Irene Nadine’s POV
I went upstairs in a daze and looked at the sleeping child on the bed in the light. I was still afraid of what Ryan Campbell said to me tonight.
I really don’t want to lose this Theresa. I lifted the quilt and lay beside Theresa, holding her body in my arms.
Waking Theresa up, she frowned and mumbled, “what are you doing?”
Hiding the complex emotions in my heart, I just said softly, “mom wants to sleep with you.”
The child couldn’t help blaming me, “you are an adult. You don’t dare to sleep alone.”
I just curled my lips and felt that the children’s disgust was also very warm. Theresa pulled the quilt over me and patted me on the head like an adult. “Sleep. I will protect you.”
In the end, she muttered, “Coward mother.”
“If I’m afraid, can you sleep with me from now on?”
“Okay.” She answered perfunctorily with her eyes closed, as if she was sleepy.
Holding me with her arms, I felt satisfied with the corners of my mouth, but my eyes could not help but become moist and red.
I don’t want Theresa to leave me. Maybe Theresa will gradually get used to following Ryan Campbell. I’m not a coward mother, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to adapt to losing this child all my life.
Theresa is so important to me.
She didn’t sleep well last night and woke up from a nightmare in the middle of the night.
It’s getting late. I can’t fall asleep anymore.
She got up and cleaned up before going to the kitchen. She used to cook an egg to kill Theresa’s breakfast, but today she searched online carefully for the recipe, trying to satisfy child’s taste as much as possible.
Sally White, in her pajamas, walked into the kitchen with messy hair. She looked at Irene, who was a little unusual today, and asked, “what’s wrong with you? Something has been wrong since last night.”
“I can’t fall asleep.”
“Is there anything wrong?”
She thought there was nothing to hide from Sally, and she also wanted someone to help her, so she told the truth, “I saw the father of the child last night.”
Sally White was stunned for two seconds before she responded, “biological father?”
“Well… He wants to take the child away.”
“What?” After being surprised, Sally White began to defend for her, “why? Where did he go when he gave birth to the baby? Now that he has grown up and is so obedient, he comes to pick up the advantage? Such a man…”
Knowing that Sally White misunderstood I explained, “he didn’t know the existence of the child before, but he saw it yesterday.”
Sally White sorted out her thoughts and didn’t think too much. It was just that I didn’t tell the man when I was pregnant and then divorced him. She just said, “then you can deny it.”
I felt a little helpless and said, “the child looks like him, just like him when he was a child. He can recognize him at a glance.”
Sally White couldn’t help but think of Theresa. Then she asked curiously, “Theresa is very beautiful at such a young age. Does his father also look beautiful?”
“It’s not the right time to talk about this. He’s taking Theresa away!” Seeing that Sally White changed the topic, I couldn’t help rolling my eyes at her.
Sally White, on the other hand, paused for two seconds as if lost in thought. Then she looked at me meaningfully and said, “when you said that, I really think Theresa resembles a person. I used to think that it was an illusion… Was it Mr. Campbell? Didn’t Mr. Campbell go with you last night?”
I just kept silent, but my acquiescence made Sally White’s eyes almost drop to the ground. “Don’t tell me that it’s true! Is Mr. Campbell your ex husband?”
“HMM.”
“Oh, my God! This amount of information makes me slow down. You said you had married Ryan Campbell? Theresa is the child of Ryan Campbell?” Sally White was too shocked to speak incoherently. “No, you’re married to Ryan Campbell. Are you insane? Who doesn’t want to marry Ryan Campbell?”
“Stop it.”
Sally White’s mind was in a mess. Then she cleared her mind and asked, “that is to say, when you divorced, he didn’t know the existence of Theresa. Then he found it yesterday. Do you want to have a baby now?”
“Okay.”
“In fact, if you didn’t marry Arthur Mitchell soon, I really suggest that you remarry Ryan Campbell!”
The two words “remarry” made me freeze, and then three words came to my mind: impossible.
Not to mention whether I’m going to marry Arthur Mitchell or not, but now Ryan Campbell hates me, so he won’t remarry me. Besides, he has a fiancee. No matter from which point of view, the possibility of their remarriage is very slim.
“But you are going to hold a wedding in two days. Of course it’s impossible. And there must be a reason for your divorce. Now with the appearance of Arthur Mitchell, many things are probably different. If you really want to keep Theresa, you can discuss it with your ex husband…”
Before Sally White could say anything, I shook my head and said with a trace of despair in my eyes, “no, we can’t. last night, we had a talk. He said that Theresa was the child of their Campbell family and wouldn’t let her wander outside. We had to take Theresa away last night, so I asked him to be more lenient. At least, let the child adapt to the environment. He agreed, but sooner or later he would take Theresa away.”
“Did he start a new family?”
“I have a fiancee.”
“That’s easy. You can go to his fiancee and work with her. If her fiancee objects to Theresa, maybe he won’t want to take Theresa over.”
“But if we go to find his fiancee in this way, what if that woman is not easy to deal with?”
“Don’t talk about it in person. Just pay someone to let her know the news.”
I thought for a while and thought it was a good idea. But I couldn’t help worrying, “what if that woman doesn’t mind the child?”
“Are you kidding me? Unless I can’t give birth to a baby by myself, which woman in good health is willing to be a stepmother of others?”
But I think a man as excellent as Ryan Campbell is afraid that there will be a lot of women following him as a stepmother.
Anyway, I have no other choice now. Let’s have a try.
When the child woke up, everyone stopped talking about it. Seeing that Theresa was eating the toasted bread, they finally stopped saying that the food I cooked was not delicious.
After breakfast, Sally left. I played with the children for a while at home and cleaned up the room. At noon, I made an appointment with Arthur Mitchell to have lunch together.
I wanted to say something but stopped on a second thought. I didn’t tell Arthur Mitchell about Ryan Campbell.
In fact, I’m thinking that the reason why I married Arthur Mitchell is for Theresa. If Theresa is taken away by Ryan Campbell, then what’s the meaning of my marriage with Arthur Mitchell?
I’ve also told Sally about this topic. Sally told me not to act rashly. I got married for Theresa, but Arthur Mitchell really loves me and our children. I didn’t worry about the wedding, but Arthur Mitchell made great efforts. Besides, Sally said that the Mitchell Arthur was worth trusting for the rest of my life. No matter if Arthur Arthur could stay or not, it was not wrong to marry the Mitchell.
I don’t think it’s a big deal. If Theresa leaves, the wedding won’t change. If Theresa leaves, I won’t feel happy no matter what kind of life I live. I just feel that I’m sorry for Arthur Mitchell.
She wanted to show her best in front of Arthur Mitchell, but she found that she couldn’t completely blend in with him. What would the wedding day look like? Without Theresa, what would I look like?
“Irene, why are you absent-minded?”
I suddenly came to my senses and smiled stiffly.
“Didn’t you sleep well last night?”
“… a little sleepless.”
“Sure enough, it’s still because of the marriage. There are still two days left. Get it done as soon as possible, so that you won’t have too many dreams at night.”
I just smiled and didn’t know how to respond. My uneasiness made me feel embarrassed when I saw Arthur Mitchell. I also know how important marriage is to a girl. Besides, I have been hurt by marriage once, so it’s normal for me to have such a reaction.
“I don’t have anything else to do this afternoon. Is there anything you want to go?”
Subconsciously, I looked at Theresa next to me. Theresa said happily, “I want to take the pirate ship!!”
At this time, a short message suddenly came from my mobile phone. When I saw the string of numbers on the screen, my nerves tensed up. I had no time to think about what the child was talking with Arthur Mitchell. I took a deep breath, picked up the mobile phone and clicked on the message. There were only two simple words: where is it?
Just because of these two words, my heart rose and my heart beat faster unconsciously. What’s wrong?
Ryan Campbell replied, “I’m at your downstairs. Take the kids downstairs to have dinner.”.
I took a look at Theresa, who was quarreling with Arthur Mitchell. After hesitating for a while, I replied to Ryan Campbell, “we’ve already had dinner.”.
However, Ryan Campbell called me directly. I was so scared that I hung up the phone in a hurry. Seeing me like this, Arthur Mitchell, who was sitting opposite to him, couldn’t help asking, “what’s wrong?”
“… I suddenly remember that I have something to deal with at home, so I have to go back.”
“Let me drive you home.”
“No, thanks. I can go back by myself. Go ahead with your work.” At this moment, I always feel guilty as if I have an affair with another man, and the more I dare not face Arthur Mitchell, the more I feel as if I go out to meet a man behind him.
But what I’m more afraid of is that Ryan Campbell will come straight to me. It will be more difficult to solve the problem if we meet him face to face.
When I was about to hold Theresa’s hand, Theresa said, “Mom, you can go back by yourself. I’ll go to the amusement park with Uncle Mitchell first. Remember to come over when you finish your work.”
“Uncle Mitchell needs to go to work. You go back with mom.”
“It’s okay. I don’t have much work to do these days. I’ll take Theresa there first. You can come back after you finish your work.”
After thinking for a while, I actually didn’t want to take Theresa to meet Ryan Campbell. When I was hesitating, Ryan Campbell called me again. I also decided not to take Theresa there. After saying goodbye to Arthur Mitchell, I quickly walked out of the restaurant and answered the phone.