While all these were going on, Waylen was seated on the sofa, pretending to read his book.
âIâll bring them back before dinner time,â Leonel promised him.
Waylen nodded and said, âTake the gifts with you.
You didnât have to go through so much expense.
â
The smile on Leonelâs face vanished when he heard this.
Nonetheless, he quietly took the gifts back to the car and put them into the trunk.
After the children had taken their seats in the car, he fastened his seatbelt and asked them, âWhere do you want us to go catch some fun?â
âI want to go home,â Evelyn said in a low voice, with Ollie in her arms.
This made Leonelâs heart ache.
It took a while before he said in response, âOkay, Iâll take you back and cook Italian food for you.
â
When they got to the villa, the children were still not in high spirits.
Despite the fact that the Italian food Leonel made was exquisite and delicious, they only had just a little.
Later in the afternoon, Evelyn said that she wanted to eat donuts, so Leonel drove out to buy some for her.
After eating the donuts, E
velyn finally felt a Little happy.
Leonel also turned on Danielâs favorite cartoon on the TV.
As a result, the atmosphere improved a little.
But all of a sudden, Leonelâs phone began to ring.
It was a call from the Fowler mansion.
When he answered the phone, he discovered that it was the butler of the Fowlers that was calling to remind him that the kids should be back by now because dinner in the mansion would be ready in half an hour.
Leonel ended the call and looked at Evelyn and Daniel.
âDad, wonât you come and eat with us?â Evelyn asked with the donut in her hand.
âI canât go,â Leonel said sadly and patted her on the head.
Evelyn pursed her lips and frowned.
But it was Daniel who spoke up.
âWill you and Mommy remain separated forever?â he asked curiously.
For a moment, Leonelâs heart seemed to have been hit by an electric current.
But he kept quiet and didnât say anything in response.
When it was time to take them back, Leonel put the kids in the back seat, each of them holding a bag of donuts.
It didnât take long before they arrived at the Fowler mansion.
Leonel didnât come down from the car immediately.
Instead, he turned to his children and said, âIâll come pick you up again next weekend.
â
Evelyn didnât say a word.
It was Daniel who spoke.
âWhen itâs Christmas time, Mommy will take Evelyn and I abroad, and Ollie too.
Maybe we will stay there for a few years, or maybe weâll never come back.
â
Leonelâs heart trembled when he heard this.
âTake you abroad?â he asked in disbelief.