"Dinner's ready." Karen pushed the door open and came in. Seeing how the pair were chatting happily, she asked, "Little Karen, what are you talking about with daddy?"
"Mommy, I don't want to go to kindergarten anymore." Little Karen quickly told her mother the good news.
"Really? No more kindergarten?" Karen raised her head slightly and looked at Kevin. He was, however, looking at Little Karen without looking back at her.
Kevin seemed to be doing it deliberately. Karen could feel that he was not actually focusing on Little Karen, but he was just trying to ignore her.
"Yes, I promise you. You don't have to go to kindergarten anymore." Little Karen was excited. She hugged and kissed her daddy. Then she slipped away from her dad and threw herself into her mother's embrace.
Karen held Little Karen carefully to avoid aggravating her wound. She said, "If you don't want to go, then we don't need to go."
Their child was intelligent enough anyway, she's learned everything that was within the syllabus and has even outsmarted all the other kids. So it didn't really matter if she didn't go to kindergarten. Her happiness was the most important.
For dinner, Karen had prepared three strawberries for Little Karen. That's Little Karen's starter before every meal.
As usual, Little Karen took a strawberry and stuffed it into her mouth. She bit it and enjoyed it happily.
Kevin took a piece of tissue and wiped her mouth. "Baby, eat slowly. No one is fighting for it with you."
Karen served a bowl of soup for Kevin and handed it to him. He did not speak to her, and Karen did not say anything either.
She sat down on the other side of Little Karen and looked at both of them. Her heart was so full. She was happy and contented just by looking at them.
Little Karen pointed at the tomato omelette and said, "I want to eat mommy's tomato omelette."
Perhaps Little Karen really loved the fruits and vegetables that were red in colour.
She liked strawberries and tomatoes. Right after she swallowed the strawberries, she was already asking for the tomato omelette.
Kevin immediately served some to her plate, "Okay, let's eat."
"Thank you, daddy! Thank you, mommy!" Little Karen said sweetly.
"You're welcome." Karen smiled and also served some food for Kevin. "Daddy, you should eat more too."
Karen knew Kevin very well. This man was stubborn as hell. Whenever they had a fight, he would hold the grudge longer than her. So she knew it was better if she could just give in to him.
When she served him food, his stern look has immediately softened, even his gaze became gentler when he looked at her.
As the saying goes, a man was like a child sometimes. Kevin was usually a cold person, but sometimes he would be as stubborn as a child.
For example, when he asked her a question, and she did not answer earlier, he'd already started being grumpy. She was right in front of him, but he treated her as if she was transparent. He ignored her completely.
If she were to continue acting coldly too, he would probably not say a word to her at all tonight.
Forget it!
Karen shook her head in silence.
He had always been the one who followed whatever she wanted. He was the one who really cared about her. Perhaps it was also time for her to care for him and give in.
After dinner.
Kevin was in charge of the dishes, and Karen was in charge of bathing Little Karen and getting her ready for bed.
Right after Little Karen fell asleep, Kevin sneaked in from Karen's back and held her gently with his strong arms. He whispered, "Karen, tell me, what have you been keeping to yourself."
Karen nestled into Kevin's embrace. "Kevin, could you give me two more days to think about it?"
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