The three babies nodded sincerely as they stood in front of Jude with their gifts in hand, hoping that he
would accept the gifts.
Upon noticing that Jude hadn’t moved, Vania crouched next to him and said softly, “We’re all family
here, so don’t be shy. They prepared these gifts because they love you. Just accept the gifts for now,
and you can also give them presents in the future.”
Jacob also coaxed, “Mommy’s right. We’re giving you presents from the bottom of our hearts, so
please accept them. You will have a lot of opportunities in the future to give us gifts too.”
James nodded as well. “That’s right, we’re brothers after all. It’s only right that we help each other out.”
“As long as we brothers are together, everything will be alright,” Jack encouraged the little guy too.
Jude finally relaxed his hands that were tightly gripping a corner of his clothes. He reached out shakily
and accepted their gifts with both hands. “Thanks.”
His voice was tiny, but everyone present who heard it felt like it was the loudest sound they had ever
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtheard as happy smiles bloomed on their faces.
The smiles seemed to influence Jude, who also relaxed considerably. He was no longer as nervous as
before. However, before he had relaxed for long, Jacob took his hand. “We’ll show you around the
house!”
Jude was stunned by the sudden physical contact from people his age, so he followed Jacob clumsily.
James had already prepared flip-flops for Jude which matched the ones that the brothers were
wearing.
Jude hastily put his slippers on, not wishing to trouble them further.
Then, Jack led the way and introduced various areas around the house while James and Jacob
supplemented his introductions.
They explained everything in the house in great detail.
The exquisite decorations were too dazzling for Jude as he could hardly believe that this would be his
new home.
He memorized every word his brothers said in the introductions. He was determined not to trouble
them, and he had to do things all by himself.
Finally, they came to the bedroom.
“This is our room.” As Jack spoke, he opened the door.
All sorts of toy models appeared in front of him. There were also beds in the shape of a UFO, a car,
and desserts. The workmanship was meticulous, and they all looked so real.
He thought that the bed in the hotel was grand enough, and he couldn’t imagine that beds this exquisite
actually existed.
There was a look of envy and admiration in his eyes.
In fact, the pile of straw he treasured so much was probably nothing compared to these beds.
Jack took his hand as well. “We still don’t know what you like, so we could only prepare a sun-shaped
bed for you. We hope that your future days will be filled with sunshine.”
Jude was beaming as he looked at the bed. He had never gone to school, and he knew very little about
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmthe outside world. He didn’t even know what he wanted to do, or what he liked.
However, when he saw the bed, he felt warm and fuzzy inside. He truly loved it.
He opened his mouth and whispered, “Thanks.”
Jack immediately responded in excitement, “There’s no need for thanks between us.”
This single word had connected the brothers’ hearts to each other.
Soon, the four of them gathered together and began chatting about topics that belonged only to them.
Even though Jude didn’t say anything throughout the whole process, it was apparent from his bright
eyes that he loved everything here.
Meanwhile, Vania wasn’t worried in the least about the four of them together.
She was in the kitchen preparing dinner for tonight.
Dinner would be different tonight, for the dining table was already decorated with candles, fresh
flowers, and wine glasses.
The four children took the initiative to help her put the exquisite and delicious dishes on the dining
table. Then, they poured out some juice and played warm songs on the speakers.