In the room next door, Gemma was lying on the bed alone, shaking her head resignedly and sighing.
"I didn't expect Mommy to be so crazy after drinking! But Liam is very patient. Even I can't stand Mommy!"
She didn't hate Liam as much as before.
"But if they make up, Daddy can't stay by my side all the time..."
Thinking of this, Gemma lazily turned over, quietly wiping her tears with fat little hands.
She felt a sense of loss.
After thinking for a moment, she took out her cell phone. Ethan posted a status update after working overtime. Seeing this, she couldn't help calling him.
His voice was always gentle and full concern. "It's so late. My little princess, why don't you sleep?"
"Daddy, I miss you." Gemma tried hard to fight back tears, buried her head in the covers, and spoke in a low voice.
"My sweetie, Daddy misses you too. But it sounds like you're not happy." After all, they had been living together for some time, Ethan could hear the
abnormalities in Gemma's voice.
"Will we live together in the future?" Gemma asked nervously.
"No matter where I am, you'll always be my little princess. I'll always be your daddy. No one can change it!" Ethan said firmly after a pause as if reassuring himself.
"You can only be my daddy! You're my favorite daddy!" Gemma suddenly raised her voice.
"Of course, I've promised you! How are you these days? Have you made trouble?" Ethan listened to Gemma's voice while opening the door tiredly.
Gemma softly grunted but couldn't resist crying. "I've always been good!"
"Then I'm relieved. Daddy likes good girls. By the way, how's your mommy doing?"
"She's all right, but Liam always pestered her."
"That's because he wants to be with your mommy. Gemma, you've grown up. There are some things you have to learn to accept.
"No matter what Liam once did, they loved each other, so they created you. In fact, you're lucky. Two daddies are taking care of you."
His gentle words were like a spring breeze, blowing Gemma's heart.
However, after hanging up the phone, Gemma cried under the covers.
Early in the morning Gemma still couldn't sleep. Hearing someone looking for water outside, she quietly opened the door.
As he saw Gemma come out, Liam's face softened.
"Why are you still awake? Can't sleep?"
Gemma slightly nodded.
"Wait a moment. I'll coax you to sleep after feeding your mommy some water," Liam said tenderly.
Gemma was consoled.
"You are so good to Mommy," she murmured.
"Who else but her man should be good to her?" Liam raised his pretty eyebrows, his eyes full of love.
Gemma raised her head high and said seriously," Then can you swear that you'll take good care of her and protect her forever?"
"Of course. I swear I'll love and take care of you and your mommy for the rest of my life."
"And you can't cheat on Mommy!"
"Of course."
Hearing Liam swear, Gemma smiled. "You're more like a man now."
Liam chuckled and gently rubbed Gemma's little head, "Your daddy is always a true man."
He turned off the light in Gemma's room and went back to take care of the drunk and noisy Anna.
This night, Gemma and Anna slept quite well as if they had got someone to protect them and felt secure.
The only one who had been busy all night was Liam. H e fell asleep on the sofa next to the bed at dawn.
Anna woke up and lazily stretched.
Due to the hangover, she had a headache, but it was not serious.
She quickly fixed her messy hair, washed up, and went downstairs to the dining room.
She had long been used to having breakfast after waking up. Now that Ethan was no longer at home, she guessed that Lisa was still cooking in the kitchen alone.
She had wanted to help Lisa, but she didn't expect that the food was already prepared and placed on the dining table.
Anna picked up a slice of bread and took a bite. It was sprinkled with icing, sweet and delicious.
This couldn't be made by Ethan or Lisa.
They wouldn't spread icing over the bread.
"You've got up." Liam came out of the kitchen with the warmed milk.
Seeing Liam preparing breakfast, Anna was so surprised that she unconsciously dropped the bread o n the floor.
"You... Why are you in my house? You... Why are you making breakfast?"
She had eaten the food cooked by Liam before. That was terrible.
Liam was always pampered. How could he cook?
"I can do whatever Ethan can do." He didn't want to be outdone by Ethan.
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