Chapter 71


    The twins got up soon as the sun’s rays touched the curtains. Each had been nting kisses on her


    face.


    “Mom, wake up,” Felicity’s adorable voice said as she pulled on her arm.


    Shezily opened her eyes and looked at the smiling faces before her. What a way to wake up each


    day, she said to herself.


    “Good morning, babies! Give Mama a kiss, please,” she said and pouted her lips. Pax hopped on her


    withughter.


    She quickly changed their diapers and pajamas and gave them thawed breastmilk. When they were


    settled, the trio marched to the kitchen for a quick breakfast. She had buttered toast while the twins had


    scrambled eggs and fruit slices.


    She looked at the clock. It’s just 8 in the morning. When they finished eating, she bathed the twins and


    changed them into their clothes. Pax wore his denim pants, a cartoon shirt and sneakers, while Felicity


    wore a tutu over her leggings and a cute teddy bear top. Since bing a mother, Serene has cut off


    her hair. She used to wear long hair since her college days, now she wore a pixie cut which she found


    very timesaving.


    She put on her jeans, white shirt, a scarf and her boots. After checking if she got everything that she


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    needs, she and the twins hailed a cab and went to the shopping district.


    Their taxi stopped in front of Bloomingdale’s. She carried Felicity on her hip while she held Pax in her


    free hand. On her back was a backpack that contained their essentials. The three got into the shopping


    mall and strolled around for an hour. They got out of the shopping center with a toy each for her


    children. Then they went to a small family diner and had their lunch.


    Serene’s particr with her children’s food. At two years old, they had not tasted table sugar yet. She


    ordered a sd for herself and for her children, freshly squeezed orange juice and some fried chicken.


    They took their time eating their meals. She listened to her children bicker on who got the better toy.


    Often, Felicity would start the fire. Pax would do his best to ignore his twin or be patient with her and


    tolerate her or simply ignore her. But he’s also a child, so sometimes Felicity would make him cry.


    Despite their usual banters, the two loved each other deeply.


    After theypleted their meals, the twin’s exhaustion was visible, so she hailed a taxi. She did not go


    home directly, instead; she asked the driver to go to the address that Albert has provided.


    Like their Upper East Side home, this neighborhood was also quiet, but it’s more on the outskirts of the


    city. As they have agreed, she just needed to enter the house ande out from the back door. From


    there, a car would wait for them to bring them home.


    Justin had justpleted his meeting and was walking back to his office when Joseph approached


    him.


    “Sir, I’ve forwarded you the email I received from our team in the US. They think they spotted Ms. Ellis.”


    Justin stopped in his tracks after hearing what Joseph just said. He looked at him and nodded, then


    proceeded to his office.


    He hurriedly went to his desk and opened hisputer. With a trembling hand, he guided the mouse


    and opened his email, clicking through each of the images in the attachment.


    The first image showed Serene standing in front of a shopping mall, carrying a small girl on her hip and


    holding on to a tiny boy with her other hand. He zoomed into her face. She had short hair now, but she


    still looked as refreshing as she looked before. He zoomed at the girl she carried and saw her side


    profile. His heart tightened at the sight of her.


    Apart from the sonogram he got three years ago, this was the first time he saw his daughter. It escaped


    him that his eyes had already watered, and a tear rolled down his cheek at the sight of his daughter. He


    clicked to another picture, showing them picking out toys. Serene squatted in front of their son and


    looked like she was asking him something.


    He zoomed in on the image and chuckled at the sight of him. They looked identical. Even the


    expressionless stare he had to his mother. He touched the part of the screen that showed his face. His


    lips stretched into a smile as he looked at his son. The third photo showed the three of them enjoying a


    meal where Sereneughed heartily, his daughter making silly faces, while his son looked at her with


    brows knitted together, his mouth pursed, and his tiny arms crossed in front of him.


    They looked happy, and how he wished he was part of that happiness. How wonderful would it be to


    hear his children’sughter, to carry them in his arms, and to kiss them? He missed all these moments.


    Then his eyes lingered on Serene’sughing face. It had been three years since hest heard her


    After a while, he picked up his phone and dialed a series of numbers.


    “Mr. Rain,” said the polite voice on the other line.


    “Bring all three of them back.” he ordered.


    He continued to go back and forth to the three images in his email. Each one eliciting a fresh wave of


    joy and anguish. Every time he looked at the picture, he would notice something new. Like he noticed


    his daughter looked like him but had Serene’s eyes. Or how his son wore a cartoon shirt which


    contradicted his serious expression. Serene too, he noticed she gained some weight, but it suited her


    better. She looked even younger than she was three years ago.


    The more he looked at Serene and the twins, the stronger his desire to have them back burn in his


    heart. He will have them back and once he does, he will never let them go. He will shower them with all


    the love they missed in the past three years. He wanted to spend each day with his children and


    Serene, especially Serene. He would like to make up for all the wrongs he did to her.