Samuel took his sisterâs hand. âSimona, letâs go get mom. This is not our house. Itâs not our daddy.â
Simona was reluctant. She didnât understand why her brother was so suddenly angry. âBut heâs daddyâ¦â
âNo, heâs not.â Samuel had never been âfierceâ with his sister. This time he was quite angry. How could Simona realize that the man was unwilling to acknowledge them?
Why were they blatantly standing here in this case?
Simona shed tears at being scolded. Her eyes reddened and became quite teary, her shoulders shrugged slightly.
She didnât dare to utter a whistle. She could tell her brother was angry.
Cautiously, he reached out to touch Samuelâs hand. âSamuelâ¦â
âStop calling me. Go to your cheating father. You can leave me and Mom.â
âBoo-â
Simona burst into tears, tears falling. She hurried to tug at Samuelâs hand, fearing he would leave her.
As much as she wanted a daddy, her brother was closer to her.
After all, they were twins from the same mother and had been together for six years. Family affection was deep in her flesh and bones.
That couldnât compare to the dad sheâd barely known for a few days.
âSamuel, I was wrong. I donât love Dad. Please donât leave me. Boohoo-â
âWe still have Mom. Why are you crying?â Samuel wiped away her tears. Her eyes were red. The tears were still swirling in his eyes, but they wouldnât fall.
Pulling his sisterâs hand, he said, âLetâs go get Mommy.â
âItâs too late now, where are you going?â Jessica rushed over to stop them.
As Victoria and Jayden approached, they had a private talk with her. She knew why they had come.
She wasnât clear on what exactly had happened. She didnât understand why Matthew was the father of those two children.
However, the DNA report didnât lie, and Jayden wasnât stupid either. He wouldnât recognize someone unrelated to his grandchildren.
The Nelson Family was rich and powerful. They wouldnât make fun of such things.
They took their descendants very seriously.
Samuel looked at Jessica, his eyes widening. âI want to find Mom.â She did her best to widen her eyes to keep the tears from falling.
He didnât want to cry in the presence of that infidel.
She didnât want to show her weakness in front of him.
Jessica tried to calm Samuel down. âIâll call your mom first, okay? If we go out like this, we donât know where she is. Hold on a minute. Iâll get my phone.â
âNo way! I want to find mom now.â Samuel wasnât willing to wait any longer.
âSamuel-â Coral also reached out to convince him.
Seeing the two children like this, she felt her nose ache and her eyes reddened.
Victoria turned away and secretly wiped her tears. Those two children were so pitiful.
No one could convince Samuel, who wanted to leave the house firmly.
âPlease stop convincing me. Please donât cry. You think my sister and I are pretty pitiful, donât you? Weâre not. We have mom. She loves us and spoils us. She bathes us, sleeps with us, tells us bedtime stories, teaches us to read and teaches us to be good. Itâs enough for us to have mommy. We donât give any grief.â As he finished his words, Samuel tugged his sister, ready to leave.
âIâll go with you.â Jessica hurried after them.
However, someone moved faster than she did. A black shadow rushed in: it was Matthew, who remained silent the whole time. Stepping in front of Samuel and Simona to block their way, he said in a deep, husky voice, âItâs already dark outside. Where are they going?â
âPlease get out of the way. Letâs go get our mom.â Samuel raised his head.
He was obviously crying, but he still stubbornly hid it.
Looking into Samuelâs stubborn eyes, Matthew felt there was a dull ache in his heart, making it hard to breathe. He crouched down as if this posture could relieve the indescribable âacheâ.
He squatted with one knee in front of them, looking at their eyebrows, eyes, faces, noses and lips. Not an inch escaped him. With trembling hands, he reached out to touch their faces. However, when his hand was in the air, he dared not touch them.
He had lost his nerve.
He had never felt so ashamed in all his life.
This truth had been such a shock and a shock to him.
Overnight, he had a son and a daughter.
And it was the woman he had always liked who had given birth to them.
How could he not be thrilled and feel a surge of emotions?
He had never taken responsibility for those two children even for a day.
How could she not feel guilty?
They had been with their mother for six years and he didnât know it. How could he take it easy?
âPlease excuse us. Letâs go find our mom.â Samuel wanted to push away the âhuge mountainâ in front of him.
âCan I take you to look for her?â His voice couldnât help but tremble.
He also sounded quite careful.
âNo, thank you,â Samuel continued to refuse.
âIâll call Mom and ask her to pick us up.â As he said, Samuel turned on his use phone and dialed Doloresâ number.
However, the answer he got was, âIâm sorry. The number you have dialed cannot connect at the moment. Please try again laterâ¦â.
Samuel did not give up. He dialed again and got the same answer: âIâm sorry. The number you have dialed cannot connect at the moment. Please try again laterâ¦â. Samuel frowned. His mother would never make his phone unable to connect, and she would never let him and Grandma lose contact with her either.
He couldnât help but wonder what was going on.
âI know where she is. Iâll take you there.â Matthew even tried to humor him. He had never done so in his life, but he had done so now, fully willing.
Samuel disagreed.
In his opinion, Matthew was keeping silent because he didnât want to acknowledge him and his sister. He was heartbroken and felt quite disappointed in Matthew.
Simona didnât have the guts to agree either. However, she wanted to agree. Secretly, she tugged on her brotherâs hand. âSamuel, please let daddy take us to get mommy.â
âHeâs not Papa!â Samuel, who had just calmed down, was again enraged by his sisterâs words.
Simona trembled with fear. She dared not let out a single scream. She also tried hard to suppress her tears so as not to shed them. âI⦠I wonât call him that anymore. Iâm not going toâ¦,â she choked out between sobs, âIâm not going to make you angry, Samuel.â
Samuel knew he had taken his anger out on his sister, and that he shouldnât have done that to her. Feeling sorry, he hugged his sister. âI didnât mean to. Iâm sorry, Simona.â
âSamuel, I donât blame you. I know both Mom and you love me.â Simona hugged Samuelâs strong little body. âSamuel, I miss Mommy.â
Samuel looked at Matthew. After thinking for a while, he relented. âDo you really know where my mommy is?â
Matthew nodded. âYes, I do.â
Samuel thought for a moment. âWell, thank you.â He sounded polite and distant.
The intimacy with him was gone.
Matthewâs expression stiffened. It soon returned to normal. He knew Samuel was indeed angry with him now.
Reaching out, Matthew wanted to hug Simona. After all, this girl clung to him so tightly.
For the first time, Simona took a step back. Then she studied her brotherâs expression carefully. She wanted Daddy to hug her, but she feared Samuel would be angry with her.
Samuel held his sisterâs hand tightly. âIâll hold your hand. Weâll see Mommy in a little while.â
Matthewâs hands stopped in mid-air and withdrew in disappointment. Doing his best to suppress his emotions, he tried to make his voice sound calm. âCome on.â He slowed his steps to wait for the two little ones.
Samuel was good at taking care of his sister. When the car door opened, he let his sister sit down first. Then he sat down and closed the door. He helped his sister buckle her seat belt and then buckled his own. He didnât need any help from Matthew.
Looking at their tender, pretty faces from the rearview mirror, Matthew thought that every inch of her face looked so much like him, but he had never thought about it.
Suddenly, he clenched his hands and gripped the steering wheel tightly, blue veins popped out on the backs of his hands, showing how hard he was trying. The surges of emotions kept attacking him inside.
After a long while, he finally calmed down and started the engine. Dolores said she was heading to the store to get something. So he drove to the LEO Corporation.
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