"Mommy... did I say something wrong?"
Caleb's voice pulled Quinn back from her thoughts.
Every time she endured another round of abuse at the York estate, all she needed was to come back to Fairview Apartments and hold her babies.
In an instant, all the humiliation vanished, replaced by a deep, glowing warmth.
For these two perfect angels, every bit of suffering she endured was completely worth it.
"No, my sweet boy. Mommy isn't upset with you at all."
Yara was still at work.
After spending quality time with the twins, Quinn received a new translation gig. It was a Spanish document.
"Ms. Avery, when can you have this finished?"
Quinn checked the file. It was dozens of pages long and due by noon the next day.
Thankfully, only her palm was injured, not her fingers. She had to type it out on her laptop since speech-to-text always generated typos that required manual correction anyway.
The client said noon was too late; they needed it by 8:00 AM.
"Ms. Avery, I'll pay you double your usual rate for the rush job."
Quinn desperately needed the money. Between the nanny's salary and the twins' living expenses, the promise of double pay was enough to make her agree immediately.
"Alright, I'll make it work."
Knowing she had to pull an all-nighter, she decided to stay at the apartment instead of returning to Regency Bay.
Her phone, resting on the desk, suddenly began to ring. Seeing it was Jack calling from the villa, she ignored it.
She figured he'd give up, but the phone rang relentlessly.
Forced to pause her work, she walked to the other side of the room to answer.
The moment she picked up, Jack's voice came through. "Ms. Avery, Mr. York is home. He's asking why you aren't back yet. Please hurry home."
Miles was back?
Wasn't he out on a date with Jade?
Macy had just reposted Jade's social media feed, showing off pictures of their romantic candlelit dinner.
She figured Jade had intentionally asked Macy to share it, just to rub it in her face.
That was a disaster waiting to happen.
If Tristan showed up at the nursing home and couldn't find her, he'd know she was lying. The moment that got back to Miles, it would turn into a massive nightmare.
Quinn panicked. "No... no need! I can catch a ride. Don't bother Tristan."
After hanging up, she tiptoed back into the bedroom, pressed a soft kiss to each of her sleeping babies' cheeks, said goodbye to Mary, and rushed out.
By the time she finally arrived at Regency Bay, it was already 9:00 PM.
Jack greeted her. "You're back, Ms. Avery."
"Yeah. I'm heading up to my room."
"Stop right there."
Quinn was in a massive rush to get back to her translation work.
The commute had already eaten up an hour of her time, and she completely failed to notice Miles standing at the top of the stairs, staring her down.
Hearing his voice, she halted and frowned. "Miles, what do you want?"

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The readers' comments on the novel: She Walked Away With His Twins While He Begged the Ground She Walked On
Lol.. this guy is a complete fool , I dont know how he is the top predator , he rather believes Jade than Doctor's diagnosis 🙄 he is rich , if he didn't believe that particular doc ,he cud take her to another doctor. N he says he thinks of her as sis I mean no brother is this obsessed with his sis ,he does have a bio sis, he doesnt behave with her like that....
Whats wrong with grandparents in this kind of stories? They force the wife to stay even if she is miserable bcos they believe their grandson loves her but never tell how a married guy shud behave just enabling his behavior. 😏...
He can be friends with Jade with no boundaries but she cant be friends with Ethan? Such hypocrisy. So he does know the way he is being with Jade is wrong and still does it...
This guy brought the kid against her mom's wishes and he doesn't even respect her n when her kids are hurt she can't even fight? What gives him the right? He is just plain disgusting...
Why does he have authority over other kids? Why wud he send his assistant to bring the kids over against their mom's wishes? This guy is just stupid ,it's like a mad n stupid dog sitting on money n just doing whatever he feels like without an ounce of respect for others....
You are just a snob and holier than thou person....
His aristocratic upbringing stopped him from losing composure? Seriously , his aristocratic upbringing is not that great , he got no morals , only using underhanded tactics on a helpless individual . He got money ,so it's a viable sophistry when his heart is rotten. When the winter's family is in the wrong ,why is he scared of them attacking his wife and the winter's family doesn't even give him a shot n he still acts like a dog for them. Please don't make him the endgame for her....
It's for her own good . He is afraid of Arthur Quinn ? I mean what use is he as a husband when he's afraid of someone will ruin his wife's career n already had done once and he still doesn't have the guts to stand up for her? He can only show his power n abuse on innocent ones with no background like his wife? How disgusting is he? N he thinks he's above everyone and even when he looks down upon someone bcos she is a maid's daughter , when he is this spineless?...
Why only one episode uploading for the last 2 days?...
I would have accepted the jerk husband ending up with the heroine if he’s only powerful, intelligent but he’s so powerless and so stupid....