Avery'd been coming to Tracey's house every once in a while since he made his decision. Even though Serena couldn't talk yet, he thought she was so cute.
After the summer vacation, Avery was six. According to the arrangement of his family, he needed to study abroad.
On the day when he left, he burst into tears at Tracey's house and refused to leave. He said, "Auntie, I can't see Serena from tomorrow. What if she falls in love with someone else?"
Tracey took a look at Serena, who was not even a year old. She could stand up slowly, but she could not speak.
"Avery, isn't it a little too early to worry about this now? Serena is too young to know what love is." Tracey was a little helpless. Sometimes, Avery was a worrier like an adult.
"That's true, but I can't come to see her until winter vacation. She will be able to walk by then, right?"
"Well, yes. Avery, you have to study hard." Tracey rubbed his little head.
"All right, Avery, say goodbye to them. We have to go." Katalina stood at the door. Avery had been staying at Tracey's place these days, just to see more of Serena.
"Serena, I'm leaving. Don't forget me." Avery gently pinched Serena's small cheeks.
If Adam hadn't been here, he would have kissed her. Serena stared at Avery with her big eyes. Then, she cried if she knew that he was leaving.
"Serena, be a good girl. Don't cry. I'll be back soon." Avery was reluctant to part with Serena.
"I thought she didn't know anything. Looks like she has feelings for Avery," Tracey said. Somewhat, she felt a bit sad, too.
Serena and Thirza were very quiet. Although Serena didn't smile, she didn't cry, either. She didn't normally react like that when Avery left.
"Boo-hoo... " Serena stretched out her hand to hug Avery. Avery felt that his heart was melted.
"Serena, be good and don't cry. I'll save all the lollipops for you as a present, okay? I'll come back to see you when I can."
Serena seemed to understand what he was saying and gradually stopped crying.
Avery reluctantly left. After walking out of the house, Avery clutched at his chest and said, "Mommy, I feel like my heart is broken."
Katalina looked at this drama guy and poked his
forehead gently. "I told you not to watch so many romances!"
Their nanny liked watching romances very much, which affected Avery a lot. One of the things he'd been doing a lot lately was sitting on the couch and talking about love with the nanny.
"Mommy, I just want to see how the boys go after girls. I have to make sure Serena won't fall in love with someone else."
"You're really mature."
"Mommy, it's the tenth minute since I parted from Serena. I miss her."
"One more word about her and I'll throw you out of the window." Katalina couldn't bear it any longer.
Avery suddenly put on his hat and carried his schoolbag on his back. "Mommy, I'm ready. You can throw me out now. In this way, I can go back to Serena and stay with her forever."
Katalina pulled his face with anger. "Ah, mommy, it hurts! Didn't you say that first?"
"I changed my mind!"
"Women are fickle indeed. Daddy, look at your woman! She's gonna rip my pretty face off," Avery said as he grimaced in pain.
"Save it. Your daddy's always on your mommy's side. You had it coming, boy."
"Steve, Thirza really likes you. She'd been watching the door before you got here. I think she was waiting for you." Tracey said with a smile.
"I like her very much too. Whenever she sees me, she smiles." Steve had become quite adept at taking care of kids.
"By the way, I will go back to City A in a few months." Tracey had given herself a long enough vacation, and her mother was well enough.
Although she had the most shares in R Company, the person who was currently in charge of it was still Tina.
It was time for her to go back. Adam and her major business were not in America, and she didn't want to fly back and forth between two places all the time.
"So soon?" Steve was a bit lost. He didn't know if it was because he was used to Tracey's company, or because he was unwilling to say goodbye to Thirza.
"Yeah, I can't be a housewife forever, can I?" Tracey smiled. She was getting a little tired of staying home.
"All right."
From that day on, Steve came more frequently. After a few months, the two children could speak.
In addition to Mom and Dad, the third word Thirza learned was Steve.
"Steve... Hug."
"Thirza, are you calling Steve?" Tracey heard her vague words.
"Steve... Steve... Hug..." Thirza stretched out her hands to Steve.
It was the first time that Steve heard a little baby calling his name. It was so moving that he want to cry.
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