Chapter 282
Catherine''s POV
After hanging up the phone, I was still a little unsettled. I wasn''t being cruel. It was just that the truth
was too harsh.
I didn''t want Emerson and Patricia to find out about this. If they did, they wouldn''t allow me to stay at
thekeside vi.
I had to stick to my bottom line, for Noah and Hedwig and my uncertain future.
Night fell.
After work, I returned home a bit worn out. I saw Noah and Hedwig doing their homework as I walked in
the door.
They were doing some handwork. Noah had already finished his homework and was helping Hedwig.
"Mommy, you are back! Are you tired today?" Hedwig said with a smile.
I stroked her head. "I''m not tired. Not after I see you guys."
"Mommy, we want to have dinner with you tonight!" Noah said with a smile.
I was touched.
Noah and Hedwig were very considerate. Even if I didn''t ask for it, they were both on my side.
"Why don''t you go and have dinner with daddy and the others tonight? We''ll have dinner together
tomorrow. I think it''ll be better for everyone." I was moved, but I knew that Emerson and Patricia were
also used to having Noah and Hedwig around. I was sure that they also wanted to eat with the kids.
"But if we don''t stay, you will eat alone. Eating alone is very boring," Hedwig said.
"I am not bored!" I smiled and said, "I''ve been busy all day, so I''m starving now. I''ll eat a lot, even if I eat
alone."
Noah and Hedwig looked at me with their eyes widened.
I continued, "Go and ask Dowen to take you there. After dinner,e back to sleep!"
Suddenly, a tall figure appeared outside the door.
"Yeah! Daddy is here," Hedwig shouted.
Why was ke here? I stood up and looked at him.
I didn''t think it was Patricia who sent him here.
Though I was a little worried, I was delighted.
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However, in front of Noah and Hedwig, I must suppress my feelings. I tried to keep calm.
"Daddy, why are you here?" Noah immediately ran over. He raised his head and reached out for
ke''s hand.
"I''m here to pick you up for dinner." ke''s voice was low.
Yet I saw that he was looking at me with affection. I felt my body burning, and I had the urge to throw
myself into his arms.
I restrained my feelings and said to Noah and Hedwig, "Since your daddy is here, go with him for
dinner. We will y games after youe back."
Noah and Hedwig looked sad and disappointed.
ke said to Noah and Hedwig, "Wait downstairs. Mommy and I will go upstairs for a chat."
I looked up at him in surprise.
He walked toward me and nodded.
I asked him in a low voice, "What are you going to do?"
"Come upstairs with me and you will know." ke walked upstairs.
"Daddy, don''t bully mommy!" Noah suddenly shouted.
Iughed. Noah was so protective of me.
When I reached the second floor, ke grabbed my wrist and dragged me into the guest room where
he used to sleep.
He closed the door.
ke held me tightly in his arms and kissed my exposed skin.
"''ke, stop." Although I was very addicted to his embrace and warm kisses, we were in thekeside
vi, and Patricia might show up at any second. By then, everything would be my fault.
I didn''t want to be kicked out by Patricia just because I wanted to get intimate with ke. I had to act
rationally for the sake of Noah and Hedwig.
ke stopped. He held me tightly as if by doing so, we would never be apart again.
After a while, ke released me and whispered, "I don''t know what happened to Patricia today. She
asked me toe and bring you up for dinner."
"What?" I couldn''t believe it. Patricia wanted me to go up for dinner?!
"Did she think of another way to punish me?" I was scared.
ke shook his head. "I don''t know. When I came home, Patricia asked me to pick you up. Maybe it
was because Noah and Hedwig refused to go up without you."
"If only you were right." I thought he might be too optimistic.
ke held me gently. He whispered, "At least it''s a good start. Patricia is stubborn. We have a long
way to go to get her to say yes. I can wait. Can you?"
I looked at him. "I''m just afraid that you can''t."
"Have some faith in me, will you?" ke nibbled my neck.
I felt a twinge, and I couldn''t help but tremble.
I whispered, "I do have faith in you. I just don''t believe in fate."
It was the first time I had tasted love, and I had no sooner tasted its sweetness than it was reced by
bitterness.
ke kissed my hand. His voice was hoarse. "''Cathy, be patient. No one can separate us as long as
we don''t give up on each other."
ke looked determined, and I smiled, "You are right. As long as we don''t give up, there''s still hope."
"Let''s have another kid? Then, Patricia can separate us no more." ke looked at me.
I felt my body heat up in an instant. However, it wasn''t the right time. I refused, "No. Kids shouldn''t be
used as bargaining chips. They are supposed to be loved, and we shouldn''t be irresponsible parents."
"You''re right. Let''s go before Noah and Hedwig get worried." ke gave up on this idea.
I nodded and followed him downstairs.
ke drove and took us to the vi on the top of the mountain.
"Mommy, has Patricia agreed to let you be with daddy?" Noah and Hedwig asked happily.
"I don''t know!" I felt uneasy. I was worried that things would be worse than I thought.
We arrived at the vi at the top of the mountain, then I remembered the quarrel I had with ke
before. Although I was so sad at the time, now that I thought about it, it was just a fun memory.
When we walked into the living room, I saw Patricia sitting on the sofa.
I slowed down.
"Patricia!" Noah and Hedwig ran over and held Patricia''s arms.
When Patricia saw Noah and Hedwig, she could not help but grin. She could not resist their cuteness.
"I thought you kids wouldn''te anymore. I was so hurt!"
"How could that be? You love us so much and we love you too!" Noah coaxed Patricia.