“Mr. Featherstone, I’m fine.” Shaun raised his head to look at Anthony. “The housekeeper has already informed me of this arrangement. I will leave at once.”
“Shaun, where are you going?” Audrey asked cluelessly.
Shaun glanced at Anthony before he tilted his head to look at Audrey. He smiled at her and said, “I’m going to buy the world’s sweetest lollipop for Ms. Audrey! Can you promise me to stay at home until I return?”
“The world’s sweetest lollipop?” Audrey mulled over Shaun’s offer before a bright smile broke across her face. “All right! But you have to promise to return as fast as you can. If you don’t, I won’t play with you again!”
“I promise.” Shaun nodded before his gaze darted toward Yuna and James. “I’ll be leaving now,” he murmured.
With that, Shaun walked toward Yuna and James.
Yuna was told that her family had to avoid Audrey. While keeping Shaun close to them, Yuna and her husband nodded emotionally and looked at us in gratitude. After that, they brought Shaun to leave the place.
When they walked to the door, Audrey suddenly shouted, “Shaun, I’ll wait for you!”
When they stopped for a moment, a glint of sadness flashed across Shaun’s face. However, the next moment, they continued walking and disappeared very quickly.
Audrey felt disappointed because Shaun didn’t even look back at her. She pursed her lips sadly, fiddled with Anthony’s necktie, and murmured, “Hmph! Since Shaun ignored me, I’ll ignore him next time!”
Nevertheless, I thought Audrey would forget about it very soon and wanted to play with Shaun once they met again.
However, Audrey didn’t know that the little boy she liked wouldn’t return to this house again.
Children were pure-minded and wouldn’t pretend to love or dislike someone. Also, Shaun was probably the first kid whom Audrey treated sincerely as a friend. Nevertheless, I supported Anthony’s decision precisely because of that.
There were no perfect matches in this world, be it couples, friends, or family members. Instead, perfect matches only existed because someone deliberately created the illusion.
We had no choice but to get rid of Audrey’s friend to ensure that no one deliberately got close to her for personal interests.
After a while, Anthony put Audrey down and instructed the housekeeper, “Bring Gregory and Summer to the swimming pool.”
“Yes, Mr. Featherstone.”
After the housekeeper left, Anthony gazed at me and handed over Audrey’s hand to me. “Bring the kids there. I’ll get changed and be there later.”
With that, he left the room.
Does he—want to teach them to swim?
But John has taught the children before, and Audrey almost drowned not long ago. Is it necessary to teach them to swim now?
By the time I regained my senses, Anthony had already left. Hence, I couldn’t raise my doubts. As such, I put on the swimwear for Audrey before bringing her to the swimming pool.
Gregory and Summer had changed into their swimwear and enjoyed playing around in the water with their floats when we arrived.
Apparently, the two kids didn’t need any guidance with swimming.
Seeing Gregory swimming happily, Audrey let go of my hand and rushed toward the swimming pool via the ladder.
“Greg, Summer! I’m coming!”
Audrey cautiously dipped her legs into the water but was afraid to get into the pool. Meanwhile, she fiddled with water excitedly and wished to get closer to Gregory and Summer.
I couldn’t help but shake my head smilingly. No one can tell that she has just escaped from drowning!
Since Audrey looked anxious, Summer grabbed her hand and led her into the swimming pool.
Suddenly, a whistling sound came from behind.
John had changed into his swimming trunks, showing his muscular, flawless, and slightly tanned body.
“Uncle John, you’re so cool! Wow!” Audrey hit the water excitedly as though she had become John’s fan.
John came up to me with an arrogant smile while putting on his swim cap.
I couldn’t help but shiver and purse my lips upon seeing his arrogant face. My God! Does he know how old he is already? How can he be that shameless before the children?
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Noticing the change in my expression, John placed both of his hands on his hips and questioned, “Can you think of any of my contemporaries who still has a nice shape like me? See, I still have tanned skin and an eight-pack. Also, my V-cut abs would be more obvious if I didn’t eat a lot these few days. Anyway, you’re lucky to have the chance to look at me without paying. How dare you give me a disdainful look instead?”
“I didn’t say anything.” With that, I turned around to avoid dwelling on it. At that moment, I realized that someone was standing at the door.
Anthony had fair skin as well as attractive chest muscles and abs. Besides, even his calf muscles looked perfect. I couldn’t help but feel that Anthony looked like a young and pretty boy compared to John.
After many years, Anthony still maintained his nice figure and was fitter than many young men.
I was shocked for a while, but my lips curled into a faint smile. It was probably the first time Anthony took off most of his clothes in front of many people. Moreover, even the maids who stood afar were stunned.
As soon as John and Anthony arrived, the swimming pool became virtual heaven for young ladies.
At that time, the craziest ladies were my daughters—Summer and Audrey.
“Daddy, is that you? I can’t believe you still maintain a perfect figure! Can I take a picture and share it with my friends?” Summer commended.
Meanwhile, Audrey’s jaw almost dropped, and she couldn’t utter a word due to excitement.
Since John didn’t want to be left out, he stood at the nearest springboard and jumped into the pool perfectly. Summer and Audrey clapped their hands excitedly and shouted, “Wow, Uncle John is amazing! We love you!”
After a while, John popped his head out of the water and wiped the water droplets off his face. As he was gasping for air, he wagged his fingers at Anthony provokingly. “Don’t pose for photographs over there. Come and show us what you got.”
After flashing John a disdainful look, Anthony walked toward the springboard calmly.
Slowly, he spread his arms, held his breath, and jumped.
There were almost no ripples on the water surface when Anthony dived. The next moment, he swam quickly and came up to the children in the blink of an eye.
“Wow!”
“Ahh—”
Once Anthony popped his head out of the water, he placed Audrey on his left shoulder and maintained his balance with another hand.
After a while, Audrey came to her senses and felt excited. “It’s fun! Daddy, I want to try it again! Hehehe—”
At that moment, Anthony’s hair was wet and stuck to his head. Besides, water droplets kept dropping down from his hair. Nonetheless, he maintained his overbearing aura and said, “Do you know who you should learn to swim from?”
“I know! I’ll learn from Daddy! Also, I almost flew just now with a whoosh! I want to try that again!” Two days ago, Audrey hugged John and said she wished to learn everything from him. It turned out that she was fickle, for she only admired Anthony now.
Once Audrey finished, the two men exchanged looks. One of them showed off his victory proudly, while the other looked helpless.
“Anthony, you’re breaking the rules. I mean, anyone can lift Audrey because she’s so tiny, and thus that doesn’t count! Let’s have one more round by swimming back and forth in the pool. Whoever finishes it first will be the winner!” John shouted as he swam toward them.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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