Billionaire, Let's Divorce! by BELLA

Chapter 0278

ANASTASIA

I sat beside Amie's hospital bed,watching as her pencil moved deftly across the sketchbook. Her brows furrowed in concentration and her eyes shined with creativity.

"I'm guessing that is us?" I pointed to her drawing of two caricature bearing semblance to both of us, minus the feet all pointing in one direction.

"Yes, mommy. It's us baking tasty cookies in the kitchen. I'm just about to add Aunt Clara since she likes your cookies too. She stated without breaking her concentration.

"And Dennis?"

She paused, her pencil hovering over the sketchbook for a while before she shrugged and resumed sketching. "I will add him too. After Aunt Clara anyway. I want to go home soon, mommy. It's lonely here and smells awfully like drugs."

I felt a bit of sadness, knowing I'd have to leave her soon. I have never been separated from her for as long as a complete day and now I was about to be apart from her for a week. A whole week! "Hey, baby, I need to talk to you about something." I began, trying to sound gentle.

Amie looked up, her eyes sparkling with curiosity. "What is it, Mommy?"

the right words to use. "I have to go away for a few days. It has to do with mummy's work. But it's only going to be for a few days,

in her grip

you will be a good girl and listen to the nurses, okay?" Amie's lower lip trembled,

I pull her into a hug. "I know you do, sweetheart. But that is not going to be possible as you haven't recovered. The nurses are going to take good care of you. And

sniffed, wiping her nose on her sleeve. Her expression brightened up a bit. "Can I have my pen

her a pen. But I was unable to come up with anything. "Your pen? Where did you get

I think one of the

and she knew it.

realized that this was one of the reasons I was especially hesitant to leave Amie.

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getting into trouble because she had a mind of her

you'll be good and not

She frowned, mumbling.