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There were constant sounds of laughter and playfulness coming from outside the house.
Jenny would occasionally shout “mom”
Jaqueline answered softly.
I listened to the sounds outside and pondered about what to do next.
I don’t know how long it had been when the phone rang.
It was my mom.
She asked me if I had eaten the cake today.
Upon hearing these words, I suddenly realized that I hadn’t eaten anything until now.
Before hanging up the phone, my mom nervously asked me when I would come back.
I have been abroad for five years, and the number of times I have returned is few and far between.
At first, the job was not stable.
Eventually, Jaqueline said that coming and going was too troublesome.
I had just walked out of the room when Jenny suddenly threw a toy at me.
“Bad person! How did you get into my house?”
“Are you going to steal my mom again?”
I hadn’t spoken yet when Jaxson bowed to me and apologized.
“Sorry Jagger, Jenny is just a child, don’t argue with her.”
The neighbor Jaqueline said with a calm face, “This is not a big deal! No need to apologize.”
“Moreover, Jenny treated him like this because he had previously scared the Jenny.”
She then protected Jaxson and his daughter behind her.
“Jagger, you wouldn’t argue with a five–year–old girl, would you?”
“If that’s the case, I would feel embarrassed for you.”
I didn’t say a word, and all the blame fell on me.
“You guys carry on, I just came out to get something.”
After I finished speaking, I opened the refrigerator door.
I discovered that the cake I had made earlier was missing.
I glanced at the living room.
I suddenly discovered a cake on the table that had been messed up.
Jaqueline noticed my gaze and casually said, “Is this cake yours? Jenny said it wasn’t tasty, so she left it here.”
“You wanted to eat, so I bought one for you.”
I casually threw the cake that I had carefully prepared into the trash can and said softly, “No need.”
After saying that, I opened the door and went out.
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No sooner had I taken a few steps than Jaqueline came running after me and grabbed hold of me.
“Jagger, where did you go?”
I looked at her with confusion.
This was the first time Jaqueline left Jaxson and followed me out.
“Why did you follow me out?”
Jaqueline was taken aback when she heard my question.
In the past, whenever I saw her chasing after me, I would be overjoyed.
No matter what she did before, I would forgive her.
Jaqueline couldn’t hide her expression, as if she hadn’t expected my reaction to be so indifferent.
“I… I saw you leaving without saying hello, so I came out to ask.
I shrugged indifferently.
“I went out to find something to eat.”
At that moment, Jaxson came over with Jenny.
“Jagger, Jenny just said she wants to go eat barbecue. If you don’t mind, let’s go together.”
“I apologize to you.”
“I didn’t like…”
I hadn’t finished speaking when Jaqueline spoke up for me and agreed.
And he ordered me to drive.
Because it had already been decided to leave, I didn’t want to argue with Jaqueline.
I also followed her words and drove to the garage.
When I drove the car out, Jaqueline naturally sat in the back seat with Jaxson and his father.
She only realized this problem after the car started.
He explained to me anxiously, “Jenny was still young and attached to me, so I…”
I saw a harmonious family of three through the rearview mirror and impatiently interrupted Jaqueline’s words, “You guys should sit together, after all, the passenger seat is dangerous.”
My words left Jaqueline somewhat stunned.
Because similar words had been spoken by her before.
Before, I had an argument with her because of the co–pilot seat.
She impatiently said, “What’s there to argue about having a co–pilot? It’s not safe.”
For the rest of the journey, I felt like an outsider watching the people in the back seat laughing and playing.
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