Andrew said icily, “Should I be like my sister and let my dad hold me? I’ve grown up. Isn’t that ashamed?”
Boyce laughed.
Amanda then stared at him with wide eyes and said, “You are just jealous of me being hugged by daddy, right?”
“Huh! Childish!” He slid off the sofa and went inside after saying that.
Boyce smiled at Cormac, “Andrew is becoming more and more like you now.”
“I look like daddy too.” Amanda wrapped her arms around Cormac’s neck and asked him, “Daddy, do I look like you?” Cormac pinched her cheeks and said yes.
Both Amanda and Andrew looked like him, and now that they had grown up, they were 90 per cent similar to him.
However, the younger one resembled Loredana a little more.
“I’ll go and see Jos.” Amanda got down from Cormac’s arms.
“Be gentle, and don’t wake him up.” Cormac said.
“Okay.” After saying that, she took the balloon butterfly and went into the house.
After about an hour, it was time for dinner.
Jasmine was helping Coral serve the food. Loredana was also helping in the kitchen. Now that Joshua was asleep, and Maxina was here now, Loredana washed her hands and walked out of the kitchen to Jayden’s room. She was just about to knock on the door and found that the door was open. There was a big gap, and she could vaguely see Jayden standing on the balcony coughing.
The window of the balcony was closed as if he was afraid that people might hear him.
Loredana knocked on the door, and Jayden found her pulling open the balcony door and walking over.
“Dad, are you sick?” Loredana asked with concern when seeing him not looking well.
Jayden froze for a moment and waved his hand, “It’s nothing. I just have a cold.”
Loredana nodded, “There’s medicine at home. I’ll bring it over to you later.”
“I’ve bought it.” Jayden said.
Loredana was still uneasy, “Do you want to go to the hospital for a check-up?” He was getting older, and she had recently noticed that Jayden didn’t carry Joshua anymore, which he used to love to do. “It’s just a cold. Don’t worry.”
Loredana pursed her lips and said, “Then come out for dinner.”
Jayden nodded.
In the dining room, dinner was already served. Jayden washed his hands and walked over to sit at the main seat.
Together with Jasmine and Boyce, there was a table full of people.
Today’s dinner was very sumptuous. The seafood was quite plentiful at this time of the year, and there was a lot of it.
Loredana peeled shrimps for the two kids. Andrew said, “Mommy, you eat first. I’ll peel them myself.”
Amanda said, “I want to peel them myself too.”
So Loredana put the peeled prawns in her hand on Cormac’s plate, and the two kids peeled them themselves.
Amanda peeled one and ate it first. She felt it tasted good and continued to peel it. Shen then got out of her chair and ran over to give it to Jayden. Jayden smiled kindly, “I didn’t love Amy for no reason.”
Amanda chuckled and said, “Grandma, don’t be jealous. I’ll peel it for you right away.”
Maxina also laughed, “I was going to say did you forget about me? My granddaughter is dutiful and hasn’t forgotten me.”
Andrew put the peeled shrimps on Loredana’s plate and the second on Maxina’s without saying a word.
Loredana reached out to touch her son’s head, putting the shrimp back into his bowl, “You’re growing and need to eat more.”
“Andrew will grow taller.” Jasmine said, “I see that many kids his age aren’t as tall as him.”
Loredana also thought that her son did grow quite tall like Cormac.
She looked over at Boyce and then at Jasmine. Although they were both sitting calmly next to each other, they looked awkward too. Loredana knew much about Boyce’s nature, so she deliberately asked Jasmine, “Jasmine, are there many boys at your school?” Boyce subconsciously turned to Jasmine.
Jasmine nodded, “Quite a lot.”
“Are there any good-looking ones?” Loredana asked again.
This time Cormac looked at Loredana.
‘She’s like not enough for just having me as a husband, and even asked Jasmine if there were any handsome boys at school. What do you want?’
“Are there any handsome and well-qualified boys pursuing you?” Loredana winked towards Jasmine.
At first, Jasmine didn’t understand what Loredana meant, but now she understood and said, “Yes.”
After saying that, she also reached out to touch the necklace around her neck and said, “This is what a very handsome and well-endowed guy gave me.” She even deliberately showed it to Boyce while saying, “Boyce, do you think it looks good?”
Boyce was speechless.[
Loredana snickered, seeing Boyce’s hilarious look.
Boyce looked at Jasmine for a moment and then looked at the necklace around her neck. He didn’t see Jasmine wearing this necklace before. She had never worn any jewellery such as a necklace. He felt panic instantly. All the male students in her school were of equal age, plus he was busy these two months and not much at home.
He couldn’t just say anything to Jasmine in front of so many people. So he just bit the bullet, “You can’t just accept other people’s things.”
Jasmine took a bite of her food and chewed slowly, “It’s a wedding gift, so I can’t refuse it.”
Boyce’s face looked ugly, “He still gave it to you even knowing that you’re married?”
Jasmine nodded.
Boyce pursed his lips, “Give it back. I’ll buy you whatever you like.”
Jasmine couldn’t hold back her laughter, “Do you really want me to return it to Loredana?”
Boyce was speechless.
He turned to Loredana.
Loredana looked at him, “I gave it to her. I did that on purpose just now, just to give you a sense of crisis. Jasmine is young and beautiful, and there must be boys pursuing her in school. You need to be more attentive. You have to take it to heart even if you’re married.”
“I got.” Boyce felt aggrieved. He had always been charming to Jasmine.
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.