It was already dark by the time Corinne and the kids got home.


    She had nned to take the kids home after eating at the restaurant, but Sunny insisted on taking them to the indoor yground to y for a while.


    Naturally, the three kids were eager to go, and she did not have the heart to say no to them when she saw their big puppy eyes looking at her.


    Once they arrived at the indoor yground, Corinne called Francine to tell her that they would be hometer than usual.


    Francine immediately sensed something was not right from Corinne''s tone alone. "Corinne, are you okay? Why do you sound so tired? Are you not feeling well?"


    "It''s nothing. I''m fine. Remember to tell Grandma that we''ll be homete, or she''s going to worry again."


    "Okay..."


    Corinne pinched the bridge of her nose after she hung up the phone. She was physically alright, but her mental state was failing. That was why she sounded a little off on the phone. However, she felt better after watching her three kids ying happily on the giant trampoline.


    As soon as Corinne entered the mansion, she heard the sound of people talking, but those voices did not belong to Pam or Greg.


    She ushered the kids to the living room and saw Xante, Annie, and Francine having a good time talking to each other.


    ''Huh. Never thought they''d have somethingmon to talk about,'' thought Corinne.


    She cleared her throat, and the three women turned to look at her.


    "Hey, Corinne!" said Francine.


    Annie''s eyes lit up. "Corinne, you''re finally back!"


    Xante immediately stood up to wee her. "Hey, Boss."


    She then squatted to greet the three kids. "Hey, kids. It''s been a while. Do you guys miss me?"


    Out of the three kids, Christine liked Xante the most as she thought she was pretty. In fact, she thought Xante to be the second prettiest person after Corinne, so she was the first one to hug her. "Auntie Xante! I miss you so much!" said the little girl.


    Being a boy, Joey was not as daring as Christine in showing his affection to Xante. He shyly greeted her instead, "Hello, Auntie Xante."


    ''Bryan'' remained stuck to Corinne''s side. He wrapped his arms around her leg and looked at Xante with rm.


    ''That''s weird. He''d usually hug me like Christine whenever he saw me. I wonder what''s up with him today,'' thought Xante.


    "Bryan, don''t you like Auntie Xante anymore?" she asked the little boy.


    ''Bryan'' had no idea who Xante was at all, so he simply hid behind Corinne.


    Xante frowned for a second. She then picked up Christine. "Boss, is Bryan okay? Did he get scolded by you again?"Content ? copyrighted by N?velDrama.Org.


    Corinne looked down at her son, who had be shy and timid suddenly. She, too, was wondering why he had been acting weirdly for the past few days.