Chapter 28

As she laid on the little pink bed, Nellie blinked her big eyes and looked at the man earnestly. “You’ve been with Nellie for a long time, and it’s time to go to work. Just ask the Auntie to come over and tell me a story!” Joshua took the storybook. “I can tell a good story.” Nellie was flabbergasted. “You lie! I’ve heard your stories before!” The little girl stretched out her hand and shook his sleeves. “I want Auntie, Daddy. Go ahead...” After her repeated requests, Joshua finally stepped out of her room, incredibly disappointed. Luna stood in the corridor, outside the door as she waited for him to leave. The man pushed open the door and looked at Luna with a face full of displeasure before he lifted his feet and left. Luna shook her head helplessly before she pushed the door in. “Mommy.” Nellie leaned toward Luna and said in a low voice, “Don’t you think Daddy is being too gentle today? It looks like he’s terrified of losing us, too.” “The one he’s afraid of losing is you.”