I was stunned and couldn’t help but laugh when I snapped back to my senses.
Ashton just got ignored!
Upon hearing my laughter, he shot daggers at me and I instantly felt his intimidating aura.
I quickly acted as though nothing had happened and walked towards the kids confidently.
Gregory was the first to notice me and he quickly strode towards me. “Mommy, you should bring us out next time. It’s so boring to stay at home. I want to spend time with you.”
Audrey then added, “Me too! I want to go out too! Mommy…”
Left without a choice, I could only agree for the moment. “Alright, alright. I’ll bring both of you out next time.”
A certain someone was still angry as he sat on the couch. It’s okay. You can treat me like I don’t exist all you want. I’m invisible after all.
Gregory, Audrey, and I played all afternoon and I only realized that John wasn’t home during dinner.
I was about to give him a call when he appeared at the entrance.
“I’m back.” John took off his coat and handed it to a maid as he walked over as if the place was his own home. “Hey, Audrey. Do you miss me?”
“Yes, I miss you!” she replied without any hesitation. “Come have a seat, Uncle John. Let’s have dinner.”
He had a huge smile on his face and he took a glance at Ashton as he pulled up a chair. His grin widened when he saw that the latter wasn’t smiling at all.
“Where have you been today?” I asked as I scooped some soup into a bowl for him.
“I went out to settle some stuff,” John replied. He took a sip of the soup and smacked his lips in satisfaction. Then, he asked while staring at his bowl of soup, “This tastes familiar. Did you make this?”
I smiled in response.
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