After Byron’s car left, Rosalie took Lucian and Nox to the living room.

The two little ones looked at their mother anxiously.

These days, Mommy seemed to be in a bad mood.

It was worse after she came out of the study.

They wondered what Daddy said to Mommy again.

Nox, who had always been bad at hiding his emotions, asked, “Mommy, what did you and Mr. Byron talk about?”

Rosalie’s eyes turned gloomy as she looked at Nox upon hearing the little one’s question.

The little ones looked at her wistfully, trying to tell her that she could not deceive them.

Meeting their gazes, Rosalie sighed and brushed them off by saying, “We talked about work.”

“Mommy, you don’t seem very happy.”

They had never seen Mommy like this for work before.

It was like she was watching out for something.

The little ones looked at each other in a puzzle.

‘What did Daddy do that made Mommy so wary?’

Rosalie knew she could not brush them off, so she explained, “Mr. Byron wanted to cooperate with me, but I