Chapter 420 - THIRTEEN YEARS OLD

Yesterday was Jayden's birthday which Ramon celebrated very grandly by inviting every immediate family member. They held the birthday party in their backyard and made cute decorations and invited some attractions that the kids liked.

Not only that, Ramon had also planned a vacation with his little family for a few days to the island where Ramon and Hailee had their honeymoon, or when Hailee was pregnant with Alina.

It had been thirteen years since they had last been there and this would be Alina and Jayden's first experience of being there.

Therefore, today they were packing.

While Hailee and Ramon were teasing each other, two-year-old Jayden was going through a photo album and Alina was making a video of what they were doing now.

Ramon just bought her a new camera and Alina really liked it. The camera never left her hands, especially at Jayden's birthday yesterday.

But then, the three of them stopped when they heard Jayden's voice asking his mother while pointing at a photo in the album with a curious expression.

"What is this?" he asked.

Hearing the question, Hailee approached her son and saw a photo he was showing. It was a wedding photo of her and Ramon.

"It's mom and dad's wedding photo," Hailee replied cheerfully. She then stared at the photo for a long time, reminiscing about the beginning of their marriage which felt like riding a roller coaster.

Hailee didn't think that she would get to a point like this. Having a small family and a husband who loved her with two cute children.

Ramon then came over and hugged Hailee's shoulder while landing a soft kiss on her cheek, which drew complaints from their daughter.

"Euh! Don't do that in front of me," Alina grumbled.

Ramon just laughed and gave Hailee another kiss on the forehead, making Alina frown in disgust.

There was only one thing that caught Ramon's attention and made him turn his attention to their son.

Jayden was staring intently at the wedding photo of himself and Hailee with a frown on his face. He looked displeased.

"What is it?" Ramon asked while rubbing his son's head, but then his hand was shaken off as Jayden avoided being touched by Ramon.

This certainly made Hailee and Alina shift their attention to the youngest member in their family.

Jayden didn't usually behave that way toward Ramon and it could be said that Ramon was one of those people that Jayden always listened to. He loved his father and that was for sure.

Then why was this little man now staring fiercely at his father and mother?

"Is there something wrong?" Ramon asked, and listened carefully if something was not right with his son.

"Is this a party?" Jayden asked. Just like Alina, although he was only two years old but he had a lot of vocabulary, and also because they had a party yesterday, Jayden knew what a party was.

And the photos in the album show that they were partying extraordinarily majestic and luxurious.

"Yeah, it's mom and dad's wedding photo," Hailee replied cheerfully, still not really paying attention to her baby's bad mood. She didn't feel there was anything wrong with that until when Jayden asked his next question.

"Then where am I?" he asked. "I'm not in these photos," he said.

Hearing this, the three looked surprised, but then laughed. Jayden's comment was so funny and made it hard for them to stop laughing.

But, again, it was Ramon who immediately realized that his son was serious. He stopped laughing at once, even now Jayden looked annoyed. His tiny lips pursed, showing that he didn't like being laughed at.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Ramon asked then, nudging Hailee's shoulder to stop her from laughing, while Alina recorded the whole scene.

However, the little one was too upset, so he refused to speak and now folded his arms in front of his chest, showing his displeasure.

"What is it, honey?" Hailee asked this time, she caressed Jayden's red cheeks and he let her mother touch him.

"Why am I not in this photo?" the little boy asked in a very disappointed voice.

Hearing the question, Alina automatically laughed, she angled her camera at her brother, capturing the moment how he rolled his eyes fiercely, reminding her of their father when he was angry.

Ramon never scolded his children, because there was nothing to be angry about. His children were perfect in his eyes.

But that didn't mean Alina had never seen him angry.

"Of course not, you weren't even born yet. I wasn't even born yet," said Alina, grinning and making her little brother even more annoyed.

"So you guys are partying without us?" Jayden asked again. "Why is that?"

"Well, if the two of you were in the marriage then that would be very strange." Hailee scratched her forehead and then looked at Ramon, asking for his help explaining to their little boy.

"You're twelve years later honey, so there's no way you're in that picture." Ramon rubbed Jayden's head and this time he didn't refuse.

"You shouldn't have had a party without us," he said annoyed and this made Alina laugh out loud again.

Seeing his sister who was constantly laughing, teasing him, Jayden went out of the room, his lips pursed.

"Stop laughing," Ramon scolded, while Hailee smiled stifling her laughter and walked out after their son.

"He's so cute, papa," Alina said, and then moved closer to Ramon to sit on his lap. "How could he be in that photo?"

Ramon rubbed his daughter's head gently and looked at the camera in Alina's hand. "Did you record everything?"

Alina looked radiant, raising two thumbs up as she smirked. "Of course!" she said cheerfully.

"Good." Ramon nodded. "This will be a memory later."

Alina giggled at the thought of it. "I want to see how he reacts when he looks back at this video later when he grows up."

Alina couldn't wait for her little brother to grow up.

Ramon also laughed when he heard this. He loved his little family so much and now it was much easier to laugh and smile at the little things his children do.

This small family was the most precious treasure Ramon had and he would do anything for them.

"Yeah, we'll see it together later," Ramon agreed.

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THIS STORY WILL BE ON HIATUS UNTIL 5 JANUARY 2022.

Read my new book for the meantime; UNTAMED; THE ALPHA.

Happy new year everyone!

Hope next year will be better for all of us!