The door of the room opened at this moment, and Jayden came back with the two kids. Amanda was holding a balloon butterfly, and when she ran over, the butterfly also swayed in her hands as if flapping its wings.
She asked as soon as she came in, “Where’s Jos?”
She wanted to give the balloon to her brother.
Andrew crossed his arms and thought that Joshua was a boy and wouldn’t like such things at all.
Jessica came out of the room and said, “Jos is sleeping. Don’t disturb him.”
Amanda pouted and headed towards Matthew, calling out intimately, “Daddy.”
Matthew carried her on his lap, tucked her hair, which was a bit messy, behind her ear, and asked softly, “What did you do today?”
Then Amanda told him about the places she had visited.
Jayden greeted Boyce and went inside. He was old and a bit tired after spending all day with the children.
Andrew sat straight by the side, watching Amanda sitting in Matthew’s arms.
Boyce patted Andrew, “I find you are getting quieter and quieter.”
Andrew said icily, “Should I be like my sister and let my dad hold me? I’ve grown up. Isn’t that ashamed?”
Boyce laughed.
Amanda then stared at him with wide eyes and said, “You are just jealous of me being hugged by daddy, right?”
“Huh! Childish!” He slid off the sofa and went inside after saying that.
Boyce smiled at Matthew, “Andrew is becoming more and more like you now.”
“I look like daddy too.” Amanda wrapped her arms around Matthew’s neck and asked him, “Daddy, do I look like you?”
Matthew pinched her cheeks and said yes.
Both Amanda and Andrew looked like him, and now that they had grown up, they were 90 per cent similar to him.
However, the younger one resembled Dolores a little more.
“I’ll go and see Jos.” Amanda got down from Matthew’s arms.
“Be gentle, and don’t wake him up.” Matthew said.
“Okay.” After saying that, she took the balloon butterfly and went into the house.
After about an hour, it was time for dinner.
Jasmine was helping Coral serve the food. Dolores was also helping in the kitchen. Now that Joshua was asleep, and Jessica was here now, Dolores washed her hands and walked out of the kitchen to Jayden’s room. She was just about to knock on the door and found that the door was open. There was a big gap, and she could vaguely see Jayden standing on the balcony coughing.
The window of the balcony was closed as if he was afraid that people might hear him.
Dolores knocked on the door, and Jayden found her pulling open the balcony door and walking over.
“Dad, are you sick?” Dolores asked with concern when seeing him not looking well.
Jayden froze for a moment and waved his hand, “It’s nothing. I just have a cold.”
Dolores nodded, “There’s medicine at home. I’ll bring it over to you later.”
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