“A business trip? Is that necessary?”

“What, you’re not supportive of my work?”

Evan pulled Nicole to him into a tight hug and murmured, “My dear Mrs. Seet, you don’t need to go on a business trip. What you need to do is take care of our children and also me.”

His hot breaths puffed against the shell of her ear, causing a certain itch to start within her.

Is this his way of expressing his reluctance to part with me?

She giggled softly even as it felt like a fist was squeezing her heart.

Naturally, she was hesitant about leaving her four kids. In spite of that, certain things had to be done no matter how much she was reluctant to do so.

The next day.

Sunlight spilled into the room, waking Nicole instantly. Evan was still sleeping, so she snuck her way out of the room and padded into the kitchen. She bustled around, trying to keep the noise to a minimum as she prepared breakfast.

One by one, the kids woke up and trudged into the kitchen. Spotting the bird’s nest that was otherwise known as Maya’s hair, a gentle smile curved Nicole’s lips.

hair for you

Maya nodded. “Where’s Daddy?”

“He’s not awake yet.”

can’t talk?” Maya’s chubby hands flew up to clap over

them to speak loudly when

she thought over something. After a few

it, Mommy?”

me with something. Mommy needs to leave on a business trip so I won’t

children stared at her with

their mother’s side before so they

will you

even bring back each of your favorite foods and fulfill one small wish for each of you,” she

well so they almost felt

and Kyle nodded in

by Nicole’s promise of bringing back tasty food, Maya bobbed her

Nina had not done anything to show her approval. She had never been separated from her mother before and was finding the concept

she asked

did not want to leave her kids as well, it was a necessary evil. She had to find out the truth about what happened in that car

suffer the injustice of being blamed for something

has to go. Can you help

face caused Nina

seeing that they had agreed to her

shooed them out of the kitchen.

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