"Andrew Geoffrey!!" Howard Geoffrey called his son’s name in frustration, trying to display fatherly authority. But the child cried even harder, so Howard softened his tone, gently coaxing like Rebecca Quentin usually did with Andrew, "Baby, be good, don’t cry, don’t cry..."
Andrew continued to show no face to his father.
In desperation, Howard suddenly remembered Rebecca Quentin reaching for the child’s diaper earlier. He gently laid the child on the sofa and carefully opened the diaper.
Sure enough, the child had peed, and the wet diaper against the child’s delicate skin made him very uncomfortable. The key issue was that the child’s pants seemed to be wet too.
No wonder this little rascal cried...
Having found the reason, Howard removed the diaper.
As soon as the diaper was removed, the child really stopped crying. He looked innocently at his father with clear, bright eyes.
Howard was quite satisfied and tried to pick up the child. Unexpectedly, the child stared at him without blinking, his eyes gleaming with something, almost watery. Howard felt something was amiss and quickly said, "Be good, don’t cry, Daddy is taking care of you very attentively..."
"Gurgle gurgle..." The child suddenly laughed again.
Howard was convinced he’d coaxed the child successfully and felt smug until he felt a wet sensation on his chest.
He looked down at himself and found a fountain at that moment on his shirt...
Howard was stunned for a while, taking a long time to react, "Damn it, you peed on Daddy!" Howard lifted his shirt and sniffed it, his expression changing.
Andrew seemed to know he’d done something "good" and laughed even more joyfully...
"You dare to laugh?" Howard put on a stern face, "Do you believe Daddy will spank your butt?"
Looking at his father’s stern expression, Andrew seemed frightened and puckered his lips as if about to cry again.
Seeing Andrew’s eyes grow moist with tears brewing, Howard quickly lowered his voice and coaxed, "My little ancestor, Daddy wasn’t harsh with you, wasn’t harsh... Don’t cry, it’s all Daddy’s fault!"
At that moment, the child cried out loudly, his cries were very loud.
Howard then picked up Andrew and rocked him to soothe him.
Rebecca Quentin, coming out with a freshly prepared bottle from the room, saw her son crying so miserably and immediately put down the bottle, walked over to Howard, took the child, and complained, "How come he’s crying after just a few minutes with you!"
"Just a few minutes?" Howard questioned. Why did it feel like an eternity to him?
Rebecca Quentin took the bottle, sat down on the sofa with Andrew, and started feeding him.
As soon as the nipple entered the child’s mouth, he stopped crying and began to suckle eagerly...
Watching Andrew drink the milk, Howard laughed, "He looks really hungry."
Rebecca Quentin glanced at Howard, and unintentionally noticed his damp shirt. Thinking of what the child had just done to him, she couldn’t help but smile.
Howard naturally knew what Rebecca Quentin was laughing about. He muttered under his breath, then walked into the bathroom.
Seeing Howard head into the bathroom, Rebecca Quentin’s smile grew wider, and she appreciatively whispered to Andrew, "Baby, you’re amazing. Who told him he always bullies Mommy..." Fresh chapters posted on novᴇlfire.net
Actually, she wasn’t that slow in preparing the milk...
A moment ago, she’d rushed to prepare the milk and just happened to see him coaxing the child.
Hearing him say those silly things, she couldn’t help but want to see if he could really calm the child.
Who would have thought not only did he not calm the child, but ended up getting peed on...
She almost laughed out loud at that moment but luckily covered her mouth.
When Howard came out in a dry shirt, Andrew had already finished drinking and was asleep.
Rebecca Quentin then picked up Andrew and returned to the room.
Watching Rebecca Quentin gently place the sleeping Andrew on the bed, Howard finally spoke, "How about having lunch together?"
Rebecca Quentin shook her head, "No need, I’ll order in later, you go ahead!"
"If you’re worried about Andrew, I can have someone watch over him here." He knew that once Andrew fell asleep, he usually slept for two or three hours, and they wouldn’t need that long to eat lunch.
"I don’t want to go out." Rebecca Quentin continued to gaze at Andrew, rejecting Howard’s invitation. After all, news had already spread with pictures of her and Howard together, causing quite a stir. She didn’t want to add more fodder for gossip.
Howard’s expression darkened. He was displeased, displeased at her constant indifference. He had spent the best patience of his life on her.
Feeling Howard’s gaze burn her back like flames, Rebecca Quentin still didn’t change her mind.
The atmosphere became somewhat suffocating...
At this moment, Howard’s phone rang.
Glancing at the number displayed on the phone screen, he walked over to the window.
Meanwhile, Rebecca Quentin stood up from the edge of the bed and took the bottle to wash.
While Rebecca Quentin placed the bottle in the sterilizer, Howard’s voice came through, "Are you sure you don’t want to come out for lunch with me?"
Rebecca Quentin nodded.
Knowing her stubborn nature, Howard didn’t insist further, calmly saying, "Then stay home obediently. I have things to do in the afternoon. Call me if anything comes up."
Rebecca Quentin didn’t reply.
Howard turned and left.
It was only after Howard disappeared that Rebecca Quentin turned to look in the direction he left, letting out a soft sigh.
For some reason, that afternoon, Rebecca Quentin’s heart felt as dim and grey as the sky outside, engulfed in a sense of inexplicable melancholy.
She had already decided that if she had the time in the evening, she would clear things up with Howard.
Now that Andrew was back with her, it was time for her to return to Alton...
Thinking that she might be flying back to Alton in the next couple of days, Rebecca Quentin decided to go out and buy some baby supplies to stock up.
She came here in a hurry this time, bringing only the child’s formula, bottles, some change of clothes, and a few diapers, but the diapers had just run out, so she had to go out and buy some. Otherwise, it would be troublesome on the plane tomorrow.
Because she didn’t feel at ease leaving Andrew alone in the apartment, Rebecca Quentin decided to take Andrew out with her. After all, the things she bought could be carried by the two bodyguards.
As soon as she picked up Andrew, he woke up, looking at his mother with sleepy, innocent eyes.
Rebecca Quentin smiled and said, "Baby, you’re awake... Mommy is taking you out to buy things. Tomorrow we’re going back to Alton!"