He didn’t want to waste any time with this man. He will find a way to change his Mom and Candace’s perspective when he meets them.
Soon, the car pulled over at the gate of Linford’s mansion.
Cody saw the group of people standing before the main building from a distance.
He was so eager to jump off the car, but someone held the door open from outside before he could press down the handle.
Drew was holding the door and smiling at him, “You’re finally back, little hero.”
Cody was laughing, “Doc!”
Drew lowered his body and picked the boy up, “Let’s goooo! It’s time to go home.”
Linford was completely ignored.
“Doctor Drew put me down. I can walk,” Cody struggled. After spending so many days on that island with his Uncle, he felt he was a real man now, and he didn’t need to be held by anyone anymore.
Drew was a bit reluctant, but he still put the boy down, “Alright then. But you can’t run too fast. I don’t want you to fall down, okay?”
“Mom!” Cody ran off as he screamed.
Drew shook his head before turning to look at Linford, “Are you alright? You didn’t get hurt anywhere, did you?”
Linford was marching forward with a big smile on his face, “I’m okay.”
He couldn’t wait to hold Cristelle in his arms again.
“Boy!” Franco opened his arms, “Come here!”
Cody went forward and gave the old man a big hug.
And then, he went to Cristelle, letting her hold him in her arms and giving her a big kiss on her cheek. She then quickly left the living room to check on Candace.
The group of people went into the house. Pop sat on the couch, fawning at the boy, “Look at you. You lost so much weight. Where did you get so many scars on your arms?”
Cody shook his head, “Uncle said these are the badges of a real man. You need to chill, Pop.”
The roomful of people started to laugh.
“The badges of a real man? Your Uncle got so many badges that he couldn’t even find himself a wife now,” Pop laughed, “Do you want to be just like him?”
Cody thought for a second. Not being able to find a wife sounded scary enough. But the boy still had pride, so he immediately changed the topic, “Um… Where’s Candace?”
Candace hadn’t had much sleep last night because she got too excited after getting to know that Cody would come back the next morning.
She was now changing into her new dress in her room. After getting changed into her pretty pink dress, she grabbed the gift she had prepared for Cody as well.
Cristelle was helping the girl to comb her blond hair into a ponytail. Candace was not happy because her Mom didn’t wake her up early enough.
“Mom… Mom… Hurry,” Candace pouted.
“Okay, sweetie. But you need to hold still first, okay?” Cristelle asked as she collected the girl’s soft hair in her hand.
“Candace! Where are you?” Cody called from downstairs, “I’m back. I miss you. I want to see you. Are you still sleeping, sleepyhead?”
Candace was so excited that she yelled toward the door, “Cody! Cody!”
“Gosh! Sweetie! Your leg!” Cristelle was worried.
“Candace!” Cody dashed forward and held his sister in his arms, “I miss you so much!”
Candace nodded, again and again, leaving a kiss on Cody’s cheek.
Cristelle was happy seeing her children, but she was also wiping tears off her cheek with the back of her hand.
“Mommy, come here,” The boy stretched out an arm toward Cristelle. Cristelle laughed and crouched down, letting Cody hold her again.
“Cody… Skinny…” Candace grabbed her brother’s cheeks with her chubby hands.
“This is not called skinny, Candace,” Cody rolled up his sleeve and showed off his bicep, “I got muscle.”
“Muscle,” Candace repeated.
“And you’re a Mochi,” Cody pinched Candace’s cheek as he laughed.
“Mochi,” Candace rubbed her cheek defeatedly. After hurting her leg, the girl needed to stay in her bed 24 hours a day, and Lily had been feeding her all sorts of nutritious food.
Her previous efforts of losing weight had all been wasted.
“It’s okay. You still look cute,” Cody ruffled her hair, “Does your leg still hurt until now?”
Candace shook her head. She didn’t feel much pain anymore after they put metals around her leg to brace it. She could even walk a bit now.
Cody sighed, “Why do you guys always get yourselves in danger when I am away? But I’m back, you don’t need to worry about anything anymore. No one can touch you guys when I’m here, okay? And I’ll make this person who hurt you pay.” Cody clenched his little fists.
Linford just went upstairs. He rolled his eyes as he heard what Cody said.
However, Candace seemed to take her big brother’s words quite seriously. The girl nodded. And then, she suddenly remembered something, “Mom! Gift!”
“Oh! Of course!” Cristelle grabbed the box from the table and gave it to Cody, “Here. Your sister prepared a welcoming gift for you.”
Cody opened the box, and his eyes lit up the moment he saw the toy gun.
“Wow! I love it!” Cody leaned forward and gave Candace a big kiss on her forehead.
Candace smiled as she saw his twin brother appreciate her gift.
Cody also prepared gifts for Cristelle and Candace, but a group of notorious people had chased them, so he accidentally lost them on the road. Cody was very sad as he explained the fact, but Candace held his hands, telling him that she didn’t care. She was already happy enough as her brother came back safely.
The twins were so happy to see each other that they refused to separate.
The dinner was splendid. Pop told the kitchen to prepare the food Cody liked the most. They sat by the table and enjoyed their meals.
Cody and Candace both sat next to Pop. Pop was overjoyed. Darwin was also happy as his grandson finally came back safely. After hearing the news, he came to Linford’s mansion early this morning. But Franco had been holding the boy all the time. He couldn’t even get too close to the babies.