Scrambling to Be the Father of His Ex-Wife's Kid novel Chapter 701

I glanced at my phone. Half-past ten was not considered too late. I planned to take a look at Munchkin in his room.

Worried that Munchkin would be too afraid to sleep in an unfamiliar environment or could not find the light switch when he went to the toilet in the middle of the night, Theo had placed a nanny in his room.

I opened the door and the nanny, who was lying on the bed, woke up.

She switched on the lights, and when she saw it was m e, she immediately tried to get out of bed.

I reached out to stop her and whispered, "I'm only here to take a look because I was worried."

The nanny nodded with a smile. "Munchkin is sleeping very soundly. Don't worry, I'll take care of him."

I pursed my lips. "If he has a nightmare at night and is looking for me, don't worry about disturbing me even i f I'm asleep.

"Alright, Mrs. Grant. I understand."

Afraid that I would wake Munchkin up, I did not enter the bedroom to check on him. I explained a few more things to the nanny before leaving.

I stopped in my tracks when I passed by the study.

Theo was still busy at work at this hour. It seemed like he had a lot of work to do.

I sighed lightly and went downstairs to the kitchen. I poured a glass of water before coming back up again, knocking on the door of the study.

"Come in." The man’s low and sexy voice came from the study.

I pushed the door in and saw Theo sitting in his office chair with a pile of documents in front of him.

"I suddenly feel like I've been transported to ancient times." I walked over and put the glass on the desk." And you're the emperor."

Theo laughed and put down his pen, holding my hand. "You can’t sleep, my queen?"

I laughed. "When do you plan to rest?”

Theo was not in his 20s anymore, and coupled with his bad stomach, staying up late had affected his health.

He narrowed his eyes, his thin lips curving upward." Are you making an invitation?"

It took me a long time to figure out what he meant by that. I could not help but blush, saying, "I’m just worried about you and want you to sleep early.

Staying up late is bad for your health."

I planned to leave after saying that.

Since coming to Whaldorf City from Zenon, he had been treating me with the courtesy of a gentleman and never overstepped.

Had it not been for his obscure gaze at this moment, I would have almost forgotten about this.

After taking only a few steps, he held me back. "Can w e talk, Wanda?"

I was stunned for a moment and turned back to see the weariness on his face. This must have something t o do with work.

I could not help but return to his side, raising my hand to stroke his brow. I asked softly, "How long has it been since you've slept well?"

He looked up at me and raised his hand to encircle me in his arms. His head was resting on my lower abdomen, while his voice was deep and low. "It’s been three years.”

Those four simple words left my body slightly stiffened.

He held me in his arms, and there was weariness in his voice. "I was used to having you by my side, so I couldn't sleep after you left. Every time I lay on the bed and closed my eyes, all I saw was you. That made i t even harder to fall asleep.”

I cast my eyes down and looked at the top of his head, a little lost in thought.

Theo did not say anything else after that and closed his eyes while maintaining the same posture. There was warmth lingering in the air.

After a few minutes, I said, "Go sleep in the bedroom."

He responded, pulling me back to the bedroom with a face full of weariness.