Lucia sensed Paul s anger She hurriedly held his arm and said, Paul, come with me I need to talk to you
Then, she pulled Paul s arm and led him to the other side
’Paul. I failed to contact you today, so I brought Janet and Timothy here first And we ran into August in the park You know that August brought Janet back when she got lost last time And Janet said that she wanted to play with him So, I ."
Paul showed depress in his eyes But he soon regained his composure He smiled at Lucia and said softly, ’It s okay I thought he was forcing you
Lucia shook her head and said, ‘He didnt"
Paul said smilingly, ‘Lets go The kids are waiting’
Then, he put his arm around Lucias shoulder and they walked towards the dining table together
Dad. what took you so long7"
As soon as Paul approached the kids, Timothy looked up at him and asked
Paul was still a little depressed But he hid his feelings and kept smiling. He stroked the boy s little head and explained in a relaxing tone,
"Dad was tied up by business I apologize to you for failing to arrive in time."
Timothy giggled It s okay We had great fun today'
Paul smiled and sat opposite August He didn’t look straight at August until now He said, President Adams, I owe you my gratitude for looking after my wife and kids today I wish I could treat you to a meal next time Please do accept
August looked up His eyes had shown hostility After he heard how Paul called him, his face went darker No, thanks Just a lift of
finger"
Then, he turned to the kids and said, 'I had great fun with you kids today If I got the chance, I'll treat you cakes"
Saying, he wiped his hand with a tale napkin and stood up
and said with less warmth and more coldness Since
he strode
at the mans retreating figure
out just now She had never seen him being so
breath and asked. Paul, you want something to
Have
"Almost ’
I II pay the bill
came over and said to Paul Sorry, sir The mister dined at the table just now had paid the
Paul showed more displease on
the whole day Lucia proposed that they should go home Paul didnt
the car because they were tired
at West Bridge, they entered their house Lucia held Janet in her arms while Paul had Timothy in his Bill and Elisa werent home The house was shrouded
the kids on their kids beds,
bottle of whiskey
wine, and the atmosphere was still depressed Lucia sat on the sofa and looked up at
and urgent Thais why I didnt answer your call ’ Saying.
failure to arrive in
shook her head "No I know you re
wine glass and turned
when I was you with
doing well
this, Lucia felt so lost and hurriedly consoled him, Paul, dont think it that way You ve done enough for
how to repay
held her hand and said soulfully, But you know clearly what I want is not
nor your repaying
care of her for the past
to the end.
s voice had become hoarse He said deeply,
approached her slowly and was about to
in panic and took a step back 'Paul, dont
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