Chapter 555

After returning to the residential area, I went to the kitchen to prepare the medicine.

Munchkin began crying not long after he got home. I knew he was hungry so I quickly made him

infant formula. When the milk had cooled, I fed it to him but he did not drink much and started crying

after taking only a few mouthfuls.

Jerome was usually the one who took care of him, so Xander and I had no idea what was wrong

with him. Afraid that he might be sick, we were just about to take him to the hospital when Jerome

called me.

He had probably guessed that this was going to happen after we came home from the hospital,

hence h e gave me a call to tell me that Munchkin was tired and wanted to sleep. All I needed to do

was hold him and pace around the room to coax him to sleep.

Xander said he could do it but I refused.

Since I would be raising this child in the future, I should learn how to take care of him.

I held Munchkins in my arms and walked while coaxing him to sleep. After walking more than ten

rounds, he finally fell asleep.

I brought him back to the nursery, and when I walked

out, I saw Xander walking out of the kitchen with a cup of barley lactation tea.

He held the cup with one hand and pinched his nose with another. "The smell is horrible. Are you

sure you want to drink this?"

In fact, I hated the taste of barley the most, not to mention a lactation tea with barley in it. However,

I had to drink it for the sake of the child so he would have breast milk to drink.

I took the cup from him and took a deep breath before downing the contents.

The bitterness that permeated my mouth caused me t o scrunch up my face. Xander stuffed a piece

of candy into my mouth with a smile. "Don't drink it anymore."

I shook my head resolutely.

How could a mother refuse to drink lactation tea?

Unsure if it was because of the tea I drank, I felt drowsy after lunch. It was particularly serious.

Xander said he would be around to check on the child and told me to go back to my room to sleep.

I slept until Jerome came home from work. He and Xander planned to go to the supermarket to do

some grocery shopping and take Munchkin out for a walk while they were at it. They invited me

along but I did not go because I planned to stay at home to clean up the house.

Jerome had to go to work every day, whereas Xander needed to stay at home to take care of the

child. There was simply no time to clean the house. There were many children's items lying around,

so although the house was not that messy that it was horrible to look a t, it was time to tidy it up.

When I was halfway cleaning up the house, I received Theo’s call.

I had no plans of answering it at first, but when I thought of how he would keep calling if I refused to

answer, I still answered it in the end. "What's wrong?"

"We need to talk," he said, his tone a little deep and low. "I’m downstairs. You can come down now."

He was downstairs?

I was stunned. "How did you find this place?"

Theo sneered. "It's not hard for me to find you.”

I pursed my lips and fell silent.

"Lome downstairs." His tone was a commanding one this time.

I pulled at my hair with a face full of irritation. After hanging up the phone, I went to my room to

change m y clothes before going downstairs.

I wore many layers of clothes because it was cold at night. When I went downstairs, I saw Theo

wearing only a sweater while leaning against the car. I shivered. "Why are you standing out here

with so few layers of clothes?"

Theo tossed away the cigarette he only smoked halfway and lifted his foot to put it out. "Go back to

Regal Villa with me."

I shook my head. "It's not time for me to go back yet."

Apart from missing Nimue, Theo and I would only have endless arguments if I went back. Anyone

who put themselves in my shoes would not want to go back with him.