Corinne smiled and pinched Francine''s cheek. "Okay, I get it. If anythinges up next time, I''ll make sure to share the load with you."


    ''She''s just teasing me again. How I wish Jeremy woulde back now. Only he can pamper my sister-inw with all his love and attention. He''ll surely help her unload some of the responsibilities she shouldn''t be shouldering alone,'' thought Francine.


    She understood and sympathized with Corinne. After all, Corinne''s greatest strength was her independence and resilience, but it was also her biggest w.


    "I wonder what Jeremy is doing now?" said Francine with a worried sigh.


    Corinne narrowed her eyes. "It''ste. He''s probably asleep."


    Francine scoffed. "How can he sleep knowing that you''ve been shouldering everything alone while he gets to live a good life?"


    "Okay, you should go to bed. I need to get these three washed up and put to bed. Oh, and try not to disturb Grandpa and Grandma." Francine nodded and headed upstairs, but her mind was upied with various thoughts and concerns.


    ''Has he gone to sleep?'' Corinne turned her head, gazing at the moon in the night sky outside. She stood there alone, lost in her thoughts. Shortly after, Corinne led the kids upstairs. After getting Christine and herself ready for bed, she instructed Joey to help Bryan with washing up. While blow-drying her daughter''s hair, Corinne noticed her phone vibrating twice. It was an encrypted message, no doubt from Jeremy.


    ''He''s still not asleep?'' Corinne''s heart skipped a beat.


    She decrypted the message that read, [Are you not home yet?]


    For some reason, even though it was just text, Corinne could hear Jeremy''s disapproval.


    She replied, [''m home now. Why aren''t you sleeping yet?]


    A few secondster, she got a reply from him. [Who did you go to the amusement park with today?]


    Finally, he asked. Otherwise, he probably would not be able to sleep.


    Corinne found this message quite perplexing. ''Didn''t I have a video call with him at that time? Why is he asking such a question?'' She frowned and replied, [By myself.]


    This time, there was a bit of a dy before Jeremy responded, [You took three kids to the amusement park by yourself?] [What''s the matter? Can''t I do that?]


    [How did you manage?]


    Corinneughed out loud. [What do you think? I''ve been managing for the past three years!]


    Late at night, Jeremyid in bed, staring at the message she sent, feeling a bitter pang in his heart.


    After a while, he typed two words in response, [I''m sorry.]


    Corinne did not reply. She was busy blow-drying her sons'' hair.Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.