After Eden and Victor got off work, they went straight to Abigail's house to see Ayman.
As soon as they entered the house, they saw Anson and Abigail sitting on the sofa sleepily. Anson was holding Ayman in his arms with drowsiness. Sometimes, he woke up with a start.
Eden was stunned. Didn't they sleep last night?
Victor was surprised. Was it so tiring to look after a baby?
Anson was taking a nap. If he knew what Victor was thinking, he would refute him with disdain.
"Abby, Anson, you..." Eden wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. She knew that if the child cried and didn't sleep at night, they would all be very sleepy.
Seeing Eden, Abigail acted as if she had seen her lifesaver, "Eden, take care of Ayman for me tonight. I really can't stand it anymore. He cries and doesn't sleep these nights. Anson and I have never slept well."
"Mom came here at noon, and then Anson sent her back. Two hours ago, a maternity matron came here and looked after Ayman for two hours, but Ayman still didn't sleep. We asked a doctor to come over and have a check-up for him. The doctor said that he was healthy. The maternity matron thought that it was tiring to take care of Ayman, so she made en excuse and left."
"I won't hire a maternity matron anymore. You have to help me. Every child likes you, and Ayman likes you, too."
Abigail wished that she could get rid of Ayman as soon as possible. After taking care of Ayman for a few days, she no longer had the joy of being a mother.
Eden walked to Anson and took over Ayman who was in light sleep.
She nodded, "Anyway, Ayman drinks powdered milk. I'll bring him back to my house tonight. You two can have a good rest."
"Oh... Eden, you are so sweet!" Abigail wanted to throw herself into Eden's arms and cry to her heart's content.
Eden looked at her childish expression and couldn't help smiling.
Every mother had a hard process. Ayman was very small, and they had to pay attention to him all the time.
She and Jaida used to take care of three children at the same time. They couldn't sleep at night because the children were too naughty.
Anson did not say anything. He looked at Victor silently and raised his eyebrows slightly. Victor would experience the bad feeling at night.
Although being a father was a happy thing, taking care of a child was really challenging.
Eden cooked dinner. The four of them had dinner together. Then Eden brought Ayman and his daily essentials home after asking Anson and Abigail to go to bed early.
Victor did not say a word on the way back.
Looking at Ayman who was babbling in Eden's arms, he felt as if Eden had been stolen.
"Eden, how can we sleep since you bring him back?"
"I'll take the child to sleep in another room. We won't disturb you."
As soon as Eden said this, Victor's face darkened.
He was not used to sleeping alone, okay?
"You won't bother me." Victor said with depression.
Eden glanced at him silently and did not say anything.
When they returned home, Ayman was still babbling and refused to sleep. Eden carried him in her arms with baby sling, put down his daily essentials and walked out.
She filled the kettle with hot water so that she could make milk for him at any time.
Victor followed her. Watching her prepare everything in perfect order, he had complicated feelings.
Was it really so troublesome to look after a child?
"Woo-woo..." Ayman suddenly cried.
Seeing this, Victor had a headache, "Can't he just be quiet?"
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