“Of course you should tell us! If you dare hide something this serious again, I—I…” Tears poured down Cecilia’s face. Her words sounded like a scolding, but every bit of it was filled with worry and pain.No matter how old a child was, in a mother’s eyes he would always be her child, always tied to
Boys did need strict discipline, and on this point Adora fully supported her husband—she would never go against him or undermine his authority.Sure enough, after a short while under their father’s stern hand, the brothers hugged and made up, then happily ran off to play something else.Louis headed
Adora’s heart jolted, and tears streamed down at once.In those two hours of waiting, she had prayed countless times it was just a false alarm, begged heaven over and over to spare them…“Adora, don’t be like this. We caught it early. No matter what, there’s still plenty of time,” Louis said softly,
Louis knew there was no persuading her, so he let out a heavy sigh and left it at that.Adora, however, couldn’t help but go on. “Looking back over these years, I really haven’t been much of a qualified wife or mother…”Louis lowered his head, puzzled. “Why would you say that?”“Isn’t it obvious? Ot
Adora knew her boys too well to blame the nanny.She crouched down and caught her older son as he rushed into her arms. Before she could say anything, the little one asked, “Mommy, did you and Daddy sneak out on a date?”“What?” Adora froze. She and her husband needed to sneak for that?Her younger
“While I was waiting for you, I went through my photo album and realized we barely have any pictures together. It’s all those two little rascals.”Adora instantly understood, nestling against his chest like a bird. “Then let’s take more. Make sure you get my good side, the right angles.”“You look p