Wisdom was a little confused and he couldn't help but take a step forward.
Zion grabbed him before asking, "Where are you going?"
Only then did Wisdom come to his senses.
"Nowhere."
He smiled without telling Zion about Nick, but a suspicion arose in his heart.
If his father had left, would he discover their plan? Or would he not be returning tonight?
Wisdom couldn't figure it out, and he was rather concerned.
Zion and Rita bickered for a while longer before they returned home.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel and Mango were chatting with Madam Ye, and the entire house seemed more peaceful.
When the three children came back, Rita threw herself into Nathaniel's arms.
"Daddy, Zion bullied me!"
The corner of Zion's mouth twitched in annoyance.
"Mind your words, Rita. Who's doing the bullying here?"
"You are!"
Rita stuck out her tongue at Zion from Nathaniel's embrace, and her mischievous look elicited laughter from everyone.
However, Wisdom asked in a low voice, "Grandma, did my Daddy go out?"
"Yeah, Nick said he has something to deal with at the office, and he is unsure when he'd be back. If you're scared of being alone, then go and stay with Zion. You two haven't spent much time together recently, so you should catch up."
Madam Ye's words delighted Zion.
"Wow! Grandma is the best."
"Ha, you brat!"
Madam Ye felt overwhelmed at his praise.
On the other hand, Mango and Nathaniel also started laughing.
Zion never sweet-talked anyone else except Madam Ye.
"Grandma, I'll be heading upstairs with Wisdom first. Enjoy yourselves!"
As he spoke, Zion grabbed Wisdom's hand to leave.
Hence, Rita felt a little lonely.
"Zion, I wanna play with you for a while."
Zion was stunned by Rita's words.
"Go and play in your room."
"No, I want to play with you guys. I want Wisdom to tell me a story as well."
Rita had no idea about Zion and Wisdom's plans for the night, and she was pestering them.
Zion was still thinking of a way to stop Rita from following him when he heard Mango say, "Just play with your sister, Zion. She's feeling a little lonely."
This sentence left Zion no room to refute.
He glared at Rita before saying, "Ugh, what a pest."
"Well, it's not like I wanna be with you. I'm going with Wisdom."
As soon as Rita finished speaking, she took Wisdom's arm.
Wisdom smiled in reply, as he loved Rita dearly.
"Okay, let's play together for a while."
Wisdom's words made Zion a little annoyed.
Did he forget about their plan?
However, there was no way for them to get rid of Rita now.
The three of them bickered as they walked up to the bedroom.
Madam Ye watched the children leaving before she said to Nathaniel, "You take Mango up to bed as well. She's unwell, so it's a bad idea for her to stay up late."
These words made Mango's face burn with embarrassment.
"I'm not that tired. I can still stay and talk to you, mom."
"Why would you want to do that? You haven't seen your husband for so long, yet you're still here with me? After all, I'm not going to interrupt your fun!"
Madam Ye smiled faintly, which caused Mango to blush.
However, Nathaniel shamelessly replied, "Well, it's not like Mom hasn't experienced any of this before, so she knows best."
"Ugh, you little brat! Get out of here!"
Madam Ye couldn't be bothered with his antics, so she shooed Nathaniel out.
He smiled at Mango before saying, "Mom's already chasing us upstairs, so aren't you going to leave?"
"Shut up!"
Mango felt that Nathaniel was becoming increasingly shameless.
She quickly stood up before heading to the second floor.
On the other hand, Nathaniel chuckled as he followed her upstairs.
"What do you think we should do?"
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