Dumped My Cheating Ex. Now I'm Sleeping Next to a Billionaire CEO novel Chapter 1409

James had just started speaking when the bedroom door flew open with a loud bang. Two little toddlers charged in like cannonballs. Joey led the charge, crashing into James's side of the bed and tugging at their blankets. Dolly stumbled in right behind him, babbling happily as she ran.

"Wake up, sleepyheads! The sun is shining!" Joey yelled, his big eyes, an exact replica of James's, sparkling with anticipation. "Play with us! Let's play hide and seek!"

Emmy immediately pulled back from James's embrace, slipping out of bed to hug the two soft little bundles.

"Hide and seek again?" she coaxed gently, smoothing Dolly's hair. "We have been playing that for days. Mommy and Daddy have completely run out of hiding spots. How about we play something else today?"

Dolly tilted her little head, thinking hard about what else could be fun. Joey, however, immediately raised his hands in excitement the moment he heard they were skipping hide and seek.

"Ride the helicopter! I want to fly!" Joey shouted. "Mommy, I want to go up in the sky! Vroom vroom!"

Emmy paused in surprise. Ever since she had taken the kids on an emergency helicopter evacuation to Cloudrest Peak, Dolly had been terrified. The little girl had clung to her, trembling, and had woken up crying for days afterward. Joey, on the other hand, was entirely different. He had been scared at first but quickly became addicted to the thrill. Whenever he got the chance over the past few days, he begged to ride the big metal bird again.

To Emmy's surprise, Dolly seemed to understand her brother this time. The little girl's eyes lit up as if she had forgotten all her previous fears. She tugged on Emmy's hand and swayed excitedly.

"Mommy, I want to fly too!" Dolly cheered. "Fly high! Way up high!"

Emmy found herself caught between amusement and exasperation as she turned to James. "Look at your son and daughter."

James could not hide the fond smile in his eyes as he looked at his family. He got out of bed and effortlessly scooped Dolly up with one arm. "You want to fly?" he asked.

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