"I want talk to Daddy first." Emma immediately said and couldn't wait to her their father's voice.
Frank glared at her unhappily. "I will talk about important things with Daddy. Step aside."
"No! Let me say a few words and then you two can talk." Emma 's face is full of arrogance.
Frank had no choice but to compromise. The phone rang a few times and was quickly answered by Dempsey.
"Who is this?"
"Daddy, it's me!" Emma's excited voice shocked Frank.
"Shh. Be quiet. Don't let Mummy hear you." Frank immediately reminded his sister.
Emma was scared that she quickly lowered her voice. She whispered, "Daddy, did you miss me? I missed you so much."
"Emma, Daddy has been missing you all this time." When Dempsey heard his daughter's voice, the gloominess on his face quickly disappeared and was replaced with gentleness.
"Big brother and I gave you a call in secret. Mummy doesn't know."
"Yes, don't let her know. Otherwise, I will not be able to hear your voices." Dempsey taught his child to be naughty.
"Alright. Big brother said he has something important to talk with you." Emma has heard her father's voice and she is already happy with that. When she saw her brother's impatient expression, she could only stick out her tongue and gave him the phone.
"Baby, are you still there? Why aren't you talking? Are you still angry at Daddy?" When Dempsey didn't hear anything from the other line, he became anxious.
"Daddy, let me ask you something. Are you going to marry my Mummy? Or you not going to?" Frank said as he thought his voice came out very serious.
Dempsey did not expect his son to still be insisting on this problem. He sighed silently. "As long as you can persuade your mother to move in, we can consider this matter." Dempsey had a headache. This is not a question of whether or not he wanted to marry her. This is a question of whether that woman is willing to marry him.
"But Mummy said she hates you." Frank pouted.
"Did she really say that?" Dempsey's voice immediately raised by a few notches.
"You have done something wrong to Mummy. How about you apologize to her? Mummy doesn't hold grudges."
Dempsey is angry. That woman actually hated him. Does she have the qualifications? "Alright, I will go and apologise to her tomorrow. You and Emma must help Daddy speak a few good words to her." Dempsey has already made his decision. For his two precious children, he is willing to sacrifice his pride to take the initiative to show good will towads Claire.
"Really?! That's great--"
Just then, the door of the room is pushed opened. Claire's voice can be heard, "Frank, did you use my phone to play games again? How many times did I tell you not to."
Frank did not expect Claire to come in suddenly, and he was so surprised that the phone fell from his hand.
At this time, Dempsey's voice urgently came over from the other end of the call, "Son, Emma, are you still there? Daddy still has something to tell you."
Claire heard the man's voice and her entire face turned pale. She picked up her phone from the floor and immediately cut off the call.
The twins immediately lowered their heads as they were caught red-handed.
"Who made the call?" Claire's beautiful eyes swept across their small faces. The two little children kept their mouths shut and not saying a single word, protecting each other. Claire looked at the two, and felt her heart becoming chaotic. She didn't want to punish them for their little mischief. She squatted down and patted their heads, "Alright, it's getting late. You guys hurry up and go to bed."
"Mummy, Daddy said he missed me!" Emma is someone who is when happy, she will always share it with others. At this moment, she only wanted to share her happiness with her mother.
When Claire heard her daughter's words, her heart hurt even more. She kissed her daughter's cheek and said gently, "I know. Now, go to sleep."
That night, Claire had a nightmare. It was about her children being taken away by Dempsey in all sorts of ways. She ran and cried, chasing him through the night. The next morning, she look tired and exhausted. "Bastard... " Claire sat up from her bed with a sore back and she couldn't help but swear. She first made a call to the kindergarten and asked for a leave of absence for the twins. Having her aunt take care of the children, she took off to the Scott Family villa.
Alice woke up early in the morning to call Yena. Yena is not answering her calls, causing Alice to turn green and red from anger. (T/N: It actually says "green and black", but if it's anger, I imagined it to be red, so I kind of changed it)
A maid knocked on her door and told her that Claire is already there.
Alice's body stiffened. She is now more anxious and angry. Claire is sure to have come to take the jade pendant. What should she do? That shameless Yena actually did not plan to return the jade. Although she did not have the jade pendant, Alice went down to see Claire. "Claire, why are you so early?" Alice immediately revealed a fake smile.
This is the first time she was called by her name in such a friendly manner. Claire had goosebumps, and with a cold expression, said, "You still haven't returned my jade pendant."
"This... Claire, did you not notice that I've added an extra ten million into your account? How about, you sell the jade pendant to me for ten million?" Alice persuaded, trying to negotiate. "Your jade pendant is worthless, but I understand that it is extremely valuable to you. Ten million is not a small sum..."
Claire received the notification from her bank that there has been sixty million deposit. "Then, where is the jade pendant?" Claire asked while frowning.
"Yesterday, I called my friend and she said that she doesn't remember where it is. She must have lost it. Sorry. If I knew how important that jade pendant is to you, i would've kept it well. Now, there is no other way. But I promise you, I will continue to look for that jade pendant, and if I do find it, I'll send it to you as soon as possible, okay? You're leaving for abroad today, you should go now to avoid being late." Alice really wished she could give Claire a pair of wings so she could fly out of the country.
Claire also couldn't wait to leave. Looking at Alice's expression, it didn't seem like she is lying, but she is still not reconciled. "Then, continue to look for it. If you find it, return it to me as soon as possible." Claire warned.
"Of course, of course. It's useless to me even if I have that jade pendant." Alice hurriedly replied.
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Sorry, I was so tired yesterday that when my head hit the pillow, I slept like a log. Thank you to everyone who patiently waited for this chapter and for the upcoming chapters. I am very happy that we can continue this story.
P.S. Would it be okay to omit the chapter name moving forward? I'm sort of having a small diffficulty because of it.