Clayton put Chatty on the ground and said, “You’ll feel sleepy once you close your eyes. Go and listen to Fischer’s bedtime story. I’ll send you guys to school tomorrow.”

Chatty’s eyes lit up in excitement as soon as she heard that her father would send them to school.

Clayton had never sent them to school before.

Thus, Chatty was elated.

Chatty and Fischer kissed Nicole one after the other before they returned to the bedroom.

Nicole looked at the surreal scene in front of her cautiously as if she was afraid that this was just a fleeting illusion.

The pasta in front of Nicole was getting cold.

Clayton pushed the pasta forward, looked at Nicole, and said in an extremely gentle voice, “Do you want to have a few bites?”

Nicole’s eyes were sore, but she did not want Clayton to see her fragility and longing.

What happened in the afternoon under the influence of alcohol was so sudden that Nicole felt like forgetting about everything and moving on.

However, thinking about it now, Ni