Duke turned over, got out of bed, and went downstairs to pour Adina a cup of warm water.He took two
pills and handed them to her.He watched and made sure she swallowed them before embracing her
and resuming their sleep.
In the latter half of the night, Adina lay awake restlessly, and it was almost dawn before she finally
drifted off to sleep.
When she woke up, it was bright outside, and sunlight was streaming in from the window.
The room was quiet.She went to brush her teeth and wash up, casually tied her hair, then went
downstairs.
The children’s laughter could be heard coming from the dining room, and Duke was seated at the table
peeling eggs for Melody.
Such a heartwarming and unusual scene made Adina’s heart warm a little.
When she was about to say something, both of her cheeks started to itch again, especially on the right
side of her face.
It felt like countless little ants crawling across her face, but it was not painful, just agonizingly itchy.She
turned around and went back to her room to take two pills before returning to the dining room.
"Good morning, Mommy."
"Good morning, Mommy.Come and eat breakfast.These noodles were cooked with love by Daddy,
especially for Mommy."
Adina looked at the steaming bowl of noodles on the table in surprise and said in astonishment, "You
know how to cook noodles?"
Duke coughed and said, "Chef Elvin just only taught me how to cook it.Try it.Is it tasty?"
Adina lowered her head and took a bite.
"It tastes good and has a moderate saltiness.You seem to have a talent for cooking."
"Is it that delicious?" Harold blinked.
"Mommy, I want to try a bite too."
Adina picked up one thread of noodles with chopsticks and fed it to Harold.
"Fie! Fie! Fie!"
Harold immediately spat on the table.
"It’s not delicious at all.Mommy, you lied."
Adina was speechless.
The noodles tasted decent.
How did she lie, exactly? George said, "Let me try it."
He came nearer and took a bite.
After he tasted it, he paused briefly before swallowing the noodles with difficulty and muttering, "It’s just
average."
Adina was speechless once more.
Was there something wrong with her tongue? She took another bite and still felt that it tasted good and
was not too much different from the noodles she made herself.
Alden frowned suspiciously, "I want to have a bite too."
"Oh my! Alden, don't eat it."
Melody covered her little mouth and snickered.
"Daddy specially made this just for Mommy.Only Mommy can sense the taste of love.Mommy will only
be able to drink the soup if each of you takes a bite to finish it."
Adina’s smile vanished and she looked at Melody.
"How do you know all this?"
"Mommy, Melody secretly read a novel yesterday!"
Harold hurriedly tattled on her, "The title of the novel is ‘Hegemonic President Falling in Love with Me""
Adina fell silent.
Duke remained silent as well.
Was it appropriate for someone so young to read romance novels? Melody spat out her tongue guiltily.
"I’m not reading novels.I’m just learning to recognize new words."
Adina stood up and grabbed the four famous classics from the bookshelf.
"Finish up these four volumes first, then I won’t stop you from reading whatever novels you want."
She believed that after Melody had read the four famous classics, her aesthetic judgment would be
greatly improved, and she would no longer be interested in these romance novels.
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