Chapter 319 As Long As I Have You
After Samuel departed the office some minutes later, the Swans were left speechless with horror.
Though Milton was not old enough to understand the meaning of the words “loan recovery” or “bankruptcy declaration”, the reality that he would not be setting foot into the kindergarten again did sink in as he cried harder than he ever did all his life.
Mommy and Daddy are crying too! I have never seen them this upset.
Meanwhile, Natalie brought the four children over to a dessert place that was next door to the kindergarten.
The four children who had inherited the best aspects of both Samuel and Natalie’s features strut proudly into the dessert shop and drew exclamations of admiration from the other patrons.
“Wow, what an adorable bunch of children!”
“Their parents must be gorgeous if the children look this good at so young an age!”
“Are they quadruplets, I wonder?”
“If my future child is half as cute as one of them, I’ll die a happy mother!”
Natalie was already familiar with the preferences of all four children.
Xavian was fond of chocolate cake while Clayton preferred cheesecake. Franklin was partial toward green tea cheesecake while Sophia enjoyed strawberries and cream the most.
Soon, the waiter returned bearing four slices of cake and a latte on a tray.
Natalie placed the four slices of cake before the four ravenous children, taking care to push the correct flavor in front of each child before announcing, “All right. Dig in, children.”
The children nodded eagerly before devouring the cakes.
Natalie sipped her latte as she watched the children.
Even an act as simple as enjoying their favorite dessert filled Natalie’s heart with so much joy that she seemed to float with happiness.
With chocolate stains all over his cheeks, Xavian gazed up at his mother tenderly.
“Oh, how lucky are we to have a mother like you, Mommy.”
“It is my pleasure to be your mother, boys. You are my babies,” she replied with a warm smile as she reached out to wipe the chocolate off of Xavian’s face.
Xavian and Clayton grinned appreciatively. However, Franklin and Sophia set down their forks indignantly.
“What about us?” they demanded. “We want to be your babies too!”
I never knew that Franklin and Sophia are this attached to me! Though Xavian and Clayton are my flesh and blood, Franklin and Sophia matter just as much to me as my own boys.
The bond she felt with Franklin and Sophia was something unexplainable to her.
“Of course! Franklin and Sophia are my babies too. I am the luckiest mother alive to have all four of you.”
Suddenly, a deep, sexy voice came from behind.
“What about me?”
Natalie choked.
Out of the corner of her eye, she caught the arrival of a man in a black T-shirt. Though it was of a simple cutting, it still looked spectacular on him.
He’s a thirty-year-old man! What does he mean to compete for my attention with a group of five-year-olds!
Natalie said nothing. Instead, she glared at him fiercely in response.
Samuel did not seem to mind as he took a seat beside her. Upon realizing that she was too far away for his liking, he reached out and wrapped an arm around her waist to pull her closer.
As they were seated directly in front of the four children, Natalie did not dare move a muscle.
Taking advantage of that, Samuel began toying with her fingers underneath the table whilst maintaining his cool and stoic demeanor before the children.
For some reason, Samuel was enjoying himself thoroughly by the seemingly innocuous gesture by caressing every inch of skin he could reach.
Natalie and Samuel’s hands were embroiled in a game that only adults would understand.
To hide her elevated heart rate, Natalie took another sip of coffee which did not help in concealing the blush that had begun to spread from her neck up to her face.
“Mommy, why is your face suddenly so red?” Clayton’s eyes narrowed.
D*mn it!
Alerted to the phenomenon, the other three looked up.
