“It’s two o’clock.”
“Have you spent the entire night working again?”
“Mhm.”
“Make sure that you get plenty of sleep, okay?”
Although Evan had said something in return, she didn’t hear him because she had fallen asleep again after she had made herself clear.
Waking up the next morning, Nicole found herself running her hand across Evan’s position. To her utter surprise, she detected a frigid sensation on the empty space beside her.
Thus, she knew that he must have had roused himself from sleep ahead of her.
She brought herself out of the bed immediately. Once she put on her clothes, she dashed out of their bedroom and saw Evan by the children’s side, making their way out of the house.
Maya stared at her mother with her glistening pair of eyes and teased, “Mommy, you have overslept again!”
Juan told his mother, “Mommy, Daddy had forbidden us from passing by your room because he was afraid that we would wake you up.”
Similarly, Nina stated, “Mommy, I want to get myself a husband like Daddy. Otherwise, I won’t get to spend my time in bed like you.”
Nicole was speechless.
Excuse me, Nina? You’re at least two decades away from that! Why would such a thought cross a little girl’s mind?
“Nina, why don’t you set an achievable target? You do realize that you’re quite some time away from the things that you have just mentioned, don’t you?”
“Is there anything wrong with it? Let’s just think of it as a life goal.”
F-Fine…
It was about time for them to leave. Thus, Nicole bade farewell to her children and her husband, “Alright! All of you should get going and head over to school! Have a good day!”
Nicole felt bad because she caught a glimpse of Evan’s worn-out expression. She blamed herself for being such a lazy bum. Ironically, she was the one who had told him to get plenty of sleep last night, yet she was the one who had received sleep instead of him.
Shooting Evan an apologetic look, she asked, “Why don’t you get the driver to drop them off? He’s on duty, right?”
“It’s fine. I’ll make my way to the office after I drop them off. You should get yourself ready and finish your breakfast.”
Soon, Evan departed with their children.
After he dropped them off at school, he returned to the company.
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