You Are My One and Only

Elizabeth frowned. It’s 6.30PM on a Sunday. Why is he still working?

“Isaac, does this mean you won’t be coming back for dinner?”

“Yes, Gran. Work is piling up lately, so I won’t be going back for dinner for now.”

“Oh, I see. I’ll let Tricia know that you won’t be coming back for dinner then. It’ll just be us tonight.”

Elizabeth moved to end the call, but Isaac called out to her at once.

“Who did you say it was, Gran?”

Elizabeth smirked. I knew I could get a reaction out of you if I mentioned Tricia!

Isaac was indifferent to his old grandma, but not to a pretty young woman.

“I invited Tricia and her three darling children over to dinner. We’ll go ahead and start dinner now since you won’t be joining us.”

“I’m done with work. I’ll be right there.”

The call dropped immediately, and Elizabeth chortled in amusement.

the living room. Scott and Stellan were eerily similar to Isaac.

if the three

could only sigh

…

Sylvie back into the living room. “Sylvie, stop

Arnold Manor was huge, and Patricia worried

go on for over an hour.

sure to

you boys help me keep an eye on

Mommy!” the two boys

Sylvie was not about to scamper off somewhere, Patricia could take a seat and

coming from

went over to the room, with the three children

greeted them was the sight of Phillip sweeping off the items on the headboard. When everything came crashing down on the floor, Sylvie

hurried over. “What’s the matter, Old Mr. Arnold? Are

when he saw the woman in front of him. He stared at her in silence and glanced at the

and stretched her hand

you like some candy? You’ll feel happier when you eat

then unwrapped the candy and fed it to him. Phillip’s smile widened as he chewed on

how sweet it

you eat something sweet, you feel happy too! Let’s not throw any more tantrums,

of medicine that were strewn on the floor and placed them carefully on the table