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.
smiled faintly before walking
felt much better after putting on her
in each
and tell us a bedtime story. Mominy?” Laicas requested, brushing his nose against her neck
were two siblings whom their daddy and mommy loved very much One day, their daddy had to go far, far away to hunt, leaving the mommy
way to break it to her children
to them like this every night from now
began to water. “Are you
busy with work, so we might not get to see him. very often. But he loves you
toddlers blinked with curiosity.
now. You still
before falling asleep with the two in
He had heard every
to the story she had just told. All she could do was to deceive the
into leaving him caused
next morning, feeling much more refreshed compared to
It’s time for school!” She gave Lucas a smooch.
“Let me sleep
have gotten his
up and nibbled on his fingers. “If you don’t wake up,
Lucas was no exception. “No! I don’t want the big bad wolf
ready for breakfast, then,” the woman coaxed, pinching his tiny nose.
of bed and dashed
turned around and gazed at Camila, noticing how
obediently upon hearing her
dressed and having breakfast, the three of
stopped by a bookstore and bought a book
to do her
her children. Besides, even if they were to get
but what can I do to
her mind since four years ago, but she could never find a
door to invite her to lunch “Hey, Christina! Shall we go grab
feel like
want me to bring something back, then?”
“Okay. Thanks, Rayne.”
to her office, Christina immersed herself
midday sun shone onto her back, she closed the curtains, walked into the lounge, and lay
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