“But, Mommy… I like both balloons…” muttered Bryan with a pitiful pout. He was still at
the age where he could not control his greed.
Even though Corinne would spoil the kids from time to time, she was very strict when it
came to teaching them how to be a decent human being.
“You can ask me to buy you another one if you like both balloons instead of forcing your
brother to give you his. Your brother likes balloons too, and he’ll have none if he gives you
his. Let me ask you something: Would you be sad if the same thing happened to you?”
“I know, Mommy, I was wrong…” said Joey. He turned to Joey and said, “Sorry, Joey. Let’s
share our balloons! You can play with mine, too.”
Joey decided to forgive and forget. He smiled happily and said, “Okay! Let’s play
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Children’s emotions were ever-changing like the weather, and it was not long before their
laughter could be heard in the air.
The younger twin, Christine, followed after her two brothers with her pink bunny balloon.
Even though she was the youngest, she was actually the most mature out of the three of
them. Thus, she found Joey and Bryan immature to fight over the balloons.
Francine clapped her hands to get their attention. “Alright, let’s all get into the car. We’re
going for pizza!”
The kids quickly got into the car one after another. Seeing this, Corinne walked over too.
“It’s hard to treat all kids equally, huh? You certainly have your hands full, Corinne,” said
Jason as he walked along her.
“It’s not really that hard,” replied Corinne nonchalantly. “As long as you have the intention
and are observant enough to catch the kids’ feelings, which I’m a master of.”
After that, she got into the car and closed the door with a loud thud.
Jason shrugged and walked around to the front passenger seat, but Francine beat him to it
before he even had the chance to pull open the door.
Francine jumped in front of him, squeezed him away, and got into the car. She rolled down
the window and stuck out her tongue at him.
“Sorry, Jason, but there’s no room in the car for you anymore. I suggest you take a cab
home. Bye!”
After that, she gestured with her hand to signal the driver to start driving.
The car drove away, leaving Jason standing where he was with a frown. A few seconds
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Meanwhile, Sophia arrived back at her hotel.
“Zachary, we’re back!”
She walked into the presidential suite with Benjamin in her arms, but her husband was not
in the living room. She put down Benjamin and went to the bedroom to look for him.
“Zachary, what are you doing?”
A man in a wheelchair was quietly staring out of the floor-to-ceiling window. The
presidential suite was situated on the highest floor, so he could see the entire city from
where he was sitting.