Chapter 1869


    ric was in the middle of getting an earful from Hertha when, to her surprise, he began swaying back and forth with Helena on his back, dering, "Startup sessful! Daddy''s daddy is called grandpa, daddy''s mommy is grandma, and mommy''s mommy is called granny..."


    As ric rocked back and forth, mimicking a rocking horse, he hummed along with the tune of the nursery rhyme.


    Helena clung to his shirt, her giggles ringing out lively and sweet, full of life.


    Julian, after waiting on the sidelines for a bit, realized it wasn''t his turn yet. His face flushed with impatience, he toddled over to Hertha, eximing, "Mommy, mommy, daddy is a living rocking horse, it''s so much fun. I want a turn..."


    His excitement made his cheeks as red as apples, pulling on Hertha''s pant leg, he shook her gently as he spoke.


    Hertha, led by Julian, approached ric. Julian pointed at ric, saying, "Look, mommy, daddy is really a living rocking horse!"


    Hertha forced a smile, gently caressing Julian''s cheek, but her gaze turned stern as she looked back at ric.


    That darn ric, acting as if nothing had happened,ing over to make the kidsugh and enjoy!


    But with the kids around, and seeing them so happy, she bit her tongue.


    "Hertha, you''re back. Dinner will be ready shortly; we''ll be eating soon." Kimberly emerged from the kitchen with a dish, managed to squeeze in a quick chat with Hertha, then hurried back to her cooking.


    It puzzled Hertha how her mother still let ric in! Not only that, but she was also keeping him around for dinner!


    What trick had ric used to win her mother over this time?


    Hertha was brimming with questions, but the kids were having a st with ric.


    And there he was, ric, without a trace of arrogance typical of a man of his stature, willingly ying the role of a rocking horse on the floor, all while maintaining his cheerfulness and openness.


    This was a side of ric Hertha hadn''t expected.


    Now, with the kids preupied with ric and her mother busy in the kitchen, no one paid Hertha any mind.


    She decided to sit on the couch, observing the situation, waiting to see how long ric could keep this up.


    To her surprise, Julian and Helena


    took turns ying for quite some


    time, and ric didn''t show any


    signs of tiredness or impatienc


    cheerfully hoisting the kids onto his back, singing nursery rhymesto keep them entertained.


    It was only when Kimberly announced dinner was ready, cing the food on the table, that he gently told the kids, "Alright, it''s dinner time now. Let''s eat, and then we can y some more, okay?"


    Julian and Helena, always well-behaved, hurried to the dining table, ready to eat.


    As ric tried to stand up, his legs gave way for a moment, nearly causing him to fall, but he managed to steady himself, slowly getting up from the floor. His gaze met Hertha''s scrutinizing eyes.


    ric chuckled, "Heh, I''ve been kneeling down for too long, my knees are all numb. I can barely stand up."


    Hertha coolly replied, "Tired? No one asked you toe over!"Belonging to N?velDrama.Org.


    Her tone was icy.


    ric quickly exined, "I''m not tired, I''m happy to spend time with the kids. It''s just my body not keeping up."


    "And I suppose it was your body not keeping up when you ended up at the police station too! How can anyone trust someone who can''t control themselves?" Hertha countered sharply.