NovelEnglishThe atmosphere in the room became slightly tense.
Cecilia gazed at Mark and slowly asked, “Are you here to visit the children?”
Mark, still holding Olivia in his arms, glanced at Cecilia and Thomas, noting that they looked like a perfect couple.
His expression darkened a bit.
While Mark had visited the children frequently in the past few days, he hadn’t seen Cecilia much due to her work and occasional dates. He didn’t intentionally time his visits when she was at home.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtToday, he happened to walk in on this scene.
If he were an ordinary person, he might have felt embarrassed.
However, Mark was quite accomplished a man. Instead of displaying any unhappiness, he stood up and extended his hand to shake Thomas’.
“Hello,” he said.
Thomas was a bit taken aback.
Mark then looked at Cecilia tenderly and said, “Your clothes are wet.
You should change.”
He continued in a caring tone, “Mr. Smith, if you’d like, you can also take a shower and get changed. Waylen’s clothes should fit you.”
Thomas was in a dilemma.
He felt that something was off with Mark’s words, but they also seemed reasonable.
After all, even though Mark had a history with Cecilia, he was still in-law to the Fowler family. And they were indeed drenched. Thus, his suggestion didn’t seem entirely inappropriate.
But…
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmCecilia saved Thomas from his dilemma and said gently, “You can leave for now.”
Thomas nodded.
“ALL right, I’ll call you later.”
He quickly left.
Cecilia glanced at Mark but remained silent.
She shook her hair and was about to head upstairs. Mark, following her, asked softly, “How was your date?”
Cecilia paused for a moment, and then replied casually, “We had a good time.”
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