Chapter 2959

Neil and Nellie rushed to Joshua when they heard this and lined up to stare at him expectantly, waiting to hear his answer. Even Shelly seemed to understand her brothers and sister's actions and fixated her unblinking eyes on Joshua. Joshua sighed, gazing at the four children. "Your mother is fine, but…" He reached out to gently clasp Nellie's hand. "Unfortunately, Mommy needs to stay apart from us for a while. Will you wait patiently for Mommy to return?" Nellie bit her lip and lifted her head to stare at Joshua with tearful eyes. "I will! Not only that, but I'm sure Nigel, Neil, and Shelly will all wait for her to come back!" As she said this, she trotted to the stroller and gently held her sister's chubby hand. "Even though Mommy isn't around, I'll take good care of little Shelly! When she returns, she'll see just how good of a sister I am!" Joshua curled his lips into a smile as a surge of warmth spread into his heart. He was certain that Neil and Nellie had heard of what hap