Nora was stunned for a moment before she remembered the conversation she had with Patrick before boarding the plane. She was feeling sad as Andrew was losing his inner child because of his precociousness, but did not expect to be blown away by his maturity!
First, Andrew fluently communicated with Hinata. Then, he taught Ashley not to treat Akira with any prejudiced attitude. Finally, he was clear-minded and persuaded Ashley not to ride the pony. Andrew was so excellent that Nora could not find any fault in his actions!
"Yes, that's right. For now, 'mature' is synonymous with Andrew. Forget about hoping him to be childish!" Nora thought to herself.
Kaito and his wife then announced that they would be holding a banquet at home. They invited Patrick and his family, and Patrick accepted it on behalf of the rest. After that, Kaito and his wife left.
In the blink of an eye, only Patrick, Amelia, and Nora were left in the house.
Nora suggested, "Patrick, why don't we move our luggage upstairs before the children come back?"
Patrick agreed.
Amelia wanted to help, but she heard Nora saying, "Amelia, you're pregnant. Sit still. I'll do it with Patrick."
"Nora, it's okay." assured Amelia.
Patrick interrupted from the side, "Amy, just listen to Nora." As his voice fell, he turned back to Nora and said, "Nora, leave the heavier ones to me."
"Okay." Nora did not try to strain herself. She picked up two small suitcases, and made her way to the second floor.
On the other hand, Patrick carried three of the adults' suitcases. Each suitcase was as heavy as a boulder, but he easily carried them to the second floor.
Amelia followed him, waiting to help him, but it seemed that help was unnecessary.
There were four rooms on the second floor. Amelia and Patrick shared a room while Nora, Andrew, and Ashley shared another. The rest of the rooms were used to store their suitcases, which freed up space in the house.
As soon as Patrick entered the room, he said to Amelia, "Amy, are you tired? Go take a bath and take a nap. I'll wake you up in the evening."
Amelia did not refuse. After all, they were on a flight for more than ten hours. Although she napped on the plane, it was definitely more comfortable sleeping on a bed.
After retrieving a set of pajamas from the suitcase, Amelia yawned while walking into the bathroom.
The shower system was pretty much the same as the ones in America. Amelia put her hand under the shower and adjusted the water temperature, then was ready to take off her shirt.
A knock sounded from the door suddenly. Amelia immediately lowered her arms and turned to open the door.
Patrick pointed to the bathroom with one hand in his pocket and said, "Let me check it first."
Amelia was stunned. "What are you checking for?"
"I'm checking if there's anything fishy going on here."
Fishy?
Amelia guessed, "Are you talking about surveillance cameras?"
"Clever!"
Thinking that she had almost taken off her clothes, Amelia quickly gave way to let Patrick in.
Patrick scanned around for a moment, then turned to Amelia and said, "There's nothing here. You can go on and take a bath."
Amelia tried her best to ignore his rising desire, took a bite of the beef and swallowed it without properly savouring it.
Patrick stared at her pink lips and asked in a raspy voice, "Is it tasty?"
"Yes..." Amelia answered with difficulty. The lust in his eyes was clear as day! Could she not just have a normal meal?
Patrick continued to ask in his suggestive tone as if he did not notice that Amelia was on pins and needles, "Amy, do you think Nora's cooking skill is better than mine?" "Yours... yours is way better." Amelia's words were contrary to her true feelings. She knew that if she had answered otherwise, Patrick would 'punish' her.
"Your answer makes me happy. It's worthwhile for me to practice cooking for such a long time. Come. I'll reward you."
As he spoke, he hooked his fingers around Amelia's chin, turned her face over and gave her a peck on her cheek.
Amelia gave a dry chuckle and said, "Can you let me go now?"
"No. You haven't finished the beef noodles."
"I'm full!" Amelia could almost feel the rising heat on where she was sitting.
Patrick held onto her chin, not letting her get away so easily. "It's Nora's effort. Are you sure you want to waste it?"
"I..." Amelia bit her lower lip. "Actually, I'm not that hungry. Why don't you finish it for me?"
"If you're not hungry, what about the baby? Are you sure he's not hungry?" Patrick advanced onto her soft spot.

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