Theresa was stunned for a moment and did not get it at the moment.
Theresa thought, ‘Is he going to meet Loredana now?’
“You may go in now,” Theresa said.
Cormac opened the car trunk, took the things inside out of the trunk, and handed them to Theresa, “Armand will pick them up in the name of me wanting to see Andrew and Amanda.”
By the time Armand would tell Loredana that Cormac missed Andrew and Amanda, so Cormac investigated her whereabouts.
That was why Armand would appear there.
Theresa heard Cormac had got everything arranged, so she did not say much about it. She held the bags in one hand and held Amanda in the other, “Alright, I’ll take them back home first.”ââââââââââââââ?/p>
Theresa took the two children back home. Perhaps Loredana was tired because of the recent matters, so she fell asleep in her room. Theresa woke her up because Cormac said that Armand would come over later.
Loredana lazily opened her eyes, and she looked at Theresa with bleary eyes, who was standing by the bed. Loredana got up and sat on the bed. She rubbed her eyes, “You guys have come back.” Theresa replied, “Ya. We’ve bought you the radish you want to eat.”
Loredana had just woken up with her bleary eyes, and she seemed to be not completely awake yet.
Theresa poured her a glass of water, and Loredana reached out and took it and drank half a glass of water. She became a little awake. Loredana put the glass on the bedside cupboard. She got out of bed and put on her shoes, and she asked, “What did you guys eat outside?”
As Loredana spoke, she glanced at the time and then looked at Theresa, “It’s so late?”
It had been more than three hours since Theresa took the children outside.
Loredana thought, ‘What did they eat that took so long?’
“We ate grilled paper-wrapping fish,” Theresa lied at random because the preparation of the grilled fish took a long time. It was made with fresh fish and cooked for more than half an hour, at least. It could take almost three hours for them to finish eating and shopping.
“I think you should be hungry now. We buy you something to eat,” Theresa and Loredana walked to the living room together, where Andrew and Amanda were watching TV on the sofa.
When they were shopping with Cormac at the supermarket, they passed by the baking section. The two children said Loredana liked the red bean pastry. It was made up of layers of red beans that were soft inside with a crispy edge.
Loredana had bought it several times in the past, so Andrew and Amanda knew she liked it.
Cormac bought two boxes of red bean pastry after knowing that Loredana liked it. He also bought other desserts since Loredana could not eat radish as a proper meal because it was insufficient in nutrients. Theresa stretched, “I’m going to take a shower.”
She did not want to see Armand. She would not be soft-hearted or forgive him, even if Armand died in front of her at the moment. Theresa was not to escape because she could not let go of the past. She merely did not want to see Armand.
Armand’s face always reminded her of many unpleasant and painful memories.
She could change her appearance and voice, but she could not erase her memories.
Loredana nodded and took a carton of pure milk out of the refrigerator. She poured a cup of milk and put it on the table.
Andrew was very caring and brought over all the food Cormac bought and put them on the table, “Mommy, we bought you red bean pastries and pineapple buns.”
“And this,” Amanda handed over the radish Loredana wanted to eat.
Loredana sat on the chair. She looked at the two children and smiled. She thought that her children had grown up and knew how to be caring.
She rubbed Amanda’s head, “Can you help mommy to wash it?”
“Sure.”
Amanda felt that it was something to be proud of to help Loredana, so she was happy about it.
Loredana reached out to take a piece of red bean pastry that Andrew opened the package for her and took a bite. She thought, ‘It still tastes the same,’ Loredana talked something to Andrew, “What have you ate today?”
“Steak,” Andrew replied.
How did Andrew know that Theresa said they ate grilled paper-wrapping fish to rationalize the time they consumed with Cormac outside.
Loredana stopped her movement of carrying the milk cup and lifted her eyes to look at Andrew. Loredana wondered, ‘Am I mishear?’
Theresa said they ate grilled paper-wrapping fish, while Andrew said they ate steak.
Loredana asked again, “What did you eat today?”
“Steak,” Andrew blinked, “Mommy, do you want to eat too?”
Loredana shook her head and subconsciously frowned. She pondered, ‘If Andrew and Amanda ate steak, why Theresa said they ate grilled paper-wrapping fish? Plus, there is no western restaurant around here.’
Why would Theresa lie?
Loredana smiled and asked as if she was chatting with Andrew as usual, “Which restaurant did you eat at?”
“Bamboo Restaurant, the place where Oscar invited us to eat last time,” Andrew said honestly.
“Oh, I see,” Loredana gently lowered her eyes. It was a high-end western restaurant, and the minimum spending was over a thousand and six hundred dollars. It was far from where they lived. Loredana pondered, ‘How come Theresa take them to the restaurant? Why she lied to me?’
At this time, Amanda handed over the washed radish to Loredana, Mommy, here you go. I washed it cleanly.”
Loredana reached out and took it, but she lost her appetite. She looked at the two children and felt a bit jittery. Why would Theresa lie to her?
Or did she do something and purposely try to hide it from her?
Click.
The sudden rang of the doorbell interrupted Loredana’s thoughts. She wanted to get up to open the door, while Amanda said, “I’ll go open it,”
She ran as fast as she could.
Loredana sat back in the chair and cast her eyes to the door. Nobody would come at this time, and even Oscar would rarely come at night as well.
Soon the door opened, Armand stood at the door. Loredana was astonished when she saw Armand. She seemed to hear a loud sound in her ears as if a sharp needle pricked her ears, and she felt bodily numbness.
Loredana pondered, ‘How could Armand appear here?’
She was shocked, and her hands clenched. At the same time, she looked behind Armand with some expectation.
“Armand,” Amanda greeted him with a smile and invited him to go into the house.
Since Amanda had just met Armand no long ago, Amanda was not surprised when she saw Armand.
Armand walked in and looked at Loredana, and he greeted her.
“H-h-how did you know I was here?” she tried to hold back and made her voice sounded calm.
“Cormac said he misses Andrew and Amanda, so he has been asking me to investigate your whereabouts, and… I just found out the place where you live,” Armand explained the reason why he would appear there at this time.
New Book: Beginning with a Daring Encounter
Celsie was tired of being labeled as an introvert, workaholic, and dull virgin by her friends. Determined to prove them wrong, she made a bet that she would do something daring on her 25th birthday. Now that the day had arrived, it was time to fulfill her promise. On her daring to-do list, there was one task: a one-night stand with someone.