We Want Mommy Not You Daddy (Cedar) novel Chapter 164

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Before Ridley could respond, I pulled it open only to have two small

bodies tumble forward onto the floor.

“What are you two doing here?” I gasped, looking down at Aiden and

Oliver.

“Um, just passing by,” Aiden mumbled, rubbing his nose in

embarrassment. I suspected he’d been listening to the story from

outside.

“Mommy!” Oliver cried, his eyes brimming with tears. This was the

same child who hadn’t shed a single tear when Selena had him tied

up in that warehouse yesterday, yet now he looked utterly

heartbroken.

My frustration from earlier evaporated instantly. I knelt down and

wiped a tear from his cheek. “What’s wrong, sweetheart?”

“I thought you’d never talk to me again!” he sobbed, throwing himself

into my arms. “I was so scared!”

His little arms wrapped around my neck so tightly I could barely

breathe. “Oliver, don’t cry,” I soothed, rubbing his back. “I’m right

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here. I’m not going anywhere, and I still love you very much.”

Despite my earlier resolution to be firm with him after his dangerous balcony adventure, my heart melted completely. I couldn’t bear to see any child cry, especially not one I’d grown to care for so deeply.

“Shh, it’s okay,” I whispered, but Oliver only cried harder.

“Enough!” Ridley’s sharp command cut through the room like ice.

“Stop crying immediately.”

Oliver’s sobs quieted instantly, though tears continued to stream

down his face.

“Don’t speak to him like that,” I frowned at Ridley. “He’s just a child

who made a mistake. He knows better now, don’t you, Oliver?”

“Yes,” he hiccupped, “I’m sorry. I won’t do it again… Daddy, Mommy, please don’t be angry with me anymore.”

His wide, tear–filled eyes looked from Ridley to me, utterly pitiful. I wiped his tears away with my thumb. “I’m not angry, sweetheart. But remember, your sister is sleeping. We need to be quiet.”

Oliver’s crying gradually subsided to occasional sniffles. “Will you tuck me in too, Mommy? And read to me and Aiden?”

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“It’s very late, Oliver. The last bus will be leaving soon…” I suddenly

realized how pathetic that sounded in this household of luxury cars

and private drivers.

Here I was, having skipped dinner to rush over and comfort these

.hildren, and now I was being asked to tuck in not one but three kids.

I felt like I’d somehow become the Sterling family’s unpaid nanny.

Ridley’s POV

I watched Cedar holding Oliver, their bodies forming a perfect

silhouette against the soft light from Aria’s room. The way they clung

to each other, the naturalness with which she responded to being

called “Mommy“-it made me feel like an outsider in my own home.

The sensation was… unsettling.

“Sir, dinner is served,” Charles announced from downstairs.

Cedar’s face brightened with obvious relief. “You children go enjoy

your dinner,” she said quickly. “I really should be heading home now.”

Her eagerness to leave irritated me. Was staying here so distasteful to

her?

“Ms. Wright, please stay overnight,” Aiden said, his usually reserved

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voice uncharacteristically earnest. “It’s too late for you to travel

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