The phone was not hung up but no one spoke.
Seemingly separated by distance, they spoke to each other silently about their hard feelings.
Dolores could not stand it any longer and ruthlessly hung up the call. She clutched the phone tightly
and pressed it against her heart. She desperately restrained herself but was unable to suppress her
sob. Her sob was more and more suffering.
The two children who had fallen asleep seemed to be disturbed by Dolores. They opened their eyes in
a daze and saw Dolores crying. Simona rubbed her eyes and reached out her hand to help her to wipe
her tears away, “Mum, are you crying?”
Looking at her daughter, she wiped her tears away and tugged her dry lips, “There’s sand in my eyes.
I’m not crying.”
The little girl blinked, where did the sand come from in the car? There was not even a breeze, even if
there was, how could it get into her eyes?
“Simona will help mummy to rub.” She reached out her little fleshy hands and gently rubbed her eyes.
On the other hand, Samuel was mature. He seemed to know why his mother was crying but he did not
comfort her.
He just looked out of the window alone and sighed.
At night, the car arrived in city C. Dolores paid and got down the car. She took the two children to stay
at the hotel. Although it was very late, the hotel still offered food. Dolores called the receptionist and
asked for some food. She did not have much appetite, but for the sake of the child in her uterus, she
had to eat. The two children were also hungry.
Since she did not bring anything with her and it was night time, she washed up the children and asked
them to sleep after eating.
The two children were tired from the car ride and comfortable from the bath, so they soon fell asleep in
her arms. However, she did not feel like sleeping.
Through the thin curtain, she could see the city light. It was twinkling, like a bustling urban scene.
The uncertainty of being new to the city and the longing for that person made it a sleepless night for
her. She had a lot of thoughts that could not be calmed in her mind.
In the same way, in that villa in another city, the lights were not on in the master bedroom on the first
floor. The house was dimly lit. Vaguely, a figure standing in front of the window could be seen. The air
around him was cold. He was the only one left in the world. He was lonely.
Suddenly, there was light. It was because he tapped on his phone screen. He lowered his eyes to read
the text message sent by Dolores. His gaze fixed on the sentence ‘Even though I had just left, I already
missed you like crazy. Mathew, I love you. I love you very much.’
The thick eyelashes went against the light, a dim light shadow was refracted. It was vaguely visible that
the eyes were covered with water.
He tried to stop the hoarse voice that could not be controlled, “I miss you too, I miss you so much that I
am going crazy.”
The night was a long one. Although they were not in the same city, they had the same state of mind. It
was like an invisible entanglement.
It was dawn but Dolores had already woken up. She washed her face, brushed her teeth and dressed
herself. The two children were still sleeping. She went to the reception of the hotel to enquire about JK
Group.
The receptionist was wearing a black suit, with a tag pinned to her right breast. Her long chestnut hair
was cleanly pulled back behind her head. Hearing Dolores’ enquiry about JK Group, she looked at her,
“Who are you?”
Everyone in this city knew about JK Group. It was very big and had done a lot of charity work. It had a
very good reputation in the local area.
Dolores smiled, “I’m from another place. One of my relatives works there but I don’t know how to find it,
so I ask you.”
The receptionist looked Dolores up and down. She still had the same dress inside, but she had added
a jacket outside, which did not quite match and looked a bit helter-skelter.
Her long hair was tied in a ponytail at the back of her head. Her plain cheeks looked innocent.
However, she stayed in last night with two children. She knew that she was not a virgin. Now she went
to her relative for shelter. She should have faced some difficulties.
“When you take a taxi, you just tell the driver that you want to go to JK Group. The driver can bring you
there straight. Are the two kids yesterday your children?” The receptionist could not hold her curiosity
and asked. It was because she looked young but the two children did not look young.
Dolores nodded, “Yes, they are my children.”
“Oh, they are pretty looking, you look young too, I can’t believe that you have such big kids.” The
receptionist said with a smile.
Dolores smiled at her too. After saying thank you, she said, “Please ask someone to send breakfast to
my room.”
“Alright.”
After hearing the receptionist’s words, she went back to her room quickly. She was afraid that the two
children would be scared when they did not see her as they woke up.
When she returned to her room, the two children were still sleeping soundly, with no sign of waking up.
She walked in and gently patted her son and daughter, whispering, “Babies, wake up.”
It was almost seven o’clock now. It would take an hour or two to wake up, wash up, have breakfast,
and tidy up.
Although Samuel’s eyes and brows were crumpled as if he did not sleep well, he rubbed his eyes and
woke up.
However, Simona hugged her blanket and was not willing to wake up. She buried her head into the
blanket, “I don’t want to wake up, I’m not awake yet.”
The little girl’s voice was warm and sticky, with a little bit of the huskiness that came when you just
woke up.
Dolores laughed and stroked her head, “If you’re not awake, then who’s that talking to me?”
The little girl closed her eyes and thought for a moment, “You had heard wrongly, no one’s talking to
you.”
“Then who is the one who just spoke?” Dolores just played with her.
“It isn’t a person.”
Dolores was speechless.
This child was a headache to her.
She stood up from the side of the bed and deliberately said loudly, “Alright then, you continue sleeping.
I had just gone downstairs and saw a lot of nice breakfasts so I had asked them to send three portions
to us. I was afraid that they are not enough. Now that you’re sleeping, it just so happens that Samuel
and I can eat three portions, so we won’t feel like there’s not enough. You will miss the nice food.”
When Simona heard about the food, she sat up immediately. She still looked awkward and did not
open her eyes, “What kind of food is it? Mummy can’t finish eating it with brother. I want to eat too. If
I’m hungry and become thin, daddy will feel sorry for me.”
Dolores fluttered her eyelashes slightly. Then, she lowered her eyes to hide her emotion.
Samuel had finished washing his face and brushing his teeth. He came out and leant against the wall
to look at his sister. He sighed lightly.
Dolores looked at him, “What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep sighing?”
This was the third time she had heard Samuel sigh.
“Sister is too much of a worry,” Samuel explained. After finishing his sentence, he sat down on a chair.
In fact, he was sighing as he thought that he could live happily with his father and mother together as a
family. He did not expect that something happened again.
Although he did not know exactly what had happened, however, he knew that his mother had brought
them here just to stay away from his father.
She was crying in the car, so he guessed she had no choice. He had been living with his mother for a
long time so he would not feel uncomfortable. However, he would miss his dad, who was about to
integrate into his life. However, he hoped that things might get better afterwards.
Simona twitched her lips and her sleepiness subsided. Dolores carried her out of the bed and took her
to the bathroom to wash up. However, she did not let Dolores help her, “I can do it myself, you go and
rest.”
For a moment Dolores was relieved, feeling that the little girl who liked to pamper, let her hug her, let
her tell her stories before she could fall asleep, seemed to have grown up.
After Simona had washed up and when Dolores was tidying her clothes, breakfast was brought up. She
opened the door and asked the person to put it on the table.
It was a nice day. The sun streamed in through the window.
The three of them sat at the table and had their breakfast. The breakfast at the hotel was exquisite and
looked scrumptious. Simona was satisfied. She took her chopsticks in order to taste the food.
Dolores looked at the two children and said seriously, “Samuel, Simona, mummy has something to tell
you.”
Samuel looked at her and said, “What is it? Mummy, just tell me.”
Simona twitched her lips and her sleepiness subsided. Dolores carried her out of the bed and took her
to the bathroom to wash up. However, she did not let Dolores help her, “I can do it myself, you go and
rest.”
For a moment Dolores was relieved, feeling that the little girl who liked to pamper, let her hug her, let
her tell her stories before she could fall asleep, seemed to have grown up.
After Simona had washed up and when Dolores was tidying her clothes, breakfast was brought up. She
opened the door and asked the person to put it on the table.
It was a nice day. The sun streamed in through the window.
The three of them sat at the table and had their breakfast. The breakfast at the hotel was exquisite and
looked scrumptious. Simona was satisfied. She took her chopsticks in order to taste the food.
Dolores looked at the two children and said seriously, “Samuel, Simona, mummy has something to tell
you.
Samuel looked at her and said, “What is it? Mummy, just tell me.”
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