President’s Twins: Buy One, Get One Free

“Stella.” Hayden’s voice became deeper. She gazed at the little girl motionlessly.

“Do you think it’s appropriate to do so?”

Stella pursed her lips, feeling a sense of guilty.

Usually if her mother spoke to her in this way, it meant she really got angry.

“Mommy.”

Stella tugged at her sleeve. “I just want to play with Noah for a bit longer.”

Hayden still stared at her solemnly.

“I know, but what time is it now? Haven’t I told you to mind your manners before coming here? You can play with Noah, but you can’t linger around or refuse to go home. This is the most basic courtesy.”

When she was scolding Stella, Noah suddenly crawled to her and held one of her legs, holding the drawing board in the other hand.

Hayden felt that her left leg was tightly gripped. Looking down, she saw the words written on the drawing board raised high in Noah’s hand: “I want Stella to stay.”

“Noah.” Hayden frowned and didn’t know what to say at the moment. It seemed that she could never refuse Noah’s requests.

“Noah, I have to go now. It’s really too late. Next time I’ll bring Stella over and play with you again when I have time, alright?”

Seeing that Hayden still insisted, Noah became anxious. He hurriedly wrote another line on the drawing board, and then dragged Joseph’s pants, asking his father to read his words.

“If you don’t make Stella and Aunt Hayden stay, I won’t eat.”

Joseph was taken aback, feeling a sudden fluctuation in his heart.

He hesitated, looked at Hayden, and said, “How about staying here tonight? We have a room for you and Stella.”

Hayden was startled. “Well, I don’t think it’s appropriate.”

and unhurriedly explained, “If you leave, Noah wouldn’t eat again tomorrow. He still has an injury, so he could only stay home instead of going out. He can barely meet

Hayden could do nothing

I don’t need to go to school and nor do you need to work. Mommy, I

Hayden had to agree

meaningfully, “You are so young and you want to accompany a boy

to bathe Stella first. The little girl acted as if she was nuts -- she kept

enough. Are you done?

“Why shouldn’t I?”

looked at Hayden with a smile. “Mommy, I always wish that I

couldn’t help

in a lower voice, “You have

that she had brought up her

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

messing around. Stay in the

“OK.”

son in the past was always the knot in Hayden’s heart. Although she knew it might not be possible for her to bring him back if she could find him, she always hoped that she could meet him one day. As long as she could take a look at him from afar and if he was leading a happy life, she didn’t

guest room, Hayden slowly exhaled a suffocating breath,

footsteps coming downstairs, he turned around, only to find that Hayden was coming down from the stairs. Her

he felt his lower abdomen tightened, his

Where is the servant?” under his motionless

returned to his senses, looking

the trash, I guess.

a bathe, getting water all over me. All

at the door -- the trash station was quite far from here. The servant on duty tonight had just left, so he didn’t

have some in my room. Come to

spoke, he put down the water glass,

floor. Clenching her fingers, she looked

you thinking about?’ she warned

a face towel?

standing at the bathroom door. She