Amelia reflected that she had been tricked by Ashley, and apologized to the security guard, "I guess I made a mistake, thank you very much."
The security guard replied gruffly, "You're welcome." Then he continued to guard the door.
More than ten minutes later—
"Auntie Amelia..."
Andrew and Ashley called out Amelia's name in tender voices as the other children's parents looked on.
The parents stared at Andrew and Ashley's young, round faces and said, "Oh my gosh, boy-girl twins!"
"Those kids are in great shape... My son is too picky of an eater, resulting in a bit of thinness!"
Listening to the chatter, Amelia felt proud that even though Andrew and Ashley weren't her children, she liked them very much and wanted others to like them too!
Reaching out, her hands taking each of them in turn, Amelia bowed her head and said, "Let's dine out tonight. Think about what you want to eat."
She thought they would be very fussy, but instead they each said, "McDonald's!"
"KFC!"
Ashley widened her eyes, "McDonald's!"
Andrew emphasized, "KFC!"
Ashley's mouth was pouted, "I want Uncle McDonald's! Last time, he asked me to ride on his neck!"
"I still think that Grandpa KFC is more kind to me! He was willing to let me play with his beard!" Andrew talked back.
Seeing Ashley's tearful eyes, Amelia said, "Andrew, you are her brother. Let's listen to your younger sister's suggestions."
But at this point, Amelia's persuasion was of no use to Andrew at all, "No, I'll let her be my older sister this time, as long as she lets me eat KFC!"
When other parents saw this, they sighed and said, "It's hard on their kids...".
Amelia was annoyed and couldn't help but yelled, "Shut up and listen to me..."
Suddenly, a man Amelia didn't expect to see got out of his Lamborghini and came to a stop beside her, "What happened?".
Amelia looked back, then blurted out in surprise, "Patrick... I thought I was supposed to pick up the kids after school?"
At this time, Ashley had already hugged Patrick's thigh and pulled his trousers, "Uncle Patrick, you're finally here. You must help me!"
Amelia was speechless.
The same to Andrew.
What kind of TV drama did Ashley usually watch? Her performance was too exaggerated!
In response, Patrick said to Amelia, in a predictable tone, "I was afraid you wouldn't be able to handle it on your own, so I came over to check it out."
Amelia was thankful for him because this situation was really difficult for her.
"Ashley..." Patrick lowered his head and said to the sweetheart in his arms, "If you cry again, your eyes will be swollen, and if your eyes are swollen, you will become ugly. I don't like the ugly kid."
Ashley immediately stopped crying and said to Patrick with a serious expression, "I want to be the most beautiful princess in your heart!"
Amelia was silent, a naughty child like Ashley needed a naughty adult to discipline her!
After placating Ashley, Patrick winked at Amelia and said, "Get on my car."
Amelia was hesitated, "What about my car?"
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