Hearing that, the three kids were filled with doubt, and they exchanged glances before directing their gazes toward George,
On the other hand, North was petrified. Why are we talking about this? What if Uncle George takes all of them back?
At that thought, he shifted his uneasy gaze onto Eugene, who sent him a reassuring look to tell him that things were fine. Upon seeing that, North felt his heart sink from his throat. From the looks of it, his daddy knew what to do, which was great news for him.
After staring at George for a long time and confirming that he was, in fact, not acquainted with this man, Carter asked, “Who are you?”
As George looked at them, his heart was filled with insurmountable joy at how adorable, intelligent, and gorgeous they were.
In a gentle tone, he replied with a smile, “Who I am isn’t important. What’s important is that your grandpa has been looking for you for a long time.”
The three kids turned frantic at his words and directed their looks of pleading toward Olivia “Godmother, we don’t want to go back.”
Olivia scooted closer to them and brought them into her arms. “Don’t be scared. Your daddy has already talked things through with Uncle George. He won’t force you to come with him, so can you tell me why you don’t want to go back?”
In the end, it was Carter who spoke up. “If we go back, we have to get a really, really painful injection. We just want to look for our daddy and mommy. We don’t want to get an injection.”
Looking at his pitiful expression, Eugene frowned and asked, “What injection? Where?” Carter pointed at his arm and elaborated, “Here. We have to get three injections here.”
“Didn’t Grandpa tell you what those injections are for?” As if he had forgotten, Carter shifted his gaze onto Terry. “What was it, Terry?”
Terry replied on cue, “To improve our immune system.” Eugene nodded. “Your grandpa wants you to go back because you need those injections to stay healthy, and he’s also worried about your safety and is doing it for your own good.”
Carter said pitifully, “But we’re more than safe. We have lots of bodyguards, and besides, Terry has already looked it up. There are many ways to improve our immune system like eating more lean meat and drinking more milk, so why do we have to get an injection?”
Eugene and Olivia exchanged exasperated glances; these children were too smart for them to be fooled. However, it seemed they were still unaware that they were born through advanced technology, which was why they were so afraid of injections.
He gently coaxed them, “I have an idea. After some time, your godmother and I will take you to talk to your grandpa to see if there’s any way for you to stay at home instead of going back to the research institute, and we’ll take care of you instead!” Hearing that, the Rogers siblings brightened up. “Really?”
“Of course. You’re all my sons. I would never hurt you.” The three kids sent him matching disapproving looks at his words, simultaneously recalling the day at the office when he threatened to toss them into the sea to feed the sharks. Each of them had pricked their own fingers in order to make him believe them, so why would they believe him now when he said he wouldn’t hurt them? If it weren’t for Olivia, they wouldn’t have shown up at all.
Eugene was drenched in sweat by their looks. “Why are you looking at me like that? I already explained that I was only so wary of you because I didn’t know you. Now, even if you weren’t my children, I won’t dare to mistreat you with your godmother here!”
Hearing that, the three kids exchanged smiles and decided to let him off the hook. Olivia let out a chuckle. “You kids can go and play while we talk to Uncle George. Remember to come out for lunch later.”
North stood up and said, “Let’s go back to my room.”
With that, the four children left. Turning to Olivia, George commented, “It seems like they really like you.” Olivia bragged boastfully. “They’re even closer to me than their biological father. I’ve known them longer than Eugene, you know.”
“In that case, why are they still calling you godmother?” At his question, Olivia turned smug. “All of them are just craving affection. Actually, I don’t think that I’ve done much.
Carter and I spent more time with each other because we’re acting as a mother and a son in the drama, and there was a time when I shielded him from a prop that fell from above and got a cut on my forehead. He was so worried then and said that no one thinks about others when they’re in danger.
He even mentioned how great it would be if I were his mother, and so I told him that I’m willing to be his godmother. That night, he took me to see Blake and Terry, but I’ve actually met them before. Perhaps because they had a good impression of me, I gained three new sons all of a sudden.”
