A Cue for Love (Natalie and Samuel)

Chapter 979 I Cannot Tolerate Any Longer

The expressions on the five children’s faces stiffened.

Clayton was sitting the closest to Jerome, and the latter reached out to gently pat his head. “Didn’t you say that you were all interested in escape rooms? Now that we’ve said we’ll take you to one, why does it seem like you’re not too happy about it?”

Although Jerome’s comment dove into the heart of the matter, the children could not express their true thoughts and only plastered a smile on their faces.

“What? No way! We’re ecstatic!”

“Yeah! We’re super excited!”

“Mr. Sutton, can’t you see that we’re smiling?”

Once they finished their breakfast, Jerome and Natalie left the table first while Emma bustled off to wash the dishes in the kitchen.

All five adorable kids held their heads in their hands, fraught with worry.

Yumi frowned as she asked, “What’s up with Mommy today? Why did she agree so readily?”

Franklin nodded in agreement. “I was wondering the same thing. It stands to reason that Mommy must have plenty to attend to after resolving the crisis involving Dream. However, she went and agreed to go to an escape room with Mr. Sutton! That’s so strange!”

hasn’t spent time with Mommy in a long time. Recently, Mr. Sutton’s the one who has been

was Sophie who made that remark. After saying that,

you think… Mommy has

soon as she posed that

had a change of heart. Even if Daddy comes to his senses and

fretted over their parents’ relationship, their faces became etched with sadness and anguish

the dining table, she saw the glum expressions on

Why are all of you still sitting here? Didn’t you want to play that escape room or something?” she asked,

for their low spirits, they could only force

were sitting here to let our stomachs digest our

“Ah, I see.”

not

and the others left the dining room and walked to the

they were taking the kids, Jerome and Natalie were each going to

with Natalie while the girls would go in Jerome’s

their seats, Jerome and Natalie headed to Yaleview’s most famous themed

as he listened to Jesper’s

morning. Even then, he didn’t leave at once either. Instead, he and Ms. Nichols drove separately