"It's you?" Stanley saw Violet.
Violet nodded awkwardly, "It's me."
She didn't expect that the father who her son brought over was Stanley.
"Mommy, do you know this uncle?" Calvin looked at Violet, then looked at Stanley, and asked curiously.
Arya also stared at Stanley, as if she had found some treasure. Then she pointed at Stanley in surprise and said, "Mommy, this uncle looks like my brother."
"Stop it." Violet hurriedly pressed Arya's hand, "Sorry, Mr. Murphy, she is just a little girl! Please forgive her."
Stanley didn't care about the behavior of the younger girl pointing at him. What he cared about was what the two children called Violet just now.
"Are you their Mommy?"
"Yes." Violet rubbed her daughter's soft hair.
Stanley pursed his thin lips.
How could there be such a coincidence! The mother of these two children was actually her!
"Are you married?" Stanley asked again.
Violet looked down and then answered with a guilty conscience, "Yes..."
She didn't want to lie, but she couldn't.
Whether it was at home or abroad, it was always not a decent thing to get pregnant before marriage.
In order not to be criticized, and to prevent people from looking at the two children in a strange way, every time someone asked her about this, she would tell them that she was married.
Hearing Violet's answer, Stanley's eyes dimmed. He felt a little uncomfortable.
But before he wanted to figure out why he had such emotions, Calvin, who was pulling him, suddenly said, "Mommy, time is almost up. Let me take uncle over there. I want to get the prize as soon as possible."
Arya also clapped her hands and urged, "Mommy, hurry up. I want that teddy bear."
"Wait a minute." Violet made a pause, then looked at Stanley, "Mr. Murphy, I'm sorry that my son brought you over. Here is the thing. We just..."
"I see. Calvin has told me." Stanley interrupted her.
Calvin raised his head and looked at Stanley suspiciously.
Strange!
How did this uncle know his name?
Violet didn't think much about it. She just thought that Calvin had already introduced himself to Stanley.
"Since you know all about it, I won't hide it from you. In fact, this matter was decided by themselves. I didn't intend to find a Dad for them to participate in the game."
"So you don't need my help?" Stanley looked at her.
"No." Violet nodded.
In fact, it was okay to find a man to temporarily pretend to be the father of two children! After all, it was just a game.
But the Dad couldn’t be him!
In addition that Stanley was her boss, he was also Phoebe's fiancé. Except at work, Violet did not want to have any relationships with him in private. If Phoebe knew it someday, she must make trouble for her again. Although she, Violet, was not afraid of Phoebe, it was still annoying.
"Okay, then I..."
"Mommy." Before Stanley finished his words, Calvin hurriedly said, "If you don't let uncle participate in the game, what about Arya's teddy bear?"
"Mommy, I want a teddy bear." Arya was a little anxious.
Violet said, "How about buying one for you?"
"No, I don't buy it. I just want that one." Arya continued.
Violet bit her lip, "But..."
"Mommy is a liar!" Arya's eyes were red, and she pursed her little mouth unhappily, "Mommy had promised to win a teddy bear for me. Now you’re breaking your promise again. I don’t like you."
After Arya finished speaking, she turned around, ran to Stanley, held Stanley's big hand and shook it twice, "Uncle, can you help me? I really want that teddy bear."
Seeing the little girl crying, Stanley felt inexplicably softened, "Okay, but you need your Mommy's permission."
"Mommy..." Arya looked at Violet again.
Calvin loved his sister and didn't want to see his sister disappointed, so he also begged Violet.
Violet was ashamed of herself when she heard what her daughter said. Now seeing her son’s and daughter’s gazes, she sighed deeply and compromised.
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