Chapter 1071 A Happy Family
In the room, Hayden was curled up in Colton''s arms with his head buried, looking a little out of sorts.
When he heard the door open, his eyes lit up, and he quickly twisted his head in the direction of the
door. The instant he saw that it was Nicole who had entered the room, he jumped out of Colton''s arms
and dashed into Nicole''s embrace. "Mommy." His soft voice was tinged with slight discontent, which
melted her heart.
In the past, even though Hayden was young, he was exceptionally mature, and Nicole felt that he
lacked the innocence of children his age due to his childhood experiences. Yet, she was gratified to see
the spoiled look he now donned that was especially fitting for someone of his age.
Nicole smiled as she crouched down, picked him up, and pinched his soft cheek, saying, "What
happened? I''m already home, aren''t I? Why do you still look so sad?"
Hayden threw himself into her arms as he snorted softly and whined, "You didn''t miss me at all. Instead
ofing to see me the first moment you returned, you went out to eat with someone else!"
Nicole giggled and ruffled his dark hair. "Okay, I''m sorry about that. I just wanted to buy some food for
you beforeing home," she said with a smile and took out the box of cookies she bought from the
pastry shop.
Fortunately, she passed by this pastry shop when she was out with Wendy. Hayden had always had a
particr fondness for sweet treats. Thus, she reflexively bought a box and ced it in her pocket.
Hayden''s grumpy face broke into a smile at the sight of the cookies. Then, he didn''t even bother
waiting as he bounced off with the cookies, tearing the packaging open, and finally enjoying them with
a relish.
Colton gazed at Nicole with mirthful eyes and pressed his lips together into a gorgeous smile. Then, he
rose to his feet and said, "Apany him for a while. I''ll be waiting for you in the room."
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He said thest sentence almost inaudibly, literally breathing those words into her ear. His warm voice
and his breath tickled her ear and it instantly turned bright pink. Nicole shot a look at the inappropriate
Colton and held herself back from telling him off because a child was present. After Colton left, she
started coaxing Hayden to bed. At a little past 10.00PM, he finally drifted off to sleep amidst her soft,
gentle coos, but his arms refused to let go of her even after falling asleep.
Eventually, she helplessly sent a text to Colton, ''Mr. Gardner, I''m sorry but your son won''t let me go. I''m
afraid it''s impossible tonight.''
Right after she sent the text, she received one from him, ''It''s unbearable to be in a room alone. Every
single minute is torture.''
She could already sense that he was flirting with her based on his reply, and she pursed her lips to
stifle her giggles as her eyes crinkled into crescents. Then, she lowered her head, held her phone, and
started typing in reply, ''Sorry. Your son is more important.''
She didn''t receive any reply from him after a long while and reckoned that he might have fallen asleep
already. Therefore, she set her phone aside without further ado and made herselffortable. s,
just as she was about to drift off to thend of dreams, she heard the door softly creaking open.
Her eyes darted toward the door and happened to see Colton poking his head in. Then, he tried his
level best to move about like a ninja as he sneaked into the room. Frankly, Nicole almost burst into
laughter at the cautious way he was carrying himself, but she had to smother herughter because
Hayden was fast asleep.
On the other hand, Colton shiftily made his way over to her side. Even though it was Hayden''s room,
the Gardners had generously given him a king-sized bed, so even when Colton climbed into the bed, it
was far from cramped.