Chapter 158


    ke‘s POV


    Catherine was like an ostrich, which made me helpless. But I didn‘t want to force her either.


    So, I went to wake up Hedwig and Noah, and then the four of us went to the hotel‘s restaurant.


    After dinner, Hedwig watched TV, Noah took theptop, and Catherine sat cross–legged on the bed,


    working with herptop. I was supposed to be the busiest one, yet now I had nothing to do.


    In the end, I chose to sit with Hedwig on the sofa and watch cartoons with her.


    I patiently exined any questions Hedwig raised, but I couldn‘t help looking at the woman on the bed


    in the bedroom.


    It was soon past eleven o ‘clock at night.


    “Mommy, I want to sleep with Noah tonight. You and daddy should sleep here!” Hedwig ran to


    Catherine.


    I was sitting in the living room. After hearing Hedwig‘s words, I instantly fixed my gaze on Catherine,


    wanting to know her response.


    Catherine was shocked. She stared at Hedwig in confusion and asked, “Hedwig, what are you talking


    about? We always sleep together, don‘t we?”


    “No! I don‘t want to sleep with you tonight. I want to sleep with Noah. Noah promised that he wouldn‘t


    kick me anymore!” Hedwig said seriously.


    Catherine was very puzzled. She stared at Noah sternly, and Noah chuckled. “Mommy, don‘t look at


    me. I didn‘t say anything.”


    “Hedwig, stop messing around. Come here. Let me hold you to sleep.” Catherine looked at Hedwig


    gently.


    “No! I don‘t want to! I want to sleep with Noah tonight. Daddy and mommy should sleep together!”


    Hedwig said firmly as she stepped back.


    “Noah, talk to your sister. It‘s gettingte. Time to go to bed.” Catherine said.


    Noah shrugged and said calmly, “Why do you and daddy sleep separately when everyone else‘s


    parents sleep in the same bed?”


    “Because we aren‘t married.” Catherine was about to go nuts. How did kids know so much?


    “Then why don‘t you get married? It‘s just a formality. You are already our daddy and mommy anyway!”


    Hedwig found it hard to understand.


    I was smart enough not to participate in their quarrel. But I was fully concentrating on what was going


    on in the bedroom.


    “Hedwig, I will be angry if you keep being unreasonable.” Catherine said authoritatively.


    “I don‘t care! I just want to sleep with Noah tonight!” Hedwig said firmly.


    Catherine turned on herptop, got out of bed, and walked out of the living room.


    She frowned and stared at me. “Did you tell her to do this?”


    I nced at her and said, “How is that possible?”


    Hedwig immediately ran over and defended me. “Mommy, it has nothing to do with daddy!”


    “Hedwig, I will tell you a story, a story you have never heard before,” Catherine looked at Hedwig and


    persuaded her patiently.


    “No! Mommy, please! Noah said that if you don‘t sleep with daddy, we will be pitiful kids. Daddy


    will fall for other women. Noah and I will be treated badly. I don‘t want to be treated badly. Mommy


    I will cry!” Hedwig cried.


    She cried so suddenly and so sad, which caught me off guard.


    I hurried over and squatted in front of Hedwig to wipe her tears. I said to her seriously, “Hedwig, stop


    crying. Daddy promises. I won‘t fall for other women. You can rest assured.”


    Catherine suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled.


    I had wanted to put myself in her shoes and talk to Hedwig. Hearing Catherine‘s titter, I was a bit


    vexed.


    Catherine chuckled for a second and then quickly put her finger to her lips, bing serious again.


    Noah twitched his mouth and said with dissatisfaction, “Mommy, what are youughing at?”


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    “Nothing. Hedwig, didn‘t you hear what your daddy said? He won‘t fall in love with anyone else. Don‘t


    worry. There will be no stepmothers. Don‘t cry


    anymore, OK?” Catherine said.


    When Hedwig heard Catherine‘s words, she was not happy. Instead, Hedwig continued with a bitter


    face, “Noah said that even if there is no stepmother, there will be a stepfather. He will not be as good


    as daddy. Mommy, no more meetings with other men, OK? Stick to daddy from now on. Daddy is so


    handsome and nice. I‘m sure you will fall for him.”


    Catherine red at Noah. “Noah, who told you to tell your sister that? Don‘t you know it will confuse


    her?”


    Noah shrank back and spread his hands helplessly. “Mommy, I was telling the truth. I was not lying.”


    “I‘m warning you don‘t lead your sister astray!” Catherine scolded Noah sternly.


    Noah blinked innocently. “Mommy, stupid Hedwig is only half an hour younger than me. She should


    know what I know. Do you want her to be stupid for the rest of her life?”


    Hedwig gawked at Catherine. After a while, she shouted at Noah, “I am not stupid. Noah, you are


    bad!”


    Seeing that Hedwig was mad at him, Noah quickly changed his tone. He said, “Hedwig, you are not


    stupid. Otherwise, how could you be my sister? Stop crying, and let‘s go to sleep. Let daddy and


    mommy talk and work things out.”


    “OK! I‘m done crying! It makes me so tired!” Hedwig looked so serious. She raised her hand and wiped


    the tears off her face with her sleeve.


    Their conversation made me and Catherine freeze in an instant.


    Sure enough, they were still kids. They didn‘t hide any emotions, including anger.


    “Hedwig, how could you! Who told you to put on an act?” Catherine said angrily.


    Noah grinned and said, “Mommy, don‘t get mad. We did it for you. Dad is second to none. If you don‘t


    keep him by your side, other women will snatch him away from you. Don‘te to us crying then.”


    I almost burst outughing.


    I was certain that Catherine was utterly pissed off by the kids.