Sound and Sampson were about the same age, and their birthdays were only one day away, so how could Sampson hold a girl who was almost of the same weight with him? When Sound's head fell on Sampson's shoulder, the two of them fell on the bed at the same time.
Nina was so anxious that she quickly reached out her hand to support them. At the same time, John hurried to the other side of the bed, fearing that the two children would fall off the bed.
Fortunately, when John was secretly hugging Nina, he folded a new quilt into a strip as a fence. Sound and Sampson's heads were just resting on the quilt.
The kids didn't fall down. John and Nina breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
When the two fell on the quilt, their bodies were separated.
Sound frowned but didn't open her eyes. She just waved her small hands and muttered, "Hug me... Hug me..."
Nina smiled.
Sampson stretched out his arms to hug Sound. Before he could touch her, his chubby arm was held as Sound smacked her lips and slept soundly.
Sampson blinked. His eyelashes were curly and dense, and there were still tears in his eyes. His dark eyes were as clear as the sky which was washed by the heavy rain.
At the sight of this, Nina said softly, "Sampson, Sound has been in sleep. It's time for you to close your eyes and go to bed, right?"
Sampson turned his head to look at Nina for a while, as if she had seen his gentle mother. Then he turned his head to look at the little girl holding his hand, and slowly closed his eyes to sleep.
With Nina and Sound around, Sampson cried less and less. At night, as long as Sound slept with him, Sampson would sleep obediently.
Therefore, Sampson went to North Yard to sleep every night.
During the day, Sampson was taken care of by Howard in the Ye's villa. Since it was Noah's son, Howard was incredibly nice to Sampson. He always talked to Sampson with a smile and took good care of him.
Howard had no experience in taking care of children, so he read books and even went to consult with experienced people to learn it. In short, he did everything for Sampson by himself.
He seemed to make up for what he had owed his son to Sampson.
Sampson was not the only child in the Ye's villa. Iker was also there. However, most of the time, Iker could only stand aside and watch as Howard took care of Sampson.
In the past, Howard was not very close to him, and now with Sampson, it was less likely that Howard be good to him. At such a young age, Iker felt very sad but was unable to express it.
Henry was a gentle father. He would take measures as soon as he noticed the disappointment on Iker's face, which didn't lead to the bad relationship between the two of them. Iker often took Sampson out to play.
However, when Sampson got injured, Howard would scold Iker.
As he grew up, Iker had learned to explain when Howard scolded him.
As for Sampson, he had gradually adapted to the life without his father, but he kept the habit of moving a small stool to sit at the gate and look at the roadside eagerly every evening.
No matter what the weather or season was, Sampson kept sitting at the gate waiting for Noah.
Four years had passed. Sampson had been five years old, but Noah still hadn't returned.
At the age of five, Sampson could understand many things. Henry told him that Noah had the task of rescuing people. Many people needed Noah's help, and he would come back after helping those in need.
Sampson thought Noah was a doctor. Henry just smiled and didn't explain anything.
After that, Sampson had the expectation and hope.
In the evening, when Sampson went to the gate to wait for Noah, he no longer kept it as a habit, but filled his heart with expectation and hope. Dad would come back!
He didn't know when Noah would come, so he just sat at the door as usual, hoping that Noah could see him as soon as he came back. Then he would ask his father put him on the shoulders, just like how Sound sat on her father's shoulders.
In summer, the evening breeze was blowing gently.
Sampson still didn't see Noah, but he would always see Sound.
"Sampson!" As the car approached, a soft and sweet voice came to Sampson's ears as the breeze blew to him.
Sampson looked to the direction of the sound and always saw Sound's little head stuck out of the black car. Her black hair was blown by the wind, revealing her chubby face.
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