Chapter 1362 Blushing
Heavy footfalls sounded as Ichika raced down the stairs.
She came to a stop and saw a man still dressed in casual wear helping the kids to carry in the items.
“Aunt Ichika, we’re having a fashion show today. Are you going to watch us?” Right away, a perceptive Vivian noticed Ichika spying at them, still in her pajamas.
Ichika was stunned speechless and didn’t utter a response.
Before she could hide, the man in the garden had heard Vivian and glanced toward them.
“You’re awake. Breakfast is ready in the kitchen. Freshen up and have some.”
“What?” With a head still muddled with sleep, Ichika’s eyes widened comically like saucers.
He made me breakfast?
Oh, my goodness!
My husband actually made me breakfast.
That simple gesture had instantly mended her broken heart from the night before, and her face lit up with joy, her eyes sparkling like the stars in the night sky.
“Okay, Darling,” she answered meekly before turning to skip away.
A girl like her was pure and innocent. She was easily hurt, but conversely, it was easy to cajole her, too. It was like giving candy to a kid. With a few coaxing words, she would be right as rain in no time.
That day, Ichika had been particularly active on WhatsApp.
She had been taking pictures and sending them to the group chat, giving tips on how to strut on the catwalk to the girls, and taking selfies with everyone.
Sasha chortled as she scrolled through the messages. “Ichika finally sent some pictures. It was strange that she had been on radio silence these two days.”
Not far away, a man who was sprawled on a chair reading a book observed her quietly.
He couldn’t be bothered to remind her because he was of the same mind as Sasha. As long as Ichika didn’t harbor ill intentions, all was good with him.
He would turn a blind eye to anything else.
Everyone’s lives returned to normal, and Ichika in Avenport got closer with Solomon under the same roof.
One morning, after Solomon had finished his breakfast made by Ichika, she stopped by his side abruptly with bright, hopeful eyes and blurted, “Darling… my mom said she is coming to visit me. Is that okay?”
Solomon’s hands stilled while he was cleaning up the table.
“When is she coming?”
“All right, you should go tidy up the room for your mother. I’ll be heading off to work now,” Solomon interrupted.
Then, he took a handful of dishes and cutleries to the kitchen before grabbing his keys and driving off.
Ichika was silent the entire time.
What does he mean by that?
He didn’t seem to have much of a reaction. Does this mean he’s angry?
Her thoughts started to run amok, and she felt bad after Solomon left with unnatural calmness.
Does his impassivity toward my kiss mean he doesn’t have feelings for me? A little temper tantrum would have been fine by me, too.
Puzzled, her brows knitted together.
What Ichika didn’t know was the man who had just left had done so with quickened steps. He was usually a calm and steady person, but all he wanted to do at that moment was to flee.
In Frontier Bay, Wendy found out from Vivian’s loose lips that Ichika’s mother was paying a visit. Startled by the news, she failed to keep the information to herself. In the end, the Hayeses found out about it, too.
Sasha texted: Her mom is coming? Should we go back?
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