Chapter 1706
Ellinor peered into Layla’s snack bag, only to find a few crumbs remaining.
Meanwhile, Adrian was rolling around on the floor, playing with his toys like a wild child. His grubby hands would occasionally rummage through the snack bag every now and then to stuff his face, only to return to his play immediately after.
Adrian’s eating habits were far from appealing, and even the thought of Baber eating the leftovers was unpalatable to Ellinor.
So, she chose not to ask Adrian to share; instead, she gently patted Baber’s head, telling him he would get his share later. “Be a good boy, Baber. Mommy will buy you more snacks later.”
Baber obediently nodded, not causing any fuss.
Ellinor’s attention was drawn away by the alert of a message on her phone. She left her children to play and walked over to check her phone.
It was an encrypted message that required her technical expertise to decipher.
Ellinor, proficient in decryption, sat on the edge of the bed, typing various codes into her phone.
Several minutes later, she finally decoded the message. It was from Marcus, a bland statement that read, “Made it home yet?”
Ellinor snorted as a faint smile crept onto her face. She responded with an equally encrypted message. “Yes. I’m with the kids.”
He replied back in no time. “Had a tough day. I’ll make it up to you when I get back.”
After looking at this message, Ellinor had a hunch it didn’t mean exactly what it seemed.
She thought for a moment before replying, “No need. Just take care of the kids. That would be the best way to repay me.”
His reply was swift. “It’s not the same. You’re you, and the kids are the kids. I must properly repay you, my dear wife.”
Ellinor felt her heart skip a beat as she read the words “my dear wife.”
It had been a long, long time since she had seen this man’s cheesy and flirtatious side. After being caught off guard by his romantic antics, she felt a little
dazed.
Blushing, she tossed her phone aside, no longer paying him any
attention.
They couldn’t chat too much. He was still with Sophia, and too much online chatting could raise suspicions.
She was at a crucial juncture and couldn’t risk ruining everything.
She looked up after putting down her phone, only to realize that one of her children was missing.
Only Layla and Adrian were left playing.
But Baber was gone.
Ellinor stood up and asked, “Layla, where’s Baber?”
“When you were giggling at your phone, Baber said he was going to the study to read and left.”
Baber left?
Ellinor retrieved a coat from the closet, put it on, and left the house. Before leaving, she reminded her son and daughter to behave themselves and not fight.
Adrian was engrossed in his toys and had no interest in bickering with his sister, so he readily agreed.
Ellinor summoned two maids to watch the kids before she drove away.
Baber, who was in the study, heard Ellinor’s instructions to the maids before she left. He thought about how nobody had come to look for him when he went out to retrieve his kite earlier and couldn’t help but feel a little down.
He was leaning on the study table while reading a comic book, but his mind was swirling with the words the balloon vendor had told him.
He was an adopted child with no claim to inheritance in this family and wasn’t an important figure. He was basically just for show. He shouldn’t compete for attention with his siblings.
