"Venus, I'll carry you down."
Carla carried Venus from the wheelchair. Venus wrapped her arms around Carla's neck and snuggled in her embrace.
Meanwhile, Zayn held Randy's hand and headed downstairs. They were greeted by Josh's wide grin. "Good morning, Daddy and Mommy! Good morning to you too, Randy and Venus!"
"Good morning, Josh!"
The family walked to the outdoor dining room in the garden. As they dined in the warm sunlight and listened to the melodious chirping of the birds, the atmosphere became harmonious.
Mrs. Bolistin brought the last few plates over before standing at the side and gazing at them with a smile. There was a look of affection in her eyes as if she was watching her own children.
"Let's dig in, Mommy and Daddy!"
"Good boy! Let's eat!"
Carla gazed at the children warmly.
Josh was shoving the food into his mouth.
Although it looked like there were a lot of things weighing on Randy's mind, he was trying his best to appear happy.
Venus's appetite had improved a lot as well. While she ate, she said to Little Dori, "Little Dori, you must eat obediently and not make a mess with your food, okay?"
"Eat! Eat!"
Little Dori's head was lowered as it ate the seeds. The entire plate of seeds was scattered all over the table. However, after Venus reminded it, it picked the seeds up and placed them back onto the plate.
Carla gave Venus a hot cross bunny before watching the children eat.
As she did not have much of an appetite, she only drank tea.
"Ms. Wigston, I made some yam broth for you. If you don't have an appetite, you can drink that first."
At that moment, Mrs. Bolistin walked over with a bowl of steaming broth.
"Thank you, Mrs. Bolistin, " said Carla.
"What happened to your hand?" Molly discovered that Mrs. Bolistin's hand had been scalded.
"When I was walking out of the kitchen with the broth, the Bendays' medical staff bumped into me. The broth spilled onto my hand and scalded me, " explained Mrs. Bolistin softly. "Luckily, not a lot was spilled. Otherwise, Ms. Wigston won't have anything to drink!"
"How dare they? Did they do it on purpose?" exclaimed Molly indignantly.
"No. They accidentally bumped into me when they were getting something from the kitchen, " Mrs. Bolistin clarified quickly. "Okay, let's stop talking. Don't disturb Mr. Zayn and Ms. Wigston's meal!"
Although Molly did not dare to speak anymore, her expression was grim. She was fuming in anger.
Despite them conversing in hushed tones, Zayn and Carla overheard them.
Zayn stared at the bowl of yam broth and narrowed his eyes.
Carla moved closer to him and warned softly, "When I'm not around, please protect the kids and fulfill your duty as a father!"
"If you're worried, you can stay here and protect them yourself." Zayn sipped on his tea.
"You…" Carla flushed from anger.
"Mommy, why aren't you eating?" At that moment, Josh passed a hot cross bunny to Carla. "Mrs. Bolistin made this. Give it a try!"
"Thank you, Josh."
Carla took a bite of the hot cross bunny. It tastes like how I remembered it…
When Mrs. Borah stayed there, she often taught Mrs. Bolistin how to make hot cross bunnies. After dozens of attempts, she had finally mastered it.
The hot cross bunnies looked exactly like Mrs. Borah's.
"Good morning, Zayn!"
At that moment, an affectionate voice sounded.
Raising her head, Carla saw Selena pushing Jombo over, while Thompson and Layon tagged along. It was Layon who greeted them just now.
Selena was wearing a mask, looking timid. When she spotted Carla, she was so scared that she trembled.
When Carla remembered what happened last night, a sharp glint appeared in her eyes.
"Ms. Lierger, did that woman attack you last night?" asked Freda softly from behind.
"You're already leaving, so don't kick up a ruckus, " warned Zayn softly.
Carla glared at him angrily. This jerk! Is he defending Selena?
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