Chapter 1114

Essie was puzzled, “Shouldn’t you be happy when you’re excited? Why are you crying?”

Roddy also looked puzzled and said, “Yes, Mommy, how can happiness make you cry?”

I smiled and patted their heads, “You are still young. When you grow up, you will understand a word called ‘tears of joy’.”

The two little ones glanced at each other as if they understood, then, as if offering treasures, they eagerly presented their gifts to me.

I took them one by one with a smile and carefully put away these gifts in front of them.

But what worried me most was Essie’s illness.

Reynaldo said in the message that Essie had only completed the first stage of treatment.

The treatment at this stage did not bring significant breakthroughs to Essie’s condition, but it was able to temporarily stabilize her condition, and she should not relapse within the next two to three years.

Most importantly, this treatment provided a basis for their future research.

The medical team over there promised Reynaldo that they would develop a targeted treatment plan for Essie within three years.

I looked carefully at Essie and asked her if there was anywhere that didn’t feel comfortable, if it hurt a lot when she was being treated there.

Essie shook her head and said to me softly, “Essie is not uncomfortable, and she is not afraid when she sees the doctor. They play games with Essie and make her happy.”

Daddy also took Essie and Roddy to play every day.

Just a few days after Dad disappeared, Johnathan came running and said, “Dad has something to do and needs to leave for a few days.”

“Yes, and then those days, it was Johnathan who took us to play,” Roddy said.

I hugged them with a smile, thinking to myself, “The days when Reynaldo disappeared must have been the days when he got injured.”

Fortunately, the two children were unharmed.

Matthew couldn’t have not found out that Reynaldo was also with two children.

It seems that Matthew did live up to his reputation and “did not lay a hand on the children.”

After receiving their gifts, Essie rummaged through her backpack and pulled out a gift box for me, saying, “Mommy, this is picked out by Daddy for you.”

“Mm-hmm,” Roddy added, “Daddy took a long time to choose, and he only brought a gift for mommy.”

Mentioning Reynaldo, my heart “twitched uncontrollably” and hurt a little.

Just then, someone came in through the entrance.

I instinctively looked up and met a pair of dark, melancholic eyes in an instant.

My heart skipped a beat unconsciously.

The man first looked away.

He might not have fully recovered from the injury yet, and his face looked a little pale.

He coughed into his hand, exuding a sickly weakness.

“Oops… Esmie…”

Johnathan also traveled with him.

Johnathan ran over with a big bag of gifts, laughing at me and said, “Reynaldo and the kids are back, are you excited or surprised?”

He said, then glanced at my red eyes, chuckled, “I deliberately didn’t tell you in advance, just to give you a surprise, hehe, look at you crying, you must be so excited.”

I gave him a forced smile and said, “Well, thank you.”

“Oh, you’re welcome, you’re welcome. I love to surprise people the most. Next time you want a surprise, just let me know, okay?”

He said, and then generously distributed gifts.

As soon as he left, Reynaldo behind him slowly walked towards me.

The man became thinner, with a hint of sickness replacing the former dignity and coldness.

Especially his eyes.