Semua Bab Second Chance Christmas : Bab 31 - Bab 40

JuliaI groaned at the sound of my alarm clock, burying my head into my pillow to muffle the incessant ringing. After what felt like an agonising two minutes, I sat up on my bed, reaching for the alarm clock on my nightstand and turning it off.Exhaled a slow breath, running my fingers through my bedhead. It was 8 am already by the display on the LED clock, and I scrambled out of bed at the realisation.The next few hours were used to get the twins ready for the day and make breakfast after. I'd already gotten a text from Farid that morning about the time his chauffeur would arrive to pick us up. Although he still insisted on keeping where we were going a secret because he apparently had a surprise planned for us.It was quiet on the breakfast table save for the sound of cutleries scraping against the ceramic dishes.“Why isn't Daddy here yet?” Olivia asked, pushing aside a piece of broccoli on her plate, and I sighed softly; they still had no idea about the fact that Ryan wasn't comi

Ryan“W—what? H—how?" I stuttered, my questions tumbling out in a jumbled mess as I stared transfixed at the child who could pass up a Lucien's twin if that were actually possible.The similarities were uncanny, but I'd spend an ample amount of time with Lucien to spot the difference between the two.“Do you believe me now?” she asked, raising a perfectly arched brow, daring me to challenge her, but I was still in shock, staring at the boy who was staring back with a confused frown.“You can go play,” Kathryn murmured to him, and he grinned enthusiastically.“Come on, Lucky!” he giggled in excitement, taking off with the small dog in tow, its tail wagging excitedly.“Be careful!” she yelled after him, but if he heard her warning, he'd made no indication of it.“What the hell is this, Kathryn?” I seethed, already fed up with her constant schemes, and she met my gaze nonchalantly, her small smile almost too smug about being right all along, but I'd be damned if I believed a word she had

JuliaThere was an awkward stretch of silence after Lucien spoke. My eyes drifted to him, already seated and looking out the window like he hadn't just said the most outlandish thing ever.Farid cleared his throat, dousing the flames of the awkward atmosphere. My gaze snapped to his, and I mustered a friendly smile, choosing not to comment on what my son had just said.“Come, come, have a seat; we're about to take off,” he said, pointing to the seat beside Lucien's, and I nodded, taking Olivia's hand and helping her onto it before securing her seatbelt and doing the same for Lucien.I slipped into the seat opposite the twins', which was separated by a table of some sort that had some magazines on it. Farid slipped into the seat adjacent to ours without another word.'Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome on board G23471 for our flight to New Jersey. My name is Captain Feller, and I'll be your pilot today.My eyes grew wide from the captain's announcement blaring through the speak

JuliaMy bedroom door was pushed open rather roughly, and I snapped out of my trance, my gaze zeroing in on Olivia and Lucien, who stood by the door, staring wide-eyed from me to Ryan, whose back had gone pin straight as he sat up."What's taking so long, Mommy?" Olivia grumbled, tilting her head to the side, and I chuckled nervously, rising from my seated position and walking towards them at the threshold."I'm here now; your daddy and I were just talking," I shrugged, but I could feel Lucien's gaze penetrating the side of my head, which I chose to ignore completely."Sure you were," Lucien muttered underneath his breath, but I heard it, a mischievous grin painting his lips."Can we go open the presents now?" Olivia asked, snatching hold of my hand and looking up at me with puppy dog eyes."Presents?" I echoed, my brows furrowing in confusion at her question."Yes, Santa came early, actually, because it's the twins sixth birthday tomorrow," Ryan explained, rising from his seated posi

JuliaThe light pitter patter of footfalls drew my attention away from Ryan's, and I smiled knowing the twins were already up.“Go on, I'll clean this up,” he muttered, shooing me out of the kitchen while he proceeded to clean up the mess on the floor.I walked into the living room just in time to see Lucien ripping through one of the many wrapped presents, and I chuckled.“Mommy, look, Santa ate all the cookies,” Olivia squealed in excitement, tugging at the sleeve of my pyjamas. I crouched down to her level, grinning as my gaze followed the empty dish that still held some crumbs of cookies.“Oooh, that means he must have loved the cookies we made,” I murmured in agreement, and she nodded, but her lips turned down into a small frown.“I don't think Santa liked the milk very much,” she muttered in disappointment, pointing at the untouched glass of milk, and I sucked my teeth, glancing briefly towards the entrance of the kitchen where I knew Ryan was.Ryan was lactose intolerant, but t