Chapter 8

　　Catherine's POV 　　I froze for a moment upon hearing their laughter and instantly tried to dry my eyes with some tissues. 　　But I was too flustered to find any. 　　"Mommy, are you crying?" Just as I was getting anxious, I turned around and met my kids' clear eyes. 　　"Who made you cry? Have you been bullied by bad people?" Noah walked over and looked at me worriedly. 　　I immediately turned around and wiped away my tears with my hand. I forced a smile and said, "No one bullied me. I just had a piece of grit in my eye!" 　　"Mommy, don't lie to me. Do you think we are still babies?" 　　"Right, we are four years old now!" Hedwig curled her lips and said seriously. 　　Mabel stood at the door, staring at me with a concerned look. 　　Perhaps because it wasn't proper to ask the reason for my crying in front of the kids, Mabel just comforted me softly. 　　Mabel asked, "Catherine, are you all right?" 　　"Yes, Mabel!" I answered with a guilty look. 　　If I had known that the two kids would come back so e