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.

Zendy into bed before. What

begrudgingly called Cedrick, only to realize

but even so, there

What on earth is

ever, Zendaya eavesdropped on the phone call and turned sullen. “Did Daddy turn off his phone? Does he really not want me

too, wore a grim expression on his face. Neither of them had seen Gwendolyn or Cedrick the entire day, and it was beginning to feel

me to find Mommy? I want to sleep with Mommy. I want to hear her bedtime stories…”

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 about, you might meet the bad guys who devour little

“Hmph! If I run into those bad guys, I’ll bite them! I want to join the

secretly happy with what his sister had said, Benedict cocked his eyebrows in cold aloofness. “Who needs your protection? Even if I’m not physically strong, I’d still be smarter

and stared at him with big, doe eyes. “Uncle Charles, can you take me to look for Mommy? Otherwise, I won’t be able to sleep

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

Why else is one

about I read you a bedtime story tonight? What would you

Zendaya felt torn and

be sad if I turned him down,

heavy silence fell upon the ward, making Charles even more anxious. Oh, my goodness. I don’t know what to do! I might be able to coax Zendy to sleep, but what about Benny? I’m sure he’ll kick up a fuss too. I know Zendy listens to me, but the same

when Nico suddenly returned to the ward with

filled to the brim with the children’s clothes, and it

he decided to err on

that Nico was around, Charles felt a load off his shoulders as the men could split the task of coaxing

Charles took Zendaya into an empty ward and read her a fairy

like that, the princess and the prince lived happily ever

Zendaya

you’re chanting scriptures. I didn’t enjoy it. What should we do

felt the corners of his lips twitching

arduous night with the kids