squatted in front of Blake hurriedly and asked, "Blake, what's wrong?"Blake pursed his lips and showed a note to Kisa. "Ma'am, dad and mom are gone."'Gone?'Kisa frowned fiercely and looked at the note hastily.[Kisa, I'm sorry. Please help me to take care of Blake again. I have to go back to Raworth to deal with something. See you next year - Jensen.]'It's strange. Is there something happening in Raworth during Christmas?'Kisa led Blake into the house without thinking much of it. "Don't be sad. I'll stay with you to celebrate Christmas this year."Blake sniffled and sat on the couch, bravely withholding his tears. Kisa took out her phone and sent Jensen a message after settling him down.[ Leave taking care of Blake to me while you focus on resolving your affairs. Merry Christmas, Jensen.]Mia snickered and looked at the line of words lit up on the screen of Jensen's phone in the darkened room. "It seems she really trusts you. She would believe what
It was a video call request sent by Andrew.Kisa answered quickly and handed the phone to Blake."Blake!" It was Ada's sweet and soft voice which was pleasant to hear.Kisa dragged a chair, sat beside Blake, and looked at the cute face in the video. "Ada, have you taken your Christmas Eve dinner?""Yeah, I've eaten. The servants are on vacation today. So, Daddy cooked us delicious food.""Ma'am!" Andrew came over too. "Have you two eaten?""We're eating now." Kisa took another dish for Blake and asked him to eat.Blake's mood lightened after the video call with Andrew started. He was finally willing to enjoy the meal, swallowing the food and asking Andrew, "When are you coming over?"Andrew thought for a while, then shook his head. "Great-grandma hasn't slept yet. So, we don't know when we will be able to go there.""Where's daddy?"Kisa was eating. Suddenly, she was startled when she heard Blake's question. Then, she thought it might be the easier way for kids to communicate
"Listen to me. Don't be with her. Never be with her."Gilbert put his hand on the doorknob. He turned his head to look at Madalyn and then walked out quietly.He pressed against the cold door and remained silent for a long time after closing the door. He felt bitter, unable to understand why Madalyn rejected his relationship with Kisa.'Grandma was the one who supported us most for being together at the beginning. What happened? What is the truth that she kept saying?'Gilbert turned around and leaned against the door in annoyance.Madalyn's rambling haunted his ears.'I don't want to make grandma sad, but I couldn't lose Kisa either.'Blake kept staring at the clock on the wall. Finally, he could not wait any longer when the hour hand pointed to ten o'clock. He said to Kisa, "Ma'am, why don't we go to them?"Kisa resigned.'Kids act based on impulse.'They needed to go to Kooper's residence if they wanted to find Gilbert, yet Madalyn would kick them out if they were found ou
"Pig-brained! Pig-brained!"'Pig-brained?'Gilbert's expression immediately darkened as he narrowed his eyes, his gaze instantly cast at the direction of the voice.He then saw a woman trying to stuff a rag into a parrot's mouth. The parrot screamed and shouted happily as it dodged about.Gilbert snorted, "And here I was wondering why were you so kind as to invite me to pass Christmas Eve with me. It turned out you taught that thing to curse me, huh?""No, I didn't teach it that!" Kisa tried to explain. Oh, how she wished she had turned that parrot into a roasted fowl.Gilbert clearly did not buy that and said mockingly, "Bah, you dared to teach it how to curse at someone, but you dare not admit the deed."Kisa was speechless.She gave up trying to explain. The parrot was right. Gilbert was pig-brained.The three kids had already started playing the moment they stepped into the house.When Gilbert got into the house, he realized that the place was a little deserted.He looke