John had a plan in mind, so he stopped thinking about it. 'I don't want to give Noah anymore time around those children than I have to.
He is probably trying to win the children's favor since he can't win Nina's.'
Noah sensed his unfriendly gaze. As soon as he raised his head, the other man muscled his way in and pushed him aside.
John picked up the children and said, "Let me hug them."
The corner of Noah's mouth twitched slightly. "You are so childish."
"Well, yeah. He thought you were going to steal the kids." Leon giggled.
Noah raised his eyebrows and said, "Nini, you asked me to be the twins' godfather. Doesn't that still count?"
"Of course." Nina was playing with her kids, so she answered his question without thinking too much.
John gritted his teeth, closed his eyes and opened them again.
'Noah really does want to take them away!'
John squeezed one word through his teeth, "No."
After getting to know John for quite some time, Noah wasn't afraid of him. "You don't have the final say," he said.
There was a tension in the air—you could almost hear the sound of John's gnashing teeth.
Vicente moved away quietly. She didn't want to be drawn into this.
Leon whispered in Noah's ear, "Both of you are childish."
Noah smiled and didn't say anything back.
'I was indeed acting childish.'
"What's wrong with having one more person dote on the kids?" Noah said in a gentle voice.
"I..." John stopped and glanced at the soldiers standing at attention nearby He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "I will love the children with all my heart. Do they even need you?"
Noah teased, "Then what about Nini? If you spend all your time spoiling your kids, you won't have enough time to take care of her, right? How about I...?"
Noah deliberately left the rest unsaid. 'I'm sure he's going to shut me down.'
As expected, without hesitation, John blurted out, "Okay. You can be the kids' godfather."
The twins were important to John, but Nina was more important.
"Hahaha..." Vicente couldn't help laughing, but John's smoldering glare frightened her. She quickly shut her mouth and looked around, pretending not to hear or see anything.
But the next second, Leon chuckled.
Leon was Nina's brother, the prince of C Island. John didn't dare to glare at him.
John left in a huff.
"Come on, Noah. Do your thing and coax the kids. It's bedtime." Nina put the babies in Noah's arms and hurried to catch up with John.
The two of them stayed outside for half an hour. When they came back, Nina lowered her head. Her lips were red and swollen.
Ten minutes after she left, John appeared. He slowly walked into the arranged room.
It had been a long time since John and Nina had slept in the same bed. He had to content himself with talking to her over the phone. He missed her so much he said her name softly, over and over. Listening to her breath, he felt as if she were sleeping in his arms.
The phone was connected the whole night, and John slept soundly.
When Nina awoke the next morning, she was a little surprised to see that John hadn't hung up yet. She put her ear close to it and felt happy after listening to John's breathing.
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