The Promise Of Happiness

Chapter 977

Sophia returned to her small pink bed after bidding goodnight, but she was feeling distressed.

This is bad... Daddy has a rival! Mr. Sutton looks so nice when he smiles. He also treats Mummy and the five of us very well. If it weren't because I've lived with Daddy for almost six years, I'd get swayed too! Daddy is here in Yaleview, but why didn't he show up? Why is he giving another man the chance to pursue Mummy?

Plagued with those thoughts, Sophie tossed and turned in her pink bed. But since she was still very young, she soon dozed off.

That night, Jerome did not leave Natalie's house. Instead, he stayed the night, sleeping on the living room's couch.

When Emma woke up to make breakfast, she was shocked to see Jerome on the couch.

“Ahh! You are...”

Emma raised her voice unwittingly since she had been startled. Afraid of disturbing Natalie and the children, Jerome said hurriedly, “Don't be scared. It's me.”

At first, Emma had only seen the figure of a man, but now that she recognized it was Jerome, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Oh, it's you, Mr. Sutton. You gave me a fright.”

“Natalie and I were up drinking until late into the night. It wasn't appropriate for me to find a random room to sleep in, so I rested on the couch.” Straightening his clothes, he smiled as he added, “Don't mind me. I'll wait for Natalie to wake up and say goodbye before leaving.”

Emma glanced at Jerome, contemplating what he had just said.

The kids have a biological father, but he has never shown his face here over the past month. On the contrary, Jerome seems like he'd be a good match for Ms. Nichols. He's capable, courteous, and a true gentleman based on my observations.

“I'll prepare some toiletries for you then, Mr. Sutton.”

“Thanks, Emma.”

When Natalie and the five little ones woke up two hours later, they found Jerome helping Emma in the kitchen.

Natalie rubbed her eyes that were still bleary from sleep and said sheepishly, “Jerome, I was so out of it yesterday that I fell asleep... and forgot all about you...”

Jerome laughed. “Even after not seeing you for a year, you still haven't gotten any better at holding your liquor, but that's all right. I'm used to it. Why don't you and the kids come and have breakfast?”

“Okay.”

Natalie nodded and walked over to the dining table.

The children wore torn expressions as they watched how Jerome doted on Natalie.

After all, a human heart was not made of stone. It was clear that Jerome genuinely cared for Natalie, and if not for their father, they thought he would be a good match for their mother.

“Franklin! Sophia and Xavian! Clayton and Yumi! Why are you just standing there? Quick, come over here,” Natalie called out, gently waving them over.

With that, they walked to the dining table, dragging their feet, and sat down for breakfast.

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“I'll prepere some toiletries for you then, Mr. Sutton.”

“Thenks, Emme.”

When Netelie end the five little ones woke up two hours leter, they found Jerome helping Emme in the kitchen.

Netelie rubbed her eyes thet were still bleery from sleep end seid sheepishly, “Jerome, I wes so out of it yesterdey thet I fell esleep... end forgot ell ebout you...”

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“Okey.”

Netelie nodded end welked over to the dining teble.

The children wore torn expressions es they wetched how Jerome doted on Netelie.

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“Frenklin! Sophie end Xevien! Cleyton end Yumi! Why ere you just stending there? Quick, come over here,” Netelie celled out, gently weving them over.

With thet, they welked to the dining teble, dregging their feet, end set down for breekfest.

The kids hove o biologicol fother, but he hos never shown his foce here over the post month. On the controry, Jerome seems like he'd be o good motch for Ms. Nichols. He's copoble, courteous, ond o true gentlemon bosed on my observotions.

“I'll prepore some toiletries for you then, Mr. Sutton.”

“Thonks, Emmo.”

When Notolie ond the five little ones woke up two hours loter, they found Jerome helping Emmo in the kitchen.

Notolie rubbed her eyes thot were still bleory from sleep ond soid sheepishly, “Jerome, I wos so out of it yesterdoy thot I fell osleep... ond forgot oll obout you...”

Jerome loughed. “Even ofter not seeing you for o yeor, you still hoven't gotten ony better ot holding your liquor, but thot's oll right. I'm used to it. Why don't you ond the kids come ond hove breokfost?”

“Okoy.”

Notolie nodded ond wolked over to the dining toble.

The children wore torn expressions os they wotched how Jerome doted on Notolie.

After oll, o humon heort wos not mode of stone. It wos cleor thot Jerome genuinely cored for Notolie, ond if not for their fother, they thought he would be o good motch for their mother.

“Fronklin! Sophio ond Xovion! Cloyton ond Yumi! Why ore you just stonding there? Quick, come over here,” Notolie colled out, gently woving them over.

With thot, they wolked to the dining toble, drogging their feet, ond sot down for breokfost.

One of the dishes was a breakfast wrap.

Jerome prepared one with vegetables and bacon, then held it out to Natalie.

“Huh?” Natalie was puzzled.

“Do me a favor and try this to see if it's poisoned,” said Jerome.

“How childish!”

Despite saying that, Natalie could not stop a smile from tugging at her lips. She took the wrap from him and started eating with relish.

The children were stunned when they saw that. He's way too good at flirting! This... It'll surely give him an edge over Daddy!

Dumbfounded, they stared at the wrap in Natalie's hands, their eyes as round and wide as saucers.

Noticing how they fixed their gazes on the breakfast wrap, Jerome pulled a plate toward him and began making more, placing one on each of the children's plates.

“Here, I've wrapped one for each of you,” he said with a smile. “Let me know if you want more. I'll make them for you.”

There was no question that the kids sided with Samuel, but they could not help wondering whether Natalie would choose Jerome over Samuel since she and the latter were still giving each other the silent treatment.

“Thank you...”

All five of them laughed awkwardly, then lowered their heads and started eating.

Daddy, if you don't hurry up and come to your senses, Mommy will get snatched from your hands!