Chapter 1071 A Happy Family
In the room, Hayden was curled up in Colton's arms with his head buried, looking a little out of sorts. When he
heard the door open, his eyes lit up, and he quickly twisted his head in the direction of the door. The instant he saw
that it was Nicole who had entered the room, he jumped out of Colton's arms and dashed into Nicole's embrace.
"Mommy." His soft voice was tinged with slight discontent, which melted her heart.
In the past, even though Hayden was young, he was exceptionally mature, and Nicole felt that he lacked the
innocence of children his age due to his childhood experiences. Yet, she was gratified to see the spoiled look he now
donned that was especially fitting for someone of his age.
Nicole smiled as she crouched down, picked him up, and pinched his soft cheek, saying, "What happened? I'm
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already home, aren't I? Why do you still look so sad?"
Hayden threw himself into her arms as he snorted softly and whined, "You didn't miss me at all. Instead of coming
to see me the first moment you returned, you went out to eat with someone else!"
Nicole giggled and ruffled his dark hair. "Okay, I'm sorry about that. I just wanted to buy some food for you before
coming home," she said with a smile and took out the box of cookies she bought from the pastry shop.
Fortunately, she passed by this pastry shop when she was out with Wendy. Hayden had always had a particular
fondness for sweet treats. Thus, she reflexively bought a box and placed it in her pocket. Hayden's grumpy face
broke into a smile at the sight of the cookies. Then, he didn't even bother waiting as he bounced off with the
cookies, tearing the packaging open, and finally enjoying them with a relish.
Colton gazed at Nicole with mirthful eyes and pressed his lips together into a gorgeous smile. Then, he rose to his
feet and said, "Accompany him for a while. I'll be waiting for you in the room."
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He said the last sentence almost inaudibly, literally breathing those words into her ear. His warm voice and his
breath tickled her ear and it instantly turned bright pink. Nicole shot a look at the inappropriate Colton and held
herself back from telling him off because a child was present. After Colton left, she started coaxing Hayden to bed.
At a little past 10.00PM, he finally drifted off to sleep amidst her soft, gentle coos, but his arms refused to let go of
her even after falling asleep.
Eventually, she helplessly sent a text to Colton, 'Mr. Gardner, I'm sorry but your son won't let me go. I'm afraid it's
impossible tonight.'
Right after she sent the text, she received one from him, 'It's unbearable to be in a room alone. Every single minute
is torture.'
She could already sense that he was flirting with her based on his reply, and she pursed her lips to stifle her giggles
as her eyes crinkled into crescents. Then, she lowered her head, held her phone, and started typing in reply, 'Sorry.
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Your son is more important.'
She didn't receive any reply from him after a long while and reckoned that he might have fallen asleep already.
Therefore, she set her phone aside without further ado and made herself comfortable. Alas, just as she was about
to drift off to the land of dreams, she heard the door softly creaking open.
Her eyes darted toward the door and happened to see Colton poking his head in. Then, he tried his level best to
move about like a ninja as he sneaked into the room. Frankly, Nicole almost burst into laughter at the cautious way
he was carrying himself, but she had to smother her laughter because Hayden was fast asleep.
On the other hand, Colton shiftily made his way over to her side. Even though it was Hayden's room, the Gardners
had generously given him a king-sized bed, so even when Colton climbed into the bed, it was far from cramped.