Win My Husband Over to Find My Child

After another bout of crying, Irene finally went to wash her face in the nearby washroom. Calix and Leslie stayed in the lounge.

"Her reaction was better than I thought," Calix chuckled while referring to Irene’s antics. He served the desserts and drinks on the coffee table, "All in all, she seems so happy."

"That’s good..." Leslie’s smile was tinged with helplessness, her eyes softening, "I just want to... have a nice chat... with her... today..."

"You’ll surely do."

Aunt Wendy made two desserts to welcome Irene for the first time. She baked yuzu bread pudding and strawberry yogurt cake. Aside from those, she also included spicy mayo egg sandwiches.

For the drinks, Aunt Wendy prepared iced butterfly pea tea with fresh slices of lemon on the side. A glass jar of mineral water accompanied the tea.

While the husband and wife talked, Irene reappeared. Her face was slightly damp from the water. The redness of her face was nothing compared to her swollen eyes.

"Come and sit with your sister," Calix gestured to the vacant seat on Leslie’s left side. He occupied the right side one, "Aren’t you hungry after all that crying? Have drinks too. What if you get dehydrated."

Narrowing her puffy eyes, Irene complained, "Brother-in-law, you talk so much. Are you actually an old lady in disguise?"

Calix scoffed, never expecting such a response from Irene. Leslie clammed her mouth shut, holding back her laughter.

"Ignore him... come here, Irene..." Leslie patted twice on the seat pointed by Calix, "Aunt Wendy made desserts... let’s try them..."