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
felt much better after putting
With a child in each arm,
Laicas requested, brushing his
and mommy loved very much One day, their
the best way to break it to her children was through
should talk to them like this
began to water. “Are you talking
we might not get to see
blinked with curiosity.
for bed now. You still have school
and tucked them in before falling asleep with
door with a darkened gaze. He had
was absolutely no logic to the story she had just told. All
leaving him caused the gloominess in his eyes to
up the next morning, feeling much more refreshed compared to when she had shared a bed
for school!” She
“Let me sleep
he have gotten his sleeping
and nibbled on his fingers. “If you don’t wake up, the big bad wolf will bite you!”
and Lucas was no exception. “No! I don’t want the big
then,” the woman
and dashed
around and gazed at Camila,
obediently upon hearing her mother’s voice.
having breakfast, the three of
had dropped the children off at kindergarten, Christina stopped by a bookstore and
wait to do her research at the
any money or assets, all she wanted was her children. Besides, even if they were to get a divorce,
what can I do to make him
avail. Divorce had been on her mind since four years
knocked on her door to invite her to lunch “Hey, Christina! Shall
feel like heading outside.”
me to bring
“Okay. Thanks, Rayne.”
closing the door to her office, Christina immersed herself in
the midday sun shone onto her back, she closed the curtains, walked
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