Catherine’s POV
Blake stiffened, and he was silent. Seeing that, Noah said disdainfully, “Daddy, is that a no?”
“Of course not.”
“Then why are you hesitating?” asked Noah.
“Noah, how about this? I’ll put a tenth of my fortune in your mommy’s name. What do you think?”
“A tenth? Daddy, you’re so stingy! Let’s go, mommy. Don’t marry him!” Noah walked toward me and held my hand.
I thought Noah was joking with Blake. Even if Blake did offer me money, I wouldn’t take it.
“Noah, do you know how much a tenth of my fortune is? It’s about 200 million dollars,” said Blake.
Noah paused and turned to look at Blake. “Is that a lot?”
I was stunned by the figure. I subconsciously nodded at Noah. “Yes. It’s more than a lot.”
“I see. Fine. Mommy, do you think that’ll do?” Noah asked, blinking.
I stroked his cute face and said, “It’s too much, Noah. We shouldn’t be greedy.”
“Alright. If mommy said so, then I guess it would do. Daddy, you should keep your word. Otherwise, Hedwig and I will not talk to you!” Only then did Noah smile happily, and he didn’t forget to warn Blake.
“Sure. I want nothing but to marry your mommy. Everything is up to her now.” Blake’s thin lips curled up, and he stared at me with his deep eyes. He was waiting for my answer.
“I can’t think right now.” The gazes of the two overwhelmed me.
“Noah, your mommy’s brain is not working right now. How about we give her a day and wait till tonight?” Blake said.
Noah nodded and said, “OK. Mommy, there’s no rush. Take your time and think about it. It’s just a day. Daddy won’t change his mind!”
I pulled a wry face at Noah’s words.
Just as the three of us had reached some kind of tacit understanding, I suddenly heard Hedwig’s panicked cry from the next room.
We hurriedly walked over.
As soon as I entered the room, I saw Hedwig sitting on the bed. Her face was full of tears. She pouted and cried as she said, “Daddy, mommy, I wet the bed again… I’m so scared!”
Blake hurriedly walked to her and gently picked Hedwig up. “Don’t be scared. No big deal. You’re just a kid. You’re allowed to wet the bed.”
“Stupid Hedwig!” Noah said in disdain.
Blake immediately stared at Noah sternly. “Don’t say that to your sister. She is already very sad.”
I had already hurried to get clean pants for Hedwig to change.
“Mommy, where were you? When I woke up, I saw none of you. I was so scared!” Hedwig was still panicking, because she had just woken up in a strange room.
“We were chatting outside. We didn’t leave.” I took Hedwig to the bathroom to take a bath and then changed her clothes.
After I got Hedwig cleaned up, we were about to change clothes and go downstairs for breakfast.
On the way to the restaurant, we bumped into Howard. He was going downstairs alone.
He didn’t seem to have rested well. He looked worn out, leaning against the elevator wall and looking at Blake with envy.
“Come with me for a cigarette.” Howard had mixed feelings right now. He urgently needed someone to comfort him.
Blake said to me, “Take the kids to the restaurant first. Henry had already prepared everything there. I will join you later.”
“Daddy, smoke less. It’s bad for your health!” Hedwig immediately opened her mouth.
I took the kids to the restaurant, while Blake and Howard headed for the smoking area.
The three of us had almost finished eating when Blake was done talking with Howard and walked into the restaurant.
“Daddy, where’s Howard? Why didn’t he join us for breakfast?” Howard left a good impression on Hedwig, so she was concerned about him.
“He has to go back to his room to take care of Ash. Go ahead and eat. After breakfast, we will go to the zoo.” Blake said gently to Hedwig.
“I hope Ash can come together and visit the animals with us.” Hedwig was a little upset.
I ate casually, glancing secretly at Blake, who sat opposite me, from time to time.
He didn’t make a formal proposal in the room back then, but it seemed that he was serious.
I had been certain that I would never marry Blake for the sake of the kids, because feelings mattered to me.
But now, I wasn’t so sure.
Maybe I was touched by Noah’s words, or maybe it was because my feelings for Blake changed quietly.
“Cathy, you got cream on your mouth.” Just as I was staring at Blake, he suddenly reminded me.
My body trembled. I quickly took a tissue and hurriedly wiped the corners of my mouth.
After breakfast, we went to the largest zoo together with Blake’s motorcade.
“Daddy, can I see monkeys later?” Hedwig was leafing through an abstract book of animals that Henry had prepared for her. She kept asking questions at the same time.
“Sure, we can see all kinds of animals.” Blake answered gently.
I leaned against the back of the chair, listening to Hedwig’s tender voice and Blake’s mature and low voice.
I felt so good and content.
After we arrived at the zoo, Henry arranged for the pack guards to follow and protect us.
“Daddy, look! There are giraffes over there! They are so tall, and their necks are so long!” Hedwig looked around with her big eyes.
Hedwig was so excited and happy, because it was her first time seeing live animals in the zoo.
The two kids skipped around, browsing. They looked so excited.
Blake and I weren’t paying attention to the animals at all, because we were fully occupied keeping an eye on our kids.
Our eyes were fixed on Hedwig and Noah, because they were running around so fast.
“Daddy, come here! Mommy, there are so many baby monkeys here! They are so cute! Can they understand us?” Hedwig suddenly said.
Blake and I stood beside Hedwig, accompanying her to see monkeys, which were her favorite animals.
“Daddy, look! There are two monkeys on the rockery. What are they doing?” Hedwig suddenly pointed to a sharp rockery. A monkey was combing the hair of its companion and looking for something in there.
“They’re probably tickling each other.” Noah answered seriously.