Ding dong ding dong, the doorbell rang. Adriaan, who was reading a book, immediately stood up with Emma in his arms. He tidied up his clothes and walked a few steps to the door. He opened the door with a smile. "Hi, Kate."
Kate, who was outside the door, immediately opened her arms and was about to pounce on him. She had only taken two steps when she stopped. She looked at the little girl in Adriaan's arms in confusion. "This is?"
"Oh, this is Emma." Adriaan introduced and then added, "My daughter."
"You … you … your daughter?" Kate's eyes widened as she stammered. Her eyes were filled with disbelief.
"Why? Do you think … it's abnormal for a 23-year-old man to have a 1-year-old daughter?" Adrian asked in a normal tone.
"No … I … you …" Poor Kate was still in shock and could not recover.
"Alright, I was joking." Adriaan laughed out loud. "Emma is not my daughter."
"Eide!" Kate, who understood that she had been tricked, immediately roared. She angrily waved her fists and rained down on him. "How can you do this! How can you do this! "
After only two punches, a sharp cry came from Adriaan's arms. The little girl who had been secretly looking at Kate suddenly screamed and waved her arms at her. Startled, Kate quickly stopped her hands and looked at the little girl, not knowing what to do.
"Calm down, Emma, calm down. It's nothing. She was just joking with me, understand? Just joking! " Adriaan quickly coaxed the little girl in his arms, patting and shaking her from time to time. Emma cried and yelled for a while before she finally calmed down. She glared at Kate angrily before shrinking into Adriaan's arms and hugging him tightly.
"I … Did I do something wrong?" Kate stood there uneasily and timidly looked at Adriaan and Emma in his arms.
"No, nothing, it's just … Ai Ma is a little sensitive, don't worry." Adriaan explained, "How about this? I'm going to take her for a walk in the park nearby. Let's go together. I'll explain it to you on the way."
After saying that, he turned his head and shouted, "Ms. Malson, we can go now."
Although Kate still didn't understand, he didn't say much and just followed behind Adriaan.
In the two hours that they spent in the park, Adriaan told her everything. With the addition of Ms. Malson, who knew some inside information, Kate quickly forgot about her grievances and confusion. Her motherly instincts kicked in, and she wanted to comfort Emma, who had lost her parents.
Unfortunately, the little girl didn't give him any face. Every time Kate wanted to approach her, she would shout in protest and wave her arms to push him away. In the end, Kate was so depressed that she couldn't even speak. Adriaan didn't know how many times he couldn't help but laugh.
"I really don't understand. I only punched you a few times as a joke. Why does she hate me so much?" Kate leaned against the door and looked at Adriaan, who was taking care of Emma under the light of the bedside lamp. Although she said that, her eyes were full of affection, probably because she felt that the scene was very warm.
Adriaan made a shushing gesture, then carefully pulled the little girl's arm away and got off the bed. After turning off the light, he walked out with Kate. "Let's go out first. Don't talk here. We don't want to wake the little one up."
The two went to the living room and sat down to pour two glasses of water. They looked at each other and suddenly didn't know what to say.
After thinking for a long time, Kate asked, "Um … Ms. Malson, since Mr. Russell hired you to take care of Emma, why don't you stay here?"
"It's just that today, because … you came." Adriaan shrugged.
Kate was a little puzzled at first, but then she thought of something and couldn't help but reveal a strange smile. The two looked at each other for a long time, and finally both burst out laughing. Then Kate threw herself into Adriaan's arms without hesitation, hugging her lover without any obstruction or separation.
"Oh, this place finally belongs to me." Kate leaned her head on Adriaan's chest and sighed. Then she arched her head as if she wanted to feel more of Adriaan's scent.
"Why, are you jealous of the little girl?" Adriaan asked jokingly as he hugged the soft body in his arms.
"Yes, it's okay for the little girl to hate me, but it's a bit too much for her to occupy you for the whole night," Kate said angrily. She looked no different from the one-year-old Emma.
But Kate immediately adjusted, sighed, and put her head on Adriaan's shoulder. She closed her eyes and whispered in his ear, "I'm sorry, Eide."
"Sorry? Why? "Adriaan asked with some surprise.
"Just this afternoon, I was still angry because you didn't call me." Kate murmured in a low voice. She slightly raised her body and stared at Adriaan's eyes as if she wanted to say something, but in the end, she didn't say anything.
"Fool, you don't have to apologize to me." Adriaan lovingly stroked her cheek. "This shows that I am very important in your heart. I should be the one apologizing to you. I was so busy that I forgot to call you. "
"I can understand. After all, such a big thing happened." Kate smiled.
"No, no, no, I'm serious, Kate." Adriaan held her face. "I had countless opportunities to call you. I've been using the video phone to contact Los Angeles for the past two days, remotely controlling the post-production of the new movie, but I didn't think that someone was waiting for me in London. If it weren't for Mrs. Malson's words today, I don't know when I would have remembered. "
He pressed his forehead against hers and sighed. "So, I should be the one saying sorry. A man can't and shouldn't let a woman say sorry."
Kate quietly listened to him, and then in the next second, she covered Adriaan's mouth. The two kissed passionately at first. After all, they hadn't seen each other for more than two months. The desire that rose from the bottom of their hearts made their hands move.
Soon, Kate who was straddling Adrian's body sensed his reaction. While panting, she lifted her head up and looked at her lover with her half-opened eyes. She reached out and unbuckled Adrian's belt and started to explore inside.
"Sometimes … I think it's really hard to satisfy you …" Kate's breathing was rapid.
"Really?" Adriaan, who was feeling Kate's fingers, said with a smile. His hands were also moving up and down her exquisite body. "It's okay. You still have your hands, your mouth, and …"
"What are you doing!" Kate suddenly screamed because Adriaan's hands were sliding down her buttocks. Although they were separated by trousers, the feeling still made her feel uncomfortable.
"Is there a problem?" Adriaan asked with a smile, his hands sliding further down.
"No … there … no …" Kate gritted her teeth and said, "Otherwise … I won't be polite!"
With that, she squeezed her hand.
"Ha … You're really … It seems that we both have something on each other. Do you want to make a deal? Miss Beckinsale. "
"Of course … How do you want to make a deal, Mr. Kewell?"
"Oh, it's very simple. You're about to find out …"
Just when the two of them were about to explode in passion, the sound of crying suddenly came from upstairs. It was like a ladle of cold water that instantly extinguished Adrian's flame of desire.
"Damn it, time's up." He smiled bitterly and quickly let Kate get up. Then, he quickly tidied up his clothes.
As soon as he was done, the whimpering little girl's swaying figure appeared at the top of the stairs. Adriaan had no choice but to go forward and hug her, comforting her with kind words. After a few minutes, Emma finally stopped crying. Then, he picked up the little girl and shrugged at Kate, who had a bitter look on her face. Then, he went straight upstairs.
This strange life continued, but with the addition of Kate by Adriaan's side, not only did Russell not say anything, but he also expressed his welcome. As time passed, Emma's condition improved with Adriaan's cooperation day by day. Not only did the expressions on her face become richer, but she also spoke a lot more. At the same time, she gradually accepted Mrs. Morson. At least, she would occasionally let Morson hug her.
However, Kate was not one of them. Whenever she tried to get close to her and please her, the little girl would show a vigilant look and shrink into Adriaan's arms. What made Kate even more depressed was that every time she was close to Adriaan, the little girl would find a way to squeeze in and hang on Adriaan like a koala bear. Then, she would stare at her with a "hungry" gaze, as if to announce: This is mine, don't even think about taking it away!
"I don't know what to do," Kate complained to Adriaan more than once.
"Think on the bright side, it will be fine." Adriaan always comforted her like this.
Since the doctor said that the psychological treatment was working, Emma would recover sooner or later. In fact, she behaved very well at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. Watson were buried at the end of June. It was a rainy day. Never count on good weather in London. Adriaan did not care why the funeral was delayed until now. He just sat in the front row with Emma in his arms, listened to the priest's prayers, and then mourned the dead.
Emma remained solemn the whole time. She was a little dazed, but she did not cry. However, Adriaan clearly remembered that a few days before the burial, when he brought her to see her parents' bodies, the little girl cried her eyes out. When he slept with her that night, she clung to her pajamas tightly, refusing to let go no matter how sound she was in her sleep.
"These negative emotions that suddenly accumulate, because the child is too young to self-regulate, so we can only poke a hole in the rubber tube and wait for the water to slowly flow out. But it is also good to suddenly let go of the negative emotions for a while. This way, the child can get better in the shortest time possible." Dr. Sean, who suggested that Emma say goodbye to her parents' bodies in private, said.
You will get better, Emma, and your future will be wonderful. I promise.
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