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“Hurry up. Otherwise, I'll go and kidnap you myself,” said Patrick as he had already lost all of his
patience.
He was serious about barging inside himself if Gwendolyn was still not going out.
Instantly, Gwendolyn got up and said, “No. I'm coming down right now.”
Then, she hung up the phone and put it inside her pocket. Carefully, she opened the door and poked
her head out to look.
She and her three children lived on the second floor while Camille was on the third. She looked down
at her feet and decided to carry her shoes in her hand since she would not make a sound in bare feet.
Fortunately, there was a thermostat in the house. Thus, it was not cold at all.
They also had a floor heating system, so it felt warm even when she walked on the floor barefoot.
Gwendolyn walked out of the door cautiously and headed toward the stairs.
At that point, she began to feel exhausted because she felt like a thief going about in the house.
Suddenly, the door opened when she arrived at her sons' room.
Gwendolyn was surprised as Justin and Julian looked at her with slightly widened eyes. Then, she
noticed the glass in their hand and realized they were going downstairs for a drink.
What a coincidence.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtShe smiled awkwardly and said, “Hey. Are you guys going to get some water? Do you want me to take
it for you?”
At the same time, she also wondered why they were not asleep yet, considering it was already past
eleven.
She lowered her head and knew that it would also be strange if she said she was going for a run.
“Mommy, are you going to exercise?” Julian asked with a smile as he looked at her from head to toe.
Gwendolyn quickly put on her shoes and replied, “I had too much to eat tonight, so I was heading to the
gym for some exercise.”
At that moment, Justin came out and nodded.
“What a coincidence. Julian and I are not sleepy yet either. We'll accompany you.”
Gwendolyn wanted to decline, but she could not refuse them.
After all, those sons of hers were smart. She even thought that perhaps they already knew where she
was going from the very beginning.
Gwendolyn sighed and screamed internally. Patrick, I won't make it tonight. You better go back soon.
She did not even dare to text Patrick about it in front of her sons.
She was completely wrapped around their little fingers. Then again, it could not be helped as they were
her precious babies. Thus, she had no choice but to sacrifice Patrick.
And so, after Justin and Julian got themselves a glass of water each, they followed Gwendolyn to the
gym on the first floor. The gym was huge and had mirrors on all four sides. It was also the place where
Juliette practiced her dancing.
When the kids had just placed those glasses down side by side, Gwendolyn felt the phone in her
pocket vibrate incessantly.
Yet, she was too much of a coward to pick up the phone as she dared not let her two sons know that
Patrick was waiting for her.
Meanwhile, Justin and Julian had walked to her side and started stretching.
“Mommy, you should run for three laps and follow up with a hundred sit-ups, a hundred push-ups, and
two hundred squats.”
Gwendolyn felt her scalp tingle when she heard that. She thought she might be so exhausted that she
would fall asleep right away if she did all of that.
Thus, she really did not think she could go see Patrick anymore.
With that, Gwendolyn took off her sports jacket and started running in her sports singlet. Then, she
followed up with the three exercises.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmBy the time she was done, two hours had passed.
She was exhausted as she lay on the floor covered in sweat.
Meanwhile, Justin and Julian sparred with each other after doing some exercises. They exchanged
glances when they saw their mother lying on the ground.
Then, they stopped and walked toward her.
“Mommy, you can do some boxing or fencing with us if you still feel stuffed.”
Gwendolyn waved her hand dismissively at his words and replied, “No. I can't do it anymore. I'm going
to sleep.”
Then, she flipped over and got up from the ground. She could feel her legs trembling, and her
abdomen also felt numb.
Ahh.. Ahh...
Gwendolyn felt as though she had almost died from exhaustion at that point. She also recalled the time
her sons forced her to learn kickboxing. Back then, she had to wake up at six every morning and run
five kilometers with sandbags tied to her ankles.
As she thought about those days, she realized it had been a while since she worked out like that.
She also thought about how her sons would probably force her to start on it again in the hopes that she
would become a skillful fighter.
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