The CEO's Lovely Twins novel Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Let Stella Come to My House

All the conditions had pointed out that Noah was diagnosed with autism.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ask it." Hayden apologized sincerely. "How about this, in order to show my apology, why don't I treat you the meal today?" Joseph's mind was pulled back from his thoughts and seeing her anxious look, he realized his attitude just now was slightly rude. Having remembered her saving Noah back then, he softened his voice and explained, "Noah can speak, it's just that he doesn't like to." Hayden nodded and did not ask anymore.

Meanwhile, Noah was sitting amidst a sea of colorful balls. Having lost track of Stella's whereabouts, he frowned and looked apprehensive. Suddenly, something exploded before him and the balls all scattered everywhere. Stella shot up from beneath the balls and stared at him while laughing. "I'm right here!" Noah was obviously shocked. He was stupefied as if it was the first time someone had ever played with him like that.

Feeling slightly startled, Stella asked, "What's wrong, Noah?" Noah shook his head and suddenly held her hand. He pointed at the dining table's direction, signifying that he wanted to return. Although Stella did not have enough fun yet, seeing Noah's frightened look, Stella nodded understandingly. "Are you hungry? Let's go back."

Noah insisted to sit beside Stella during their meal no matter how Joseph warned him. Luckily Stella was carefree enough that she straight away went to the place beside Joseph and said with a childish voice, "Since Noah likes my mommy that much, I'll let him sit beside mommy. I can sit here." Seeing Hayden did not show any dislike, Joseph then let him be.

Examining the adorable little girl beside him, he inexplicably thought her looks to be appealing. "His name's Noah Beckham," Joseph introduced. Stella nodded obediently and a question popped out into her mind. She then asked, "Oh yes, how old is Noah? What if he's younger than me?"

"He's five. His birthday falls just one day before the Moonlight Festival." Having heard that, Hayden's look froze. Just before Moonlight Festival? What a coincidence that he actually had the same birthday as Stella. "What about you?" Seeing Joseph asking her back, Stella scratched her head and looked towards Hayden for help. She could not remember her birthday as she was just a five years-old kid after all. Not knowing why, Hayden deliberately lied that Stella's birthday was one month before her actual birthday. "Stella's birthday falls on 14 September." Joseph no longer asked anything about that as if he just asked it without any purpose.

During their meal, Stella and Noah both had same preference for taste : both of them liked sweet foods. When the last desert was served, Stella ate hers in great delight while Noah ate his silently. But from his clean desert plate after finished eating, he seemed to enjoy it very much. Children always had immense energy and spirit. Both of them ran to play at the children corner again after finishing their meal. Hayden and Joseph waited for them for some time while keeping each other company. Hayden was composed at first, but as their waiting time got longer and longer, she started to look at the time frequently.