Chapter 383
Christina snorted. “Did you give me a chance to explain myself?”
The female coworkers’ faces turned glum. They couldn’t defend themselves.
“Who accused me of being the perpetrator and demanded I apologize the moment they walked in?” Christina added.
Their faces reddened out of sheer embarrassment.
There’s no way I’m going to apologize. This is just too humiliating.
With that in mind, Penelope continued to pinch her bleeding nose and whimpered, “Ugh… My head’s spinning…”
Then, she inhaled sharply and collapsed onto a coworker.
“Quick! Take her to the hospital!”
“Call an ambulance!”
A few staff members carried the “unconscious” Penelope and left in a hurry.
The rest of the crowd dispersed like the wind.
“Tell me if they mess with you again,” said Francis when he and Christina were left alone.
“It’s fine. I’m not a child,” the woman replied and walked out of the room.
Francis watched her leave, his heart swirling with inexplicable emotions.
He knew she was being forced to stay, but he didn’t want her to leave either.
Upon returning to Scenic Garden Manor and taking off her shoes, the two children ran straight into the living room.
“Mommy! You’ve been coming back from work so late these days.”
Camila wrapped her arms around Christina’s waist. “You haven’t slept with me for so long.”
“Then I’ll sleep with you both tonight, okay?” The woman picked her children up and pecked them on the cheek.
“Get into bed and wait for me. I’ll be right there after my shower,” she said as they walked up the stairs together.
“Okay, Mommy!” With that, the toddlers ran back to their room, hand in hand.
faintly before walking into
much better after putting on her nightwear.
each arm, she felt as if
a bedtime story. Mominy?” Laicas requested, brushing his
very much One day, their daddy
the best way to break it
to them like this
began to water. “Are you talking about us, Mommy?”
we might not get to
toddlers blinked with
bed now. You
before falling asleep with the two
stood outside the door with a darkened gaze. He had heard
just told. All she could do
mere thought of her tricking the children into leaving him caused
up the next morning, feeling much more refreshed compared to when she had shared a bed
Lucas. It’s time for school!” She gave Lucas a
turned over. “Let me sleep just a bit longer, Mommy.”
his sleeping in tendencies from?
picked him up and nibbled on his fingers. “If you don’t wake up, the big bad
big bad wolf to bite me!” he yelped. his eyes widening in an instant as he jumped
wash up and get ready for breakfast, then,” the woman coaxed, pinching
out of bed and dashed
at Camila, noticing how soundly she
little girl got up obediently upon hearing her mother’s
having breakfast, the three of them headed out the
Christina stopped by a bookstore and bought a book on
couldn’t wait to do her research at
money or assets, all she wanted was her children. Besides, even if they were to get a divorce, she had
but what
been on her mind since
to invite her to lunch “Hey,
don’t really feel like heading outside.”
want me to bring something back, then?”
“Okay. Thanks, Rayne.”
door to her office, Christina immersed
closed the curtains, walked into the
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