Chapter 51 – The Hired Daddy (Anj‘s POV) As the small gymnasium was slowly filled with teachers and staff, parents, and their kids, I could feel my heart in my throat. I sat nervously at the first step of the bleacher bench and watched my triplets play and run around, looking adorable in their pigtails. Who would know that last night, Leyanne proudly recited the multiplication table, Lyra Helene, the periodic table, and Selene entertained me with solving a sudoku table? I may have lost my opportunity to hone my abilities and skills because of what happened to me, but I am not letting my kids lose their chance.
But today, it was the least of my problem. In a few minutes, the event will start, and the big tarp with the words ‘Family Day‘ was like a sharp knife piercing my heart. I could not think and breathe as I saw my girls stop running and watched other kids coming with their mother and father.
Leyanne turned her head to me, her eyes hopeful that a man, claiming their father, would enter the large entrance of the gymnasium. Sky was my last option, but with him saying no to me, I could not force him to be with my children today.
From afar, I could see Dylan looking at me, surely not listening to Anya as she talked to him about school–related things. I evaded his eyes and smiled nervously at my kids, shrugging my shoulders and thinking of just asking them to run away with me before the event started.
When the hosts went upstage and tested their microphones, tears began welling in my eyes.
This is it! I swallow hard, closing my eyes as I stand up and drag my feet toward my kids, breathing hard as I ready myself to talk to them about leaving the gymnasium. This is not fair for them, but joining a family day event with only one parent present will be painful.
me around and surprising me. Still panting but looking gorgeously handsome and delicious, Sky smiled
chuckled. “My acting is too much, right?” He whispered, wiping the tears that rolled down my cheeks. I nodded, still crying as I put my arms on his neck, hugging him like missing him very much. The truth? I miss him every day. He moved slightly away from me and smirked. “I realized I’m a lunatic guy,” he said and lowered his head
Sky here?” Leyanne asked, looking at him with lots of questions
reach her height. “I had to show up,
Lyra Helene said, and he
our small act.
long –“He turned to Leyanne when she gasped. “How did you know?” Her eyes widened as she asked him. He chuckled. “You‘re my children. How
daddy today?”
how would we know it?” Dylan asked, startling me when I turned to see him and Anya standing behind me. Anya smiled as she knew the truth, but as for Dylan, we would deal with him later. Sky rose to his
he could deepen the
enough proof?” I licked my lips. “Can I have more after
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