Selina was surprised at Ambrose's actions. Looking at Sophia and the child, a thought came to mind...
God!
"Ambrose, time for bed." Colin glanced at his son in reminder.
Ambrose immediately clutched Sophia's hand and waved to the others. "Grandma, Auntie, good night!"
"Good night, Brody." Selina snapped out of her thoughts and waved to the boy.
Sophia followed Ambrose into his room, but Ambrose stopped at the door and blocked his father from entering. "Dad, I want to spend time alone with Sophia. Please go back to your room."
Colin didn't answer. After glancing at his son and the woman inside the room, he complied and went to his room.
Sophia didn't notice what Ambrose said to his father, because she was busy marvelling at Ambrose's room. A large shelf was filled with models of yachts, cruise ships, sailing dinghies... Everything related to ships.
The yacht model Sophia bought Ambrose was placed right in the middle of the shelf, where he could reach easily.
Ambrose closed the door and slowly walked to Sophia. Looking down, he asked shyly, "Sophia, can you give me a bath?"
Turning around, Sophia held back her laughter when she saw his little flushed face. He was only three years old, but he was already acting coy. So adorable!
"I haven't given a child a bath before, but I think I can try."
Of course... She would have been more skilled in doing these things... If she hadn't lost her baby. Sophia shook the sad thoughts away.
With Ambrose here, she would take good care of him and make him happy.
Ambrose kept squealing as Sophia bathed him.
Looking at the little boy covering his private parts, Sophia couldn't help thinking that Ambrose was a little precocious. Despite being only a three-year-old boy, he had asked her to be his girlfriend and now, he was shy because she was bathing him.
If Maeve was his mother, why wasn't she with him?
But if Maeve wasn't his mother, then who was? Ambrose was over three years old... A thought suddenly struck her...
"Ouch! That hurts!" The shout interrupted Sophia's thoughts, and she forgot what she was thinking about.
Sophia pulled Ambrose, who had slipped in the bath. "I'm sorry, Ambrose. I drifted off. Does it hurt?"
Ambrose shook his bubbly head. "No. I'm fine, Sophia. Did I frighten you?"
"Yes. If you're hurt, I'll feel bad." Sophia lifted the shower head and washed off the bubbles with warm water.
It took Sophia nearly an hour to bathe Ambrose.
She wrapped Ambrose in a bath towel and dried him off. When they walked out of the bathroom, Colin was leaning against a desk and staring at them.
He had a strange look in his eyes as he watched them.
Sophia followed his gaze and looked down.
Apparently, her dress had turned transparent from the water and her underwear was visible! She quickly pulled Ambrose in front of her. "Why are you still awake?"
"I wanted to make sure he's asleep." With the alluring sight hidden from view, Colin tore his gaze away.
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