We first brought Shannon to Marius' apartment. He then carried her into the guest room and lay her down.

I looked at her drunken appearance before covering her with a blanket.

"Don't worry. She'll be with me. I'll take good care of her," Marius said gently beside me.

I frowned and sighed. "Something must have happened. I can't get in touch with Jordan either. They probably got into an argument."

"It's normal for couples to quarrel. They'll eventually make up. I'll ask Shannon about it when she wakes up tomorrow. Don't worry," Marius comforted me.

"I'll stay with her tonight. Go and rest."

I could not leave Shannon alone considering the state she was in.

Marius did not try to persuade me, but my phone rang the next second. "Theo, I'll be "

"Are you coming back soon? The children have been crying. They're probably looking for you."

Theo's words threw a wrench in my plan. I glanced at Marius and then at Shannon, feeling troubled. "But I..."

wrong?" Theo's voice sounded in my

mouthed to me, "It's okay,

finally replied to Theo, "I'm coming home

trouble you with Shannon. Remember to call me if anything happens." "Okay, Sis Wan.

at ease, but Shannon still worried me. I looked at her as she

won't bully Shannon," Marius's half-joking tone

drunk. I'm afraid she'll bully you instead. I'll leave now then. Thank you for

be careful on

the apartment, I hailed a taxi and

At the villa.

heard the children's mournful cries the moment I entered the house, and it made my

the children's room and quickly carried them into my

the other would stop too. That was how children

I put him back into the crib and looked at the

Theo glanced at

drunk. I couldn't reach Jordan either, and when I called you, Keith said you were still

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