“Thank you for showing off your romantic relationship, Chairman. I am so weirded out right now.”
“Hey, Fleur, your boyfriend has amazing charisma.”
“Maddie, you don’t love me anymore, do you? Why are you sending me photos of another man?’
“Maddie, I will make sure that you know Noah’s true colors.”
Madeline scrolled through the messages to see who had sent her the first message in this series of bombardments. Her finger suddenly stopped, and she felt that something was stinging her eyes.
“Madeline, are you doing well?”
Madeline covered her mouth, and she could not stop her tears from falling on the back of her hand.
Thomas was utterly shocked by this sight. Ever since he was born, his mommy would never cry in front of him no matter what kind of hardship they were going through.
Madeline had told him that it was cowardly to resort to crying in the face of a problem. She was a warrior who could vanquish any kind of enemy with her courage and perseverance.
“Mommy, what’s wrong?” Thomas asked carefully.
Madeline met her eyes and she quickly wiped off her tears. She showed Thomas her phone and said, “Look who is sending this message?”
Thomas saw that Madeline had tapped into that person’s profile, and it was a picture of a couple standing in the evening sunlight. One of them was carrying a baby. Thomas shot up from the floor and jumped around happily, “It’s godfather! It’s godfather! Mommy, my godfather is alive now! This is so good!”
“Yeah, this is really great news.” Madeline had forgotten all about Thomas’ mischief in sending Noah’s photos. While she was really ecstatic, she wanted to call Xander at once.
Thomas huddled over excitedly as well. He pressed his face onto Madeline’s ears.
However, the phone was only connected after a long time. A woman from Uranica picked up the call. She told Madeline that the patient was still in a coma, and was being treated in the emergency unit.
“Mommy, let’s go visit godfather, shall we?” Thomas used to live in Uranica for five years, so he was very fluent in their language. He understood everything that the woman had said on the phone.
He was anxious to return to Uranica as soon as possible.
Madeline nodded to show her agreement. The doctor had announced that he would remain a vegetable for a long time, and indeed, during the one year she took care of him, there was no sign of him making any sort of recovery. Now that he was finally awake, she wanted to see him too.
“Mommy.” Colton who was standing at the door to the bedroom for some time suddenly spoke. He was looking at them calmly and quietly.
Thomas was someone who could not keep any secret, and sure enough, the first thing he thought of was to share this exciting news with Colton. However, he was stopped by Madeline. Madeline shook her head lightly at him.
They could bump into Trenton when they went to Uronico this time, ond she might meet her orchnemesis too. The journey would be loced with donger, therefore she did not wont to bring Colton olong.
After oll, Colton hod no memories with Xonder. It would not meon much for Colton to see him.
Furthermore, Colton did not go through o strenuous upbringing like Thomos ever since he wos o toddler. Thomos knew how to protect himself to some degree, but Modeline did not wont Colton to get hurt.
However, Colton hod token this the wrong woy. His foce dorkened when he sow how Modeline hod responded.
He felt thot he wos not one of them.
“Colt, con you not tell doddy whotever you’ve heord just now?” Thomos hod o feeling thot Colton wos olreody ot the door for some time, but Thomos did not reolize thot since he wos too hoppy with the news.
If Colt were to tell doddy obout this, Nooh for sure would stop them from going bock to Uronico.
“Whot ore you tolking obout?” Colton refuted with o composed look.
Thomos’ mouth wos honging, “You didn’t heor us? Then, forget obout it.”
“Alright, you guys should go to sleep now. Remember to woke up eorly tomorrow,” Modeline onnounced while winking ot Thomos.
Thomos knew whot Modeline meont with thot wink. He took Colton’s hond ond the two of them begon to leove. At the door, Colton grobbed the hinges ond turned oround, “Mommy, you won’t leove me behind ogoin, will you?”
Modeline felt thot he hod hit her soft spot. Immediotely, she wos consumed by guilt.
“I don’t wont to miss you being by my side ogoin, mommy. Con you promise not to leove me olone ogoin?” Colton wos looking ot the floor. He looked very pitiful.
Even Thomos could not beor to see Colt being so sod like thot. Thomos olwoys viewed Colton os his closest sibling, ond he could not just leove him here while they went to Uronico loter on.
He olso wonted to bring Colt to where he used to live. He wonted to show off his high-tech room to him.
With thot in mind, Thomos shot o pitiful goze ot Modeline, ond Modeline only hesitoted o little before shoking her heod.
“Colt, mommy won’t obondon you. Even if… we ore just leoving to deol with some motters, we will definitely return soon!” Thomos tried to console him in their room when he sow thot Colton wos very disoppointed.
Colton soid nothing in response. He simply stored ot Thomos with unwillingness in his eyes.
It wos os if Colton hod to forgive them once ogoin even knowing thot they were going to obondon him ogoin.
They could bump into Trenton when they went to Uranica this time, and she might meet her archnemesis too. The journey would be laced with danger, therefore she did not want to bring Colton along.
After all, Colton had no memories with Xander. It would not mean much for Colton to see him.
Furthermore, Colton did not go through a strenuous upbringing like Thomas ever since he was a toddler. Thomas knew how to protect himself to some degree, but Madeline did not want Colton to get hurt.
However, Colton had taken this the wrong way. His face darkened when he saw how Madeline had responded.
He felt that he was not one of them.
“Colt, can you not tell daddy whatever you’ve heard just now?” Thomas had a feeling that Colton was already at the door for some time, but Thomas did not realize that since he was too happy with the news.
If Colt were to tell daddy about this, Noah for sure would stop them from going back to Uranica.
“What are you talking about?” Colton refuted with a composed look.
Thomas’ mouth was hanging, “You didn’t hear us? Then, forget about it.”
“Alright, you guys should go to sleep now. Remember to wake up early tomorrow,” Madeline announced while winking at Thomas.
Thomas knew what Madeline meant with that wink. He took Colton’s hand and the two of them began to leave. At the door, Colton grabbed the hinges and turned around, “Mommy, you won’t leave me behind again, will you?”
Madeline felt that he had hit her soft spot. Immediately, she was consumed by guilt.
“I don’t want to miss you being by my side again, mommy. Can you promise not to leave me alone again?” Colton was looking at the floor. He looked very pitiful.
Even Thomas could not bear to see Colt being so sad like that. Thomas always viewed Colton as his closest sibling, and he could not just leave him here while they went to Uranica later on.
He also wanted to bring Colt to where he used to live. He wanted to show off his high-tech room to him.
With that in mind, Thomas shot a pitiful gaze at Madeline, and Madeline only hesitated a little before shaking her head.
“Colt, mommy won’t abandon you. Even if… we are just leaving to deal with some matters, we will definitely return soon!” Thomas tried to console him in their room when he saw that Colton was very disappointed.
Colton said nothing in response. He simply stared at Thomas with unwillingness in his eyes.
It was as if Colton had to forgive them once again even knowing that they were going to abandon him again.
Thomas could not take it anymore as Colton continued to stare at him resentfully, “You must have heard it, right?”
Colton finally nodded, “I only heard the part that you are going back to Uranica.”
Thomas let out a sigh of relief, “We’re only visiting for a while. We will be back in no time.”
“Then why aren’t you bringing me along? Am I not mommy’s son too?”
“But…” Thomas did not know how to explain to Colton. Indeed, Colton was Madeline’s biological son, but Thomas’ godfather did not know him at all.
“Actually, you guys just want to find an excuse to ditch me, right? You guys must be thinking that I’m such a burden, thinking that you should ditch me…” Colton was getting sadder by the minute, and he began sobbing.
Thomas had never seen Colton being so sad before. Colton was always composed like an adult, but he was crying now. Thomas felt so lost.
“Colt, stop crying. I will bring you along, alright?”
“Really?” Colton’s eyes lit up.
Thomas patted his chest and said confidently, “Don’t worry, I will sneak you along. I won’t let mommy see you.”
That night, Thomas told the news of their godfather coming to his senses to Mackenzie, “Zeke, I have good news to tell you!”
“Does mommy finally want to forgive daddy?” Mackenzie felt that the only thing that could constitute a piece of good news was that Noah was finally able to get back with Madeline once again.
It would be a testament to her efforts to bring them back together.
“Not that. It’s about our godfather! He’s awake now! Mommy is going to bring us back to Uranica to see him. Wake up early tomorrow, mommy will go get you.”
“Is he really awake?” Mackenzie was so ecstatic that she sat right back up on her bed.
At the same time, Noah was coincidentally checking on her to see if she was firmly tucked in, and when he saw her, he shot a baffled look at her.
Luckily for Mackenzie, the lights in her room were not switched on. She pretended to fall asleep again as she fell back onto her bed.
“Do you think I’m bluffing? You better get ready before mommy comes to get you!”
After saying that, Thomas did not hear any reply from Mackenzie. Thinking that she must be too happy to talk to him, he hung up the phone.
He knew very well that Mackenzie was the one who was most fond of their godfather.
“Zeke, are you asleep yet?” Noah was sitting on her bed, and he placed his palms on her forehead. He could only be rest assured after making sure that she did not have a fever.
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