Adam Ross sat in the chair, his expression slightly brooding.
Seeing his stubborn obstinacy, the old master finally lost his temper. He disciplined him strictly, and at last, threatened him with his own life, laying down an ultimatum.
"How could the blood of the Ross family be scattered abroad? Adam, bring the children back. I can overlook the reckless things you have done. But if you do not agree, my life would be in vain."
So he had no choice but to reclaim these two children, whom Charlotte regarded as her own.
Her hand clenched into a fist on the table. Charlotte lowered her eyes. She had a lump in her throat which she couldn’t swallow or vomit out.
She faltered, suddenly at a loss for words.
Charlotte understood that, although she had raised the children for so many years, they were connected by blood to Adam. No matter what she did, she wouldn’t be able to keep them.
She forced herself to look up at Adam and gave a strained smile. "This is a decision that I don’t have the final say on... we should listen to what the children say."
After a few seconds of thinking, she moistened her lips, took her cell phone out of her bag and made a call to Jack Bryant.
The man on the other end picked up instantly, his voice becoming increasingly steady: "Miss."
After a pause, Charlotte spoke gently: "Can you do me a favor? Could you get Chad and Jack from the kindergarten? I’ll send you the address."
On the other end of the line, Jack nodded as he got up from his chair: "Understood, Miss. I’ll be there soon."
After hanging up, Charlotte gazed blankly at the bright red juice in front of her for a while.
The two shared a silent glance. Adam looked at her sympathetically for a few seconds and then turned away.
Charlotte has never felt the wait to be as long as it was now.
Thumb over the smooth surface of her glass, she watched absent-mindedly as the two children bounced cheerfully into the restaurant. Jack Biden nodded slightly towards Charlotte before turning and leaving.
Charlotte smiled and gestured to the two children to sit in the chairs next to her.
With his backpack on, Jack’s bright eyes twinkled as he sat down, glancing at Adam before turning to Charlotte and asking curiously, "Mommy, what’s going on?"
Ordering drinks for the two, Charlotte didn’t immediately respond. Instead, she inserted straws into their drinks, handed them over with a smile and said softly, "You two are big kids now, you have your own opinions, right?"
Upon hearing this, Chad and Jack looked at each other and then nodded vigorously. Chad looked at his mother and affirmed, "Yes."
"That’s good." Charlotte murmured, and then began with a soft tone, "Sweetie, your daddy is here now. Would you like to go home with him and live with him forever?"
For some reason, Charlotte found herself unable to continue speaking.
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Her eyes suddenly welled up; her voice choked as she spoke.
"At daddy’s, there will be many new and exciting things. You will find it much more interesting there."
She exhaled deeply and forced a smile, "Would you like that, my loves?"
Hearing this, both children froze. Then, they fell silent.
Chad softly pressed his lips together and murmured, "Mommy, I suddenly feel like I’m just a little kid who doesn’t have his own opinions."
On the other side, Jack’s eyes reddened. He shook his head and said, "We want to be together with mommy and daddy. We don’t want to leave daddy, and we don’t want to leave mommy."