Wooing My Ex-Wife by Mr. Adeel

After a brief hesitation, Charles merely muted his phone, choosing neither to answer nor reject the call.

Benedict, who had noticed his godfather’s actions, instantly pursed his lips. “Your lady’s calling you, isn’t she? I can’t believe you have the guts to ignore her, Charles. How did a lousy man like you even get yourself a wife?”

Charles felt a warm blush rise to his cheeks, but unfortunately, Benedict wasn’t done with his lecture.

“In any case, don’t you think you should return her call? She will be so worried if she doesn’t hear back from you. As a man, you ought to cherish and dote on your woman. Understood?” the latter chided, looking very authoritative with a stern expression and his arms folded.

It was the first time Charles found Benedict so adorable, and he had to do everything he could to hold in his laughter.

“You’re right, Benny. I’ll send her a text,” he replied good-naturedly before texting Whitney about not returning to the Newton residence that night.

With that done, he turned off the screen and casually set the phone on the bedside table.

Meanwhile, Zendaya had gotten tired from playing by the window and rubbed her eyes.

“I’m sleepy, Uncle Charles. I want to go home,” the little girl mumbled wearily as she turned to look at Charles.

Upon hearing that, the man hastily wrapped a tissue around the cut on his fingertip and walked to the window to carry her.

“Be good, Zendy. We won’t be returning to Harrick Villa tonight. I’ll sleep with you, okay?”

Zendaya pouted and squirmed slightly in Charles’ arms. “Where’s Daddy? Where’s Mommy? I want to hug Mommy to sleep… I can’t fall asleep without her.”

As could be seen, children were easygoing during the day, but when it came to bedtime, their stubbornness would very quickly go off the charts.

No matter how much Charles coaxed and cajoled Zendaya, the latter continued to ask for Gwendolyn.

“It’s okay if Daddy isn’t here, but I want Mommy! Why can’t Benny and I go home tonight?” she whimpered, sniffling quietly as tears rolled down her cheeks. “D-Do Daddy and Mommy not want me anymore? Is that why they aren’t letting me go home?”

Needless to say, the sight of Zendaya bawling her eyes out tugged at Charles’ heartstrings.

into bed before. What am I

no other option, Charles begrudgingly called Cedrick, only

a text over, but

earth is

the phone call and turned sullen. “Did Daddy turn off his phone? Does he

on his face. Neither of them had seen Gwendolyn or Cedrick the entire day, and it was beginning to feel like they had

can you take me to find Mommy? I want to sleep with Mommy. I want to hear her bedtime stories…” Zendaya said stubbornly as she wiped away her tears

a lot to do at the Federal Bureau of Investigation today, so your father can’t come,” Charles coaxed. “It’s pouring outside, and I don’t know where he is. Besides, Salinsburgh has been pretty chaotic lately. If you wander

them! I want to join the army when I grow up.

in cold aloofness. “Who needs your protection? Even if I’m not physically strong, I’d still

and stared at him with big, doe eyes. “Uncle Charles, can you take me

sighed and dialed Gwendolyn’s number, but to his surprise, her phone

the h*ll… What’s up with these two? Did they plan this? Why else is one phone turned off and the other on

the little girl’s muffled sobs. “How about I read you a bedtime story tonight? What would you like

moment, Zendaya felt torn and didn’t know what to

sad if

but what about Benny? I’m sure

when Nico suddenly returned to the

brim with the children’s clothes, and it seemed as if the latter

warning alert would last, so he decided to err on the side of caution

was around, Charles felt a load off his shoulders as the men

Charles took Zendaya into an empty ward and read

like that, the princess and the prince

as the story ended, Zendaya frowned, still alert

chanting scriptures.

felt the corners of his lips

Nico, their long, arduous night with the