The Unveiled Rose novel Chapter 5

Leander's other hand firmly captured my chin, not allowing me to escape, as he pressed his lips against mine.

"You're going to like this."

...

Nigel was in his final year of preschool.

School started promptly at 8 AM every day.

It was a twenty-minute drive from our house to the preschool, and to avoid him being late, we always left at 7:30 AM.

I, on the other hand, would get up at 6:30 AM to prepare breakfast.

Today's breakfast was a bit simpler, consisting of chicken sandwiches I had prepared the night before.

The breakfast muffins required a bit more effort, needing fresh bacon and eggs.

I sautéed bacon in a pan, cracked three whole eggs, and finally added the bacon and chives to the eggs before placing it in the oven and turning the heat up.

Once the muffins were ready, I took them out of the oven and was greeted by the rich aroma.

After making some fruit salad, I turned off the oven and cleared up the dishes.

With everything in order, I left the kitchen to help them pick out their clothes for the day.

Leander, being the CEO of his company, dressed quite meticulously.

Nigel, being a young boy, wore whatever was comfortable and convenient.

After selecting their outfits, I laid them out in their respective bedrooms.

By the time they had almost finished getting ready, I took this chance to serve the chicken sandwiches, the breakfast muffins and fruit salad.

The muffins were still hot. I waited quietly for the muffins to cool down.

"Mom!"

I heard Nigel's annoyed voice and turned to see him storming over with his tablet in hand.

He was irate, asking, "Did you delete Luna’s contact and leave the group we were all in?"

Looking at his vividly upset little face, I shook my head. "No."

But I could understand Nigel's feelings. Even though he's young and can't yet fully discern right from wrong, Luna is someone who indulges him. She allowed him to eat whatever he wanted and play as he pleased. To him, Luna was his favorite person.

It didn’t matter that his parents cut off his contact with Luna for his own good...