Nita held onto the woman who opened the door tightly, "Mommy, Nita thought you didn't want Nita anymore." Nita rubbed her head against the woman's thigh, her big eyes filled with tears. "Nita..." Lisa touched Nita's head with her hand, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Auntie." Luke, who was slower, saw Lisa coming out of the yard and happily rushed over. Lisa squatted down, hugged the two children tightly, and kept saying "you suffered". The two children had been outside for a week, who knows what they went through. "Not suffering." Luke showed a sunny smile and grabbed Lisa's hand.
"By the way, Auntie, it was the kind-hearted uncle who sent me back. I'll take you to meet him." Luke took Lisa's hand and walked quickly to James. "Uncle, this is my aunt. My uncle and them should be at home. I'll take you to see them."
"Okay." James agreed readily, but Lisa's eyes were a bit strange.
After all, she wasn't a professional actress, how could she pretend not to know anything? She could only try to speak less to avoid revealing anything. As soon as the four of them entered the house, Smith Chad and auntie Alice hurriedly greeted them.
There was also a large table of food on the table, which auntie Alice had just prepared. James had called yesterday and said he would bring two children over today, so she prepared early. James looked at the preparations and walked in with some helplessness.
"Okay, come in and have a seat," said auntie Alice warmly, inviting the two children to sit down. She lifted Nita onto a stool, but when she went to pick up Luke, her hand froze in mid-air.
"What happened to you, child?" Auntie Alice gently touched the wound on Luke's side, her face full of concern. "These despicable people!"
"Grandma, it doesn't hurt anymore,"Luke said, pressing down on the wound to reassure auntie Alice, but he winced in pain.
After a moment, he quickly grabbed James's hand. "Oh, I forgot to introduce you to Grandma. This uncle saved me and Nita, or else we would have been killed."
Luke looked gratefully at James as he made the introduction, not because he wanted auntie Alice to repay him, but because he hoped she would accept James.
"I see," Auntie Alice glanced at James and brought out another stool. "Then let this uncle sit down and eat with us."
"In the future, you can all stay here and not leave," Auntie Alice said, hoping that James would stay with the two children. This way, they could all live together and take care of each other.
James was after all, a man with a high status and many things to do. When he was busy, the two children would need someone to take care of them.
"I appreciate your kindness, but since we made a deal that you would repay me, I have to take them with me," James said, looking at Luke and waiting for his response. It wasn't that he didn't want to stay here, but this villa held too many memories for both him and Luke. It was too easy to be overwhelmed by emotions. He didn't want Luke to be trapped in the memory of his mother's death and unable to move on as he grew up."
Luke glanced at auntie Alice, then at Lisa sitting across from him, and even looked at Uncle who was standing at the door for a long time. After a while, he nodded.
"Grandma, Uncle saved me and Nita's lives. I promised him to repay him in this lifetime."
"So, Nita and I have to go with him."
Dad said that a man should keep his promise. So, he didn't want to deceive anyone. Although he really wanted to live with Aunt and the others, he had to wait for Uncle's approval.
"Okay." Auntie Alice sighed and looked deeply at James.
"Then you have to take good care of the two children. If anything like this happens again, I won't forgive you easily."
James nodded. He knew what auntie Alice meant.
"Don't worry, it won't happen again in the future."
James patted Luke's shoulder. "Go pack your things. Our new home is on this mountaintop. It will be convenient for you and Nita to come back in the future."
"Okay!" Luke, who was still sulking, suddenly smiled and pulled Nita towards the stairs. Of course, he wanted to stay with Aunt and the others for a while. It was so great that the new house was so close!
Watching the two children leave, Uncle Chad, who was standing aside, sat back in his chair.
"James, this is not a solution. The two children will know the truth sooner or later."
"Yes, Brother-in-law, this kind of thing cannot be kept hidden." Lisa nodded along and then fell silent, lowering her head.
In fact, it was not just James who kept the secret from his family but she did as well. She didn't know how long she could keep the news of her sister still being alive from James. With James's abilities, he might find out soon enough. But for now, she had to keep her lips sealed, at least until James could live peacefully with his two children. Her sister was not a person who acted without reason. When she left, she told her not to tell the two children about it. And if James came back alive, she should not tell him either. The other party was someone who no one in Michigan or even Alaska could afford to offend.
Seeing Lisa suddenly fall silent, James smiled and rubbed her head. "Don't worry, I know. I just want to give the two children some time to adjust."
As the sound of footsteps echoed from the stairs, James knocked on the table. "Alright, the kids are coming down. Let's not talk about this for now."
With their backpacks on their backs, Luke and Nita obediently placed them on the sofa and returned to the dining table after lunch.
After lunch, James said goodbye to the two children and drove his jeep towards the mountaintop. He had instructed Freya to buy the most luxurious villa on the mountaintop last night, and the price was reasonable, only 20 million dollars . He had plenty of money now.
As the car drove up the mountain, there was a security booth and a threshold halfway up the mountain. To pass through here, one must show the identity card provided by the property management.
The car slowly came to a stop and the security guard quickly walked over. "Sir, please show your ID card," he said.
"I know this poor guy. He can't afford the villas up there!"