Joshua sighed and glanced at the two children in front of him. For Luna, they refused to eat or drink and insisted on confronting him. He knew that if he did not give them an answer tonight, they would not give u
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"Joshua, say something!" Beside them, Granny Lynch wiped at her sweat anxiously and sat on the chair coughing. The two children had not eaten or drunk any water in the last 13 hours!
Joshua sighed, and promised reluctantly, saying, "Eat, I'll bring you to see Luna tomorrow."
Nellie turned and met her brother’s eyes. He gave her a meaningful glance.
Even though he and Joshua had not known each other for long, he understood how difficult it was to make someone like Joshua, who was resolutely firm i n all his business decisions, offer them a compromise i n such a short period of time. They should not cross the line. Otherwise, if they angered him, they might not even be able to meet their mommy.
The two children exchanged glances, then climbed onto their chairs and started shoveling food into their mouths. After forgoing food and water for 13 hours, they were starving!
"Look, children are so easy to please, why do you
insist on locking horns with them?" Watching Nellie and Nigel eat, the old lady could not help but sigh.
However, Joshua's eyebrows screwed tighter together. They know how and when to negotiate, pushing forward when they need to and taking a step back when the time calls for it. Nellie and Nigel... They were not as simple as they seemed.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Luna was rudely awakened by the curses and insults of the staff nurse. She wore the hospital gown, caught the slice of bread and bowl of sauerkraut the nurse threw into the room and lay on the door eating the food. As she ate, she looked at the sky through the window.
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