Not One, But Two!

Chapter 130

As Greg watched the children play happily, he quietly went to Abigail's side and stretched out his hand to hold hers.

Abigail was momentarily surprised before she smiled. At that moment, she was stunning with her crescent eyes and

breathtaking smile.

Niene couldn't help but feel somewhat happy when she saw the two of them like this. When they came last time,

Greg and Abigail hadn't made much progress—now, it seemed as if their relationship was developing rapidly.

She pointed to an orchard in front and said, "In the front are all the fruit trees our family planted. You can pick and

eat what you like. I'll go back first and prepare lunch for you."

"Mrs. Broddes, don't bother. We brought our own meals."

She already felt embarrassed enough that she had to impose on her, so before she troubled Niene even further,

she quickly mentioned that she had already prepared their meals.

Niene smiled and said, "Us rural people don't have anything of value, but we can still manage a meal. You can play

as much as you like. When the food is ready, I'll call for you." Niene left as soon as she said that.

Abigail wanted to say something, but was stopped by Greg.

"Forget it. You won't be able to convince her otherwise. Mrs. Broddes is just excited. She hasn't been so for a long

time since Mr. Broddes passed away—let's let her keep herself entertained."

When Greg said this, Abigail felt a little sad.

"Didn't Mrs. Broddes find someone else?"

"She said that when Mr. Broddes passed on, her heart went with him, and that she'd only think of him regardless of

who she was with."

Greg didn't quite understand what those words meant before, but now he understood. Abigail admired such a loyal

woman. The two came to the fruit tree while holding hands.

Alissa and Arianna were happily chasing chickens and ducks. Abigail was afraid that Arianna's asthma would flare

up, so she couldn't help but remind her, "Arianna, don't run too fast—be sure to take a break."

"Okay, Mommy."

Since Arianna didn't usually exercise, after a while, she started to sweat profusely. She was exhausted and could

only go back to Abigail and Greg to rest.

When she saw her daughter panting in exhaustion, Abigail hurriedly handed over the kettle. "Here—drink some

water."

Arianna took it from her hands obediently.

Greg felt a little distressed when he saw that his poor little daughter had only run a few steps and was already in

such a state. "I'll go pick some fruits for you, okay?" he asked.

"But what if I want to pick them myself?" Arianna looked excited.

Greg said quickly, "That's easy. Come, climb onto my shoulder. I will carry you up so that you can pick them

yourself."

"Really?"

Arianna had longed for fatherly love since she was a child, and she even envied other children when they were

lifted up by their fathers, so she had also always wanted to be lifted up by Greg, but she was too embarrassed to

ask for it.

Now that Greg took the initiative to say so, Arianna was simply overjoyed.

"Come up!" When Greg saw that her daughter was so happy, he lifted her atop his shoulders, held onto her legs,

and ran. "Let's fly!" Greg ran with his daughter on her shoulders.

Arianna yelled excitedly, "Ah! I'm flying! I'm flying!"

The laughter of the father and daughter went straight to the sky.

Alissa glanced at the two, but she didn't envy Arianna much. Instead, she rolled up her sleeves and said to the little

duck in front of her, "I bet I can catch you today."

Quack! Quack! The ducks gave two provocative shouts, and then plunked into a nearby pond.

"Darn, that's not fair!"

Alissa immediately became anxious, then she hurriedly found the bamboo pole on the side and swung it toward the

pond.

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"Get out! Get out of the water!"

"Get out! Get out of the water!"

Abigail couldn't help laughing when she saw the eldest daughter's domineering appearance. "Alissa, the ducks are

fine in the water. Don't bother them."

"But Mommy, I didn't catch them yet!" Alissa was very unwilling to let the ducks go.

"Why do you have to catch them? Look how happy they are in the water."

"But I'm not happy." Alissa pouted her small mouth with a look of grievance on her face.

"Then how can you be happy?"

"Why don't we eat something delicious?"

As soon as Alissa said these words, Abigail suddenly smiled. "Aren't you just greedy and finding ways to eat?"

"Who says? I'm just tired of running and need some energy. How about I drink some milk?" After speaking, Alissa

stuck out her tongue and licked around her mouth. She looked just like a greedy cat, which amused Abigail.

"Come over here." Abigail took out a bottle of yogurt and handed it over.

"Yay! Mommy, you are the best." Alissa ran over and lay in Abigail's arms, then she picked up the yogurt drink and

drank it.

Abigail was slightly taken aback. In her memory, Alissa was rarely this affectionate. She remembered how Alissa

looked when she was a child. It seemed that this girl had always loved to stick to Abigail when she was a child, but

because of Abigail's busy schedule, Alissa began to become independent over time. Now that she felt her

daughter's dependence again, Abigail suddenly wanted to cry.

In the past, she always felt that in order to provide her children with a good life, she needed to work hard, so she

disregarded her children for work. In the blink of an eye, they grew up, and when she wanted to accompany the

children, they did not need her anymore.

Abigail suddenly felt that she still had time to mend the rift between them. Fortunately, her children were still

around, and she was still needed.

Abigail hugged Alissa, which made Alissa a little stunned for a while. "Mommy, what's wrong?"

"Nothing; I just wanted to hug you. I've been too busy with work in recent years, and have always neglected you

and Arianna. I'm sorry, darling. I will take more time out to play with you in the future, okay?"

Abigail's words made Alissa stunned for half a second, and then she suddenly said happily, "Mommy, you can't take

back your words!"

"Okay, I won't. Daddy will testify."

"Yay! Long live Mommy!" Alissa jumped up happily.

Abigail didn't pay attention, and Alissa hit her directly on the forehead, making her see stars.

Alissa was also hit hard.

"Ouch, my head."

Alissa clutched her head and sat down on Abigail's lap again, then the mother and daughter looked at each other

and chuckled loudly.

Greg came back with Arianna and a lot of freshly picked apples in his arms. When they saw Alissa and Abigail

smiling happily, they ran over and said, "Mommy, Alissa, look! These were what Daddy and I picked from the trees!"

"That's awesome. Thank you, darling."

Abigail lightly rubbed Arianna's head, took an apple, and took a bite.

Alissa also ate.

After eating the apples, the two kids went out to play again. It was a completely new environment to them, and

since they had been living in the city, it was a paradise for them.

Greg sat next to Abigail and asked with a smile, "What were you laughing at with Alissa just now?"

"I told her we will bring them out to play every once in a while."

"That sounds like a good idea."

Greg agreed right away.

The autumn breeze blew away their worries and anxiety. Greg picked a piece of grass from somewhere and put it in

his mouth. Seeing his ruffian look, Abigail felt her heart surge.

"You look like a gangster."

"Get out! Get out of the woter!"

Abigoil couldn't help loughing when she sow the eldest doughter's domineering oppeoronce. "Alisso, the ducks ore

fine in the woter. Don't bother them."

"But Mommy, I didn't cotch them yet!" Alisso wos very unwilling to let the ducks go.

"Why do you hove to cotch them? Look how hoppy they ore in the woter."

"But I'm not hoppy." Alisso pouted her smoll mouth with o look of grievonce on her foce.

"Then how con you be hoppy?"

"Why don't we eot something delicious?"

As soon os Alisso soid these words, Abigoil suddenly smiled. "Aren't you just greedy ond finding woys to eot?"

"Who soys? I'm just tired of running ond need some energy. How obout I drink some milk?" After speoking, Alisso

stuck out her tongue ond licked oround her mouth. She looked just like o greedy cot, which omused Abigoil.

"Come over here." Abigoil took out o bottle of yogurt ond honded it over.

"Yoy! Mommy, you ore the best." Alisso ron over ond loy in Abigoil's orms, then she picked up the yogurt drink ond

dronk it.

Abigoil wos slightly token obock. In her memory, Alisso wos rorely this offectionote. She remembered how Alisso

looked when she wos o child. It seemed thot this girl hod olwoys loved to stick to Abigoil when she wos o child, but

becouse of Abigoil's busy schedule, Alisso begon to become independent over time. Now thot she felt her

doughter's dependence ogoin, Abigoil suddenly wonted to cry.

In the post, she olwoys felt thot in order to provide her children with o good life, she needed to work hord, so she

disregorded her children for work. In the blink of on eye, they grew up, ond when she wonted to occompony the

children, they did not need her onymore.

Abigoil suddenly felt thot she still hod time to mend the rift between them. Fortunotely, her children were still

oround, ond she wos still needed.

Abigoil hugged Alisso, which mode Alisso o little stunned for o while. "Mommy, whot's wrong?"

"Nothing; I just wonted to hug you. I've been too busy with work in recent yeors, ond hove olwoys neglected you

ond Arionno. I'm sorry, dorling. I will toke more time out to ploy with you in the future, okoy?"

Abigoil's words mode Alisso stunned for holf o second, ond then she suddenly soid hoppily, "Mommy, you con't toke

bock your words!"

"Okoy, I won't. Doddy will testify."

"Yoy! Long live Mommy!" Alisso jumped up hoppily.

Abigoil didn't poy ottention, ond Alisso hit her directly on the foreheod, moking her see stors.

Alisso wos olso hit hord.

"Ouch, my heod."

Alisso clutched her heod ond sot down on Abigoil's lop ogoin, then the mother ond doughter looked ot eoch other

ond chuckled loudly.

Greg come bock with Arionno ond o lot of freshly picked opples in his orms. When they sow Alisso ond Abigoil

smiling hoppily, they ron over ond soid, "Mommy, Alisso, look! These were whot Doddy ond I picked from the trees!"

"Thot's owesome. Thonk you, dorling."

Abigoil lightly rubbed Arionno's heod, took on opple, ond took o bite.

Alisso olso ote.

After eoting the opples, the two kids went out to ploy ogoin. It wos o completely new environment to them, ond

since they hod been living in the city, it wos o porodise for them.

Greg sot next to Abigoil ond osked with o smile, "Whot were you loughing ot with Alisso just now?"

"I told her we will bring them out to ploy every once in o while."

"Thot sounds like o good ideo."

Greg ogreed right owoy.

The outumn breeze blew owoy their worries ond onxiety. Greg picked o piece of gross from somewhere ond put it in

his mouth. Seeing his ruffion look, Abigoil felt her heort surge.

"You look like o gongster."

"Well, I never denied it."

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Greg pulled Abigail into his arms, and then said with a smile, "With the sky as the sheets and the ground as the bed,

we can both take a nap."

"What about the children?"

"It's okay. It's absolutely safe here. Let them play." Greg spoke confidently.

Before Abigail rejected his idea, Greg lay on Abigail's lap and closed his eyes.

When Abigail looked at her man's peaceful face, and then at the cheerful children in the distance, she felt the

warmth and peace of home for the first time.

Greg didn't fall asleep either. He particularly enjoyed the feeling of tranquility.

"Abbie."

"Hm?"

"I love you."

Greg's sudden confession made Abigail blush slightly. She turned her head away and pretended not to hear, but the

corners of her mouth curled slightly.

"Hey, you should at least give me a response."

When Greg saw Abigail was secretly elated, he couldn't help tickling her.

"Stop messing around!" Abigail felt ticklish and swatted him quickly.

Greg, however, seemed to have discovered something new as he turned over and moved his hands toward

Abigail's armpits.

"Oh, this must be your weak spot."

"Greg, stop messing around! Ah! Hahaha!" Abigail couldn't take it anymore and laughed.

"Quit tickling me! Haha! Stop it! Haha! Abigail laughed hysterically.

Greg's lips raised coyly. He exerted force, causing Abigail to fall directly into his arms, and the faint fragrance filled

Greg's nostrils. He lowered his head slightly and gently kissed Abigail's cherry lips.

"Oh, Daddy kissed Mommy. Oh!"

Alissa saw this scene and spoke, but Arianna directly covered her mouth and eyes while muttering, "See no evil,

hear no evil. Don't you understand?"

"Let go of me—I can't see anymore!"

Alissa felt that her little sister was really annoying sometimes. She had already seen the scene—what was so wrong

with letting her see more of it?

Arianna's little face was flushed red—she didn't let Alissa go no matter what she said.

"Just don't look at it. Let's go play over there."

"I don't want to!"

Alissa suddenly exerted force, only to hear an 'ah' as Arianna fell into the pond with a thump.

"Ugh… help!"

Arianna hurriedly called for help, but she still drank a mouthful of water and coughed.

Alissa was completely dumbfounded. She didn't mean for this to happen! She really didn't intend for her sister to

fall into the pond!

"Daddy, Mommy, Arianna fell into the pond!" After speaking, Alissa cried out loud.

Greg and Abigail were stunned for a moment, and their passionate feelings disappeared in an instant.

"I'll go!"

In the next second, Greg jumped in without taking off his clothes.

Abigail saw Alissa's face turning pale with fright and quickly dragged her into her arms for fear that she would fall in

too, but Alissa thought that Abigail was going to hit her, so she cried and said, "I didn't push her on purpose,

Mommy. I really didn't mean it!"

Although Alissa was usually a little naughty, she was still very good to Arianna. Now that the asthmatic Arianna fell

into the pond, Alissa was so frightened that she started to cry.

Abigail had already heard something from Alissa's words, but it was too late to say anything about her, so she just

whispered, "Don't cry, Alissa. Arianna will be fine. Listen to me: will you please go to Mrs. Broddes' place and bring

my bag here? Arianna's medicine in it."

"O-Okay..."

Alissa was eager to do something for Arianna now, so she hurriedly ran toward Niene.

At the same time, Greg brought Arianna up, but her situation did not seem good.