Arya walked to them.
It was Ryan who saw her first. He ran towards her with the bubble pot in his hands. "Mommy..."
Nanny Joy heard the voice and looked up, only to find Arya standing not far from her.
She quickly grabbed Ryan, afraid that he would bump into his mother. "Slow down. Don't hurry."
"I know. Don't grab me." Ryan was unhappy for he was suddenly grabbed. Children liked to run and jump, after all.
"OK, but don't run."
Arya came to him and rubbed Ryan's hair. "Now you get a temper?"
Ryan pursed his lips and looked up at her. "Why did you take me away last night?"
Last night, both Ryan and Arya fell asleep when Xavier took Ryan away, and Arya had no idea about it.
Nanny Joy explained for Arya, "Your father brought you here because he was afraid that you would kick your mommy's belly in your dream. You don't want any accident, did you?"
Ryan blinked. 'Is that real?'
He had been in a bad mood since this morning and said nothing when he saw his father.
"Then I'll go play." Ryan went away trippingly.
Arya frowned.
"Are you Ryan's mother?" Georgina came over to her.
Arya looked at her. It seemed that she had met her before, but she couldn't remember where they met.
"We met once in the hospital. You don't remember, right?" Georgina smiled and pointed at Easton, who was playing with Ryan. "That's my son."
Arya looked at her son. She only passed by Georgina once, so she couldn't recall it until Georgina mentioned it.
Georgina looked at her belly and asked with a smile, "The baby is about to be born, right?"
"Two months left," Arya answered with a smile. Then she asked, "You live nearby?"
Georgina was stunned for a moment. All she knew was that Xavier lived in a hotel, but had no idea what community was around. "Nope."
Arya's smile faded slightly. Georgina was definitely at a loss as if she didn't know how to answer.
There was a community nearby. She could have known it if she lived nearby.
"My name is Georgina, and that's my son Jimmy." Georgina introduced and looked at the two boys playing together. "Look at them. How intimate they are."
Arya smiled out of courtesy but said nothing more.
"Ryan is going to have a brother or sister. But Jimmy would still be alone." Georgina's sight passed over the two children and looked somewhere emotionally and in a loss.
Arya glanced at her but quickly withdrew her gaze. "He could have had one."
She meant nothing beyond her words.
Georgina smiled with sweet eyes. She looks very gentle, which makes people ignore her scheming mind. Only those who knew her well knew that she was calculating.
She was not as naive as she seemed to like.
"I may divorce..."
She was bound to divorce Rufus if the Gates Family collapsed to protect herself as well as the Taylor Family, and realized her unfulfilled wish.
"I'm sorry, I..."
"It's okay. It's not your fault." Georgina smiled, showing no sadness about it. "It's a pity to bid farewell to a good marriage; but if it has been wrong since the beginning, a divorce would be a relief."
Arya nodded in agreement.
"I heard you live nearby. Can I visit your house?" Georgina suddenly changed the subject and said with a smile, "Is it too abrupt..."
"My home is too crowded for a guest," Arya politely refused. She looked at Nanny Joy. "It's time for Ryan to take a nap. Let's go home."
Nanny Joy nodded and picked Ryan up.
Georgina frowned. She didn't expect Arya to refuse, whom she regarded as an easy-going woman.
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