Irene Nadine’s pov
It has been more than half a month since we last met Arthur Mitchell.
I’ve been in touch with him by phone all this time. He also takes the initiative to send me a text message. He has always been very patient. He usually tells me what he does and I know more about him.
It makes me feel like he doesn’t hide any secrets from me, and he will report everything to me, which is exactly what I didn’t feel in my marriage with Ryan Campbell.
I suddenly recalled my thoughts. How could I think about those things again.
I told myself let go of the past. Now that I’m dating Arthur Mitchell, I should devote myself wholeheartedly.
Arthur Mitchell originally said to ask his colleague to take a detour to pick me up. I felt it was a bit inappropriate. Besides, I was familiar with the way to H City, so I said I would take a taxi.
Then Arthur Mitchell was very worried. He kept texting me, as if he was afraid that I might be lost or abducted.
About half an hour before he arrived, Arthur Mitchell said that he was waiting at the station. As soon as I went out, I saw him standing in the cold wind.
I smiled at him slightly embarrassed. He naturally took Theresa from my arms and said, “Sleep?”
“After getting on the bus and playing for a while, I fell asleep.” I really couldn’t hold it any more. However, Arthur Mitchell looked very easy when holding it. He also used a hand to adjust Theresa’s hat, which was tilted off: “Get on the car first. It’s too windy outside.”
I followed him, but I asked him thoughtlessly, “… Where are you going?”
“First go home and have a rest, and then go to eat. In the afternoon, take the children to the toy city. After dinner, I bought movie tickets and left them for you to arrange the next day.”
I was stunned. I thought he didn’t plan these things, but I didn’t expect such a detailed arrangement.
I walked behind him a little bit and looked at his holding the baby. My mind was a bit full of thoughts.
Sure enough, it’s better to have a father. All I can give my children is care and love, but I can’t give a steady father’s love.
Looking at all the familiar things around, I returned to this familiar city again, but there were people who were not familiar with me.
Maybe I just want to go back to the original starting point and start a new life.
He drove us back to his residence. In fact, I was not a casual person. Other people, I might not agree to go home. However, Arthur Mitchell made me feel safe. It has always been a sense of gentleness and integrity.
“I’m the only one living at home. Don’t worry too much. Just be casual.”
I said “Hmm”, then Theresa in her arms rubbed her eyes and woke up. She twisted her eyebrows in my arms and groaned uncomfortably.
“What’s wrong? Your hands are numb?”
The child pulled his collar and pursed his lips and muttered, “Hot.”
I reached out and probed her back, only to find that it was wet inside. No wonder the car was hot with the heater on.
Arthur Mitchell smiled and said, “You wear too much for her.”
As I took off one of her sweaters, I said, “She is easy to catch cold.”
“It’s OK. I’ll be home after I get off. I have a heater at home, so I won’t catch cold.”
Theresa just woke up and was not happy just now. She looked at Arthur Mitchell happily and shouted, “Uncle Mitchell.”
Arthur Mitchell looked at her with a smile and said, “Do you miss uncle?”
“Yes, when will you take me to buy Barbie?”
I patted her on the head, and Arthur Mitchell asked with a spoiled smile: “Do you want Uncle or Barbie?”
“I want both.” The little guy was stunned and seemed to think that the answer was inappropriate, and then said, “But I miss you more.”
In his home, although it is not a luxury villa, it is also a rich area.
Take the elevator upstairs and enter the room. Even my children’s slippers are ready at home.
“I don’t know whether it fits or not. I’ll just wear it.”
“Thank you.”
“Irene, don’t be so polite to me.”
The house is spacious, bright, clean and tidy. While turning on the heating, he said, “I’ve been on business for quite a while. I haven’t lived here for a long time. I haven’t bought too many things at home. The house over there is already being renovated. I’ve also prepared rooms for you and your child.
“Huh?” I thought he was just talking casually, but I didn’t think he had bought the house.
He poured two cups of hot water and said with a smile, “Don’t be so surprised. My company is over there. I plan to buy a house there even if I don’t know you. I don’t have to run around like this in the past.”
I always feel a little sorry when I lower my head
All he did seemed to pave the way for our future, but I haven’t even overcome the obstacle in my heart.
Arthur Mitchell was really careful. He was afraid that the kid would be bored for a while, so he bought a lot of toys. Of course, Theresa also wanted Barbie.
Looking at Theresa’s happy appearance, I could not help relaxing my original nervous mood.
Arthur Mitchell seems to really like children. He always plays with them patiently, but he won’t give me a cold shoulder. He talks with me from time to time.
I also became less restrained at the beginning. Sitting on the carpet with them, I thought, I imagined a family of three, probably like this now?
After supper we went to the cinema.
When I go out with Theresa, I will only lead Theresa, but Arthur Mitchell is there, holding Theresa almost all the time. I even have the illusion that Theresa is closer to Arthur Mitchell than me.
This animation is mainly about robots. Although I am not very interested in these, it is enough to watch the children happy.
“Don’t you like this kind of movie?” Arthur Mitchell asked me in a low voice.
I paused and turned my head, then smiled and said, “No, it’s good, adults and children are very suitable for watching.”
“Next time I have time, I’ll show you the type you like.”
In the eyes of outsiders, we may be a family of three who envy others, but I can’t fit into this atmosphere.
I also tried hard to persuade myself to accept that Arthur Mitchell formed a family. Everything about Arthur Mitchell was my ideal type of remarriage, even beyond my imagination. But I don’t know why, I just can’t find that feeling of excitement. Even if two people are sitting together like ordinary little lovers watching movies, my heart can no longer feel palpitations, Even when facing Arthur Mitchell, I felt inexplicably guilty.
After the film ended, it was more than eight o’clock in the evening. It was already dark and colder outside. Theresa sat in his arms and hid in his windbreaker, looking at me proudly with a small head stuck out.
Arthur Mitchell dotes on Theresa more than me. No wonder Theresa likes him so much.
When I was a little distracted behind them, Arthur Mitchell suddenly stopped and turned around to look at me. Then he naturally took my hand and gently asked, “Is it cold?”
I shook my head in a hurry, but in his warm hands, my cold hands had exposed my lies, and I had the traces of wanting to withdraw my hands. Arthur Mitchell tightened his strength to hold my hands without, and then walked forward looking ahead.
The temperature in his palm slowly passed to me, which was naturally warm, but I always felt sorry for Arthur Mitchell.
I seem to use him to spend time and mind with me and my child, but I can’t accept him wholeheartedly.
The struggle in my heart made me almost say sorry to him, and then ended this relationship, but finally I resisted.
I don’t know if I’m escaping from reality, but I know that even if I reject Arthur Mitchell now, it’s a temporary relief. I may still face remarriage in the future, or I will choose to accept everything. At that time, there was no way to find someone who loved Theresa like Arthur Mitchell, right?
“Do you want any supper?”
“No, just take us to the hotel.”
“I didn’t book a hotel. I don’t trust you two to stay outside. I have a room at home. Let’s make do with one night. Everything is ready, at least a little more convenient than the hotel.”
I was stunned. I was still a little worried about living in the same room with a man I didn’t know very well, but Arthur Mitchell didn’t look like a bad guy, and he didn’t have the opportunity to choose with me. He drove directly to his home.
Theresa wanted to sleep when she was in the car. I was afraid that there would be a big temperature difference when I got off. The child was easy to catch cold when she fell asleep, so I talked with her all the time and finally got home.
After taking a bath, Arthur Mitchell heated milk for my child and me. After putting the child to sleep, I began to draw.
After a while, someone knocked outside the door, I put down my pen and opened the door.
Arthur Mitchell just stood opposite me and asked in a low voice,” the child has slept, why haven’t you yet? ”
“Well, there is still some unfinished work.”
“Did I come here and delay your work?”
I said hurriedly, “No, I usually take time to take my children around.”
“Cartoon makers are really tired, I know.”
“It’s OK. It will be hard at first, but now it’s much better.”
I just stopped by the door to talk to him, but I was still a little vigilant. Arthur Mitchell also saw that, “Then you go to bed early, good night.”
“Good night.”
Seeing him go away, I closed the door again and immediately felt relieved.
I also think my attitude is a little excellent, but I really don’t know how to communicate with Arthur Mitchell.
I was lying in a strange room, and the unfamiliar smell in the air made my heart a little confused.
I thought I didn’t have the habit of recognizing the bed, but it would be like tossing and turning.
My heart is in a mess. I feel that there are many things to worry about, but I don’t know where to start.
Why does the word “Ryan Campbell” always come into my mind? Why am I still so sensitive to this name now.