He swiped down a bit.
[You accepted my money, sold your body and unexpectedly got pregnant. You don’t know who is the father, right?]
[Who are you? What do you want and why do you know about this?]
[The person then.]
[Whenever you want to meet me you can contact me. I heard that your store opened today.
Congratulations!]
[Your children are very cute. They resemble you and also their father.]
After reading the text message, Cormac knew why Loredana left suddenly with the excuse that something had happened.
Knowing her, she might have been able to guess that it was a trap but she was still fooled by the other party.
The other party knew her well and knew that she cared about her children a lot.
When the other party mentioned her children, she got confused.
His hands kept shaking.
Boyce didn’t dare to say anything and walked to the side to make a call, “Add more people and expand the search area. Find the van as quickly as possible.”
“Okay.”
Hearing the reply, Boyce hung up the phone and looked back at Cormac.
The sky was getting brighter, the neon lights were no longer flashing and the streets were no longer busy. The whole atmosphere was enveloped by a layer of haze. He walked over lightly.
“Do you want to go back first? I have already sent additional staff to find it. If you don’t go back overnight, I am afraid your family will worry.”
Boyce couldn’t say that he had already searched until the daybreak so he should go back, so he worded himself tactfully, “The children are also at home. They already hadn’t seen their mother for a whole night, it would make them troubled.”
Thinking of Simona and Samuel, Cormac bent over, feeling like he couldn’t breathe. His chest was being crushed by a heavy stone and there was no space to breathe.
Boyce got worried, “Cormac…”
Cormac raised his hand, signaling Boyce to wait. Without raising his head, he said in a low voice, “I will trouble you with this then.”
“No problem. Don’t worry, I will try my best to find her as soon as possible.”
Cormac turned off the screen of the phone in his hand, put it in his pocket and sat in his car.
Samuel was a delicate and sensitive child; he was going to get really worried if Loredana didn’t come back home for a night. Cormac had to go back home and handle the children first.
The roads were still very quiet at this time and only the breakfast stalls next to the road have opened for business.
The morning dew was dispersed into the air with a hint of coolness.
as the car was about to reach the villa, he made a U-turn and went back to the hotel. There, he took a shower and changed his clothes to make himself appear in good spirits before returning to the villa.
After parking the car at the villa, he looked at the time. It was four thirty in the morning.
Every one was supposed to be asleep right now. He walked into the yard lightly and pushed open the huge front door.
The room was quiet and the light was dim. He stepped in and was about to go look into the kids’ room to see the two children when he saw a small figure lying on the sofa.
He walked over to see that it was Samuel curled on the sofa without anything draped on his body.
Cormac bent over, trying to pick him up. But as soon as he touched Samuel, he woke up.
“Where is Mommy?”
His first sentence when he woke up was an inquiry about Loredana.
His eyes were still not fully opened and his voice was small and hoarse.
Cormac’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down mimicking his heart at the moment, “… She received a new design, the customer wanted it urgently so she was worked overtime at the store. I stayed with her all night, now she is sleeping in the store. She asked me to come home and check on your guys.”
Samuel rubbed his eyes, “Really?”
“Yeah.” Cormac picked him up, “Let me take you to the room to sleep.”
Samuel had hardly slept all night waiting for Loredana to come back. He was indeed very sleepy at the moment. Unknowingly, he leaned into Cormac’s arms, making his posture more comfortable and mumbled, “Mommy is busy again. She said that she will be busy during the day but would definitely spare time at night to accompany Simona and me. This is unexpected.”
Cormac stopped in his tracks, his body stiffening.
He lowered his head to look at the immature face in his arms. His eyes were closed and he had said those words sleepily, but they hit Cormac’s heart.
His voice was hoarse, “Really?”
“Yeah, she never says it but I know that she feels that we don’t have a father, so her love towards us is a lot more than normal. She tries to make up for that shortcoming.”
Cormac’s hands around him tightened suddenly…
“Ah! It hurts!”
Cormac hurriedly loosened his grip; he had lost his control just now and accidentally hugged Samuel tightly. His voice trembled slightly, “I’m sorry.”
Samuel didn’t think too much of it. He closed his eyes, continuing to sleep.
He was really tired.
Cormac put him on the bed. Simona who was supposed to be sleeping on the bed was nowhere to be found.
The wide bed was empty.
Cormac covered Samuel with the quilt. Samuel twisted and turned, trying to find a comfortable position to sleep.
Cormac stood by the bed and looked at him. He looked very sleepy. His small face was sunk in the pillow, showing his silhouette, his white and tender cheeks and his small nose. His pink lips were slightly apart as he breathed gently.
It looked like he fell into a deep sleep.
He stretched out a hand to touch Samuel’s face, gently…
But suddenly the door of the bedroom opened with a squeak and Maxina stood in the doorway, ‘Can I have a few words with you?”
Cormac nodded, retracting his hand and walked out of the room. Maxina was sitting on the living room sofa.
“Lola didn’t come back all night. Was she with you?” Maxina asked.
“Yes.” In order to prevent Maxina from doubting, he kept his expressions extremely indifferent.
As if nothing happened.
“I find it hard to believe.” Maxina didn’t want to believe that Samuel and Simona were Cormac’s children.
“At that time, my son and I were in a car accident. It was very serious. Later, Lola got money from somewhere and saved my life. My son was not able to get rescued in time and passed away at the scene… Later, I found out where she got the money from. She said she had checked, and that it was a native of that country. I don’t want there to be any misunderstanding. Should we make sure again…”
“No need.” Cormac interrupted Maxina firmly, “No need to make sure of anything, they are my children.”
Now he knew why Loredana needed money at that time. It turned out…
He lowered his head, “I am sorry for making her take care of our children alone for so long.”
Maxina’s eyes were swimming with tears, “I also persuaded her, saying for a woman being pregnant before marriage is very…”
Maxina was at a loss for words. She didn’t even know how to describe it, “I even forced her to not keep it, but she didn’t listen… so I just let her be. As an unqualified mother, I could only accept her and let her suffer with me…”
She pursed her lips and choked on sobs as her shoulders trembled.
“What are you going to do?”
She didn’t know what attitude Cormac had towards her daughter.
Did he like her or had any other ideas?
Although the children were Cormac’s, she still wanted her daughter to be happy. She hoped that the man who lived with her liked her and was liked by her daughter as well.
Only then could she be happy.
If the two decided to stay together just for the sake of their children then they may not be happy.
“Lola raised them so they are used to living with her…”
“What do you want to say?” Cormac raised his head.
Maxina didn’t beat around the bush and said what was in her heart, “I don’t know what is going on between you and Loredana. I just think, if you and Loredana can’t be together then I want the children to be raised by me and her…”
Maxina’s mind had travelled quite far, she had thought about it too much.
If Loredana could make a home with Cormac, it was good. If not, she hoped that Cormac was not going to try and win the custody of the children.
If he really wanted to win, she and Loredana were never going to be able to win.
So, she clearly expressed her feeling beforehand.
“She and I did not apply for a divorce.” Even though it was not an explanation, it was still better to explain, “We are still husband and wife in the eyes of law. I like your daughter, not because she gave birth to my children, but because I like her for who she is.”
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.
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