Chapter 45 – A Time For Grandpa 

(Anj‘s POV) 

“Sky found them really interesting.” He laughed, shaking his head as if finding humor in why Sky found my children interesting. “He may not say it, but he enjoyed yesterday‘s activity in school. He even got to know some dads,” he said, glancing at the staff. 

The staff, whose name was printed on her name tag, came back with our order. Emily, the young woman, smiled at my triplets, and like others, when they saw how they all looked the same, they could not take their eyes away from them. 

“How about we sell the perfume to Emily?” The old Mr. Mars suggested. He looked at the staff as his eyes told her to cooperate in his little game. She smiled at him, nodding in agreement. “I‘m sorry, but I‘m kinda allergic to perfumes. I sneezed a lot, so...” 

He nodded and sighed, but not showing disappointment on his face. “We lost one customer already,” he propped his elbow on the table, cutting her right away, and looked at the worried eyes of my children. 

realized he was only making a point. There are perfumes available in the market that are considered hypo–allergenic, but these

lips cutely. “I have allergies, too. But my mommy makes all–natural fragrances.” She

winked at her as I continued, “But don‘t forget to give her your business card.” Leyanne excitedly took out one of their hand–made business cards and gave it to her. “Give mommy a call.” When the staff left, I turned to Steve, who looked amazed at them. “Am I looking at prodigies here?” My three girls giggled as they watched him take one bottle and smell them. “It‘s the same problem I have with my daughter, and maybe she‘ll love this.” I rose to my feet, excused myself, and pretended the need to use the restroom, but I only wanted to give them time with Steve. When I went out of the restroom, I could see him laughing as the triplets told him stories animatedly. As I joined them again, I heard they were

 

When it was time for us to go, Selene took something from her

the only one I have because

hugging him, but before he moved away, she whispered to him, a hushed tone that we could all hear. “Please tell fake daddy not to whiff much because Uncle Dylan said it has a magic spell that makes a man fall in love whenever he smells

the bottle again. “Then, I won‘t use this, not even a faint smell,” he whispered back. “Why does time flies when I‘m with you? I‘m getting sad already,” he sighed, curving a downturn smile at them, but they only giggled at him. “You wait for mommy by the doorway. Don‘t go out yet, okay?” I said, and before I could add more, they excitedly ran toward the counter, looking at the cakes and pastries on the glass as they chatted about which cake was the best. I turned to him, grabbing my bag and cell phone from the table. “Thank you, Mr. Mars,” I smiled

Thank you, Angela,” he said, looking directly into my eyes and not smiling when I raised

stuttered as I gulped again, glancing slowly at my children. He took a deep sigh. “At first, I didn‘t really recognize you. You have changed, grown up, and turned into a stunningly beautiful woman. It made me wonder how you managed

a hushed tone. He shook his head. “Actually, I‘m glad you did. You save me time in hiring people to check your background,” he said. “Let‘s not keep the triplets waiting. Shall we?” We walked slowly toward

about my children?” My voice trembled, fearing the thought that he might take an interest in

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