“But Isabella doesn’t seem to want to go back to the US.”
“Then let her stay with us.”
“But…”
Wayne rolled over and pinned her down, seriously saying, “Honey, this is our honeymoon now. Stop bringing up anyone else.”
Anna froze, then her gaze became as tender as moonlight.
***
Peace made it only to the third day of the trip. She stood tiredly at the stairs of the duplex’s second floor at noon that day, with heavy dark circles under her eyes.
Her gaze darted across the room, from the stairs to the kitchen, as if she had made a significant decision. Finally, she decided to abandon her foolish plan to go downstairs for some water.
In the living room on the first floor, Isabella and Matthew each sit on a sofa. They were both immersed in playing with their laptops.
Martin and Tammy got into a fight and continued to beat each other up. Natalie sat between them and appeared exhausted. She had just dressed up for a romantic date with the cute blond guy from the nearby beach, and she couldn’t stand it any longer.
Matthew was reading stock market news but was still affected by their fight. He noticed a pillow at his feet after feeling a buzzing in his head. Countless feathers were falling like snowflakes throughout the living room at the same time.
Behind his glasses, Matthew looked at them with cold eyes as if they annoyed him. He obviously did not want to get involved in their argument. Then he brushed the feathers off his shoulders impatiently and continued to stare at the computer screen.
After being provoked three times in a row, Matthew could not control himself anymore. He then quickly caught the fourth pillow Natalie threw at him and tossed it back. Natalie was taken aback when she was hit and screamed in terror.
“Yes! How dare you attack me!”
It took Isabella a moment to realize there was a big mess around her. Looking up, she thought she’d walked into a chicken coop.
Isabella closed her laptop a second before being hit by the pillow Tammy threw at her. The screen went black quickly.
When she realized she couldn’t get a drink of water, Peace became enraged. She returned to the bedroom and pushed Karl, who was still sleeping, out of bed. Karl looked at her in horror.
“Let’s go home!” she yelled.
Peace needed three coats of foundation to conceal the dark circles under her eyes. And she was enraged when she realized she had been fooled by Wayne and Anna.
“Those kids are really getting on my nerves! When you guys get back home, I’ll get back at you!” she muttered as she packed her bags.
At the airport, Peace walked faster than everyone else in her high heels. As they exited the airport, Peace turned around and urged Karl impatiently, “Can you hurry up?”
At the moment, Karl had difficulty walking. He was walking with his daughter in his arms and a child in each hand, followed by several other children. As he didn’t want to irritate Peace, he had no choice but to nod and try his best to follow Peace.
Several minutes later, everyone followed Peace to her car.
Peace started the car as soon as everyone got in the car. She drove the car so fast out of the airport’s underground garage that no one dared to speak.
“Honey, how about I drive instead?” Karl mustered the courage and said.
“How about you get out of my car?” Peace said with rage.
“Relax, honey. I’ll shut up now,” With a wry smile, Karl had no choice but to keep silent.
The car accelerated onto the road and was stopped by a minor traffic jam not far away. It wasn’t until then that everyone else besides Peace became relieved.
***
Three days later, Anna and Wayne cut their trip short and returned to England to be with Peter before he had the surgery, knowing that Peter wasn’t doing well.
They stepped off the plane late at night. Anna walked out of the airport before Wayne, leaving him to wait for the luggage. Standing near the gate, Anna felt the wind that blew toward her and raised the hem of her long navy blue gown.
When she turned around, she saw Noel peering out of the car window and desperately waving at her.
After picking up their luggage, Wayne left the airport as well. At the sight of Wayne, Noel stepped out of the car to help him with their luggage. He said, “Allow me to hold it for you, Mr. Wright.”
Having handed over the luggage to Noel, Wayne gently clasped Anna’s hand and said softly, “Honey, let’s go home.”
Anna had grown accustomed to the change in Wayne and simply nodded and smiled. But this was the first time Noel had heard Wayne’s gentle voice. He shuddered in response to the shock and dropped the suitcase in his hand.
“What’s wrong with you?” Wayne asked Noel with displeasure.
Noel grabbed the trunk and shuddered slightly, his sweat soaking his light blue shirt.
After they got in the car, Wayne rested his head on Anna’s shoulder. He frowned slightly, looking exhausted.
While driving, Noel tried to drive as smoothly as he could. And he sighed with relief after seeing in the rearview mirror that both appeared to be sleeping. To his surprise, the sudden ringing of a cell phone broke the silence the next second.
Wayne took his phone from his jacket pocket while Anna fumbled for her phone from her bag, her eyes still closed. When they saw the caller ID, they exchanged glances and leaned toward the window.
“What’s up, Karl?” Wayne answered the call.
“…”
***
With Peter’s permission, Anna threw a party at the Wrights’ house early the next morning.
Karl and Wayne decided to play a game named Empire Struggle and brought their children to form camps on each side. Their situation quickly became tense. Meanwhile, Peace twisted the drink bottle in her hand, furious at Karl for being a traitor.
“Try it, Peace. Our chef made it,” Anna said as she handed Peace a dessert.
Peace rolled her eyes at her and said, “You two are indeed business geniuses. You said you were going to take me out to dinner, but you took me here. You knew we would become polite and courteous here for Peter’s sake. You thought it was a good idea to make Karl a traitor, but you can’t fool me. I’ll deal with you later.”
Peace didn’t appear as fierce because she was eating her dessert. She stopped eating when she realized Anna was staring at her.
Anna said in a pleading tone, “I’m sorry, Peace. I didn’t mean it. Wayne told me he fooled you guys after we arrived at Mauritius. How about I buy you a new limited Chanel bag? Will you forgive me if I do so?”
“No!”
“Then what about two limited Chanel bags?”
“Deal!”
Peace then dashed to the kitchen happily. At the thought that she would have to spend a large sum of money, Anna sighed helplessly. Then she made an “OK” gesture to Karl, who was busy occupying his territory.
Then Karl said to Anna gratefully, “Thank you for coaxing Peace for me, Anna.”
When Peace returned to the living room with the dessert, she heard Karl screaming in agony on the couch. Sitting next to him, Tammy applied a sticker to Martin’s cheek triumphantly.
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