Chapter 319 The Rival In Love

"Did mommy sleep early tonight?" Nadia asked curiously.

"Well... Yes," answered Charles, feeling a little guilty about lying to them.

"Mommy, we're home." Nadia was persistently knocking on Nancy's bedroom door.

However, there was no response coming from their mother.

"Daddy, what's wrong with mommy today?" Bobby asked, looking at Charles with a dejected expression.

Charles smiled at them awkwardly and said, "Your mommy is just really tired. The two of you have to believe me."

"We know mommy really well. If there was no reason, she would never just ignore us like this. We're her most treasured children!" said Bobby, a bleak expression on his face.

He continued, "Every time that Nadia and I come back home, mommy would always be the first to greet us.

This time, mommy can't even respond to us when we're knocking on her door. It's strange, isn't it?"

"Brother, do you think it's because mommy misses our 'dad'?" Nadia asked imploringly, after having thought about it for a while.

Bobby nodded his eagerly and said, "Perhaps."

Clearly, Bobby did this on purpose. Of course he knew who his 'dad' really was.

In that moment,

r do anything to allow Nancy to leave him. What more now that Edward was back in their lives.

Edward was his rival in love, so he would protect Nancy at all costs.

Since he was the biological father of the children, he surely couldn't be defeated by this man who simply appeared out of nowhere.

For now, Charles' main objective was to make sure that he pleased Nancy and made sure that she was happy with him as soon as possible.

He knew that all of this was happening because he acted so violently towards Nancy that night.

"Nadia, do you like Uncle Edward?" Somehow, Charles lost all his confidence in himself.

In a self-defeated state, he felt like he needed a little bit of support.

When all these feelings crashed down on him, he expectantly looked at Nadia.

Nadia nodded obediently and answered, "Yes, daddy. Uncle Edward is a good man, so Nadia likes him very much!"

Charles was flushed with jealousy. "Then, do you like daddy?"

Nadia held his face with both her hands and with a smile, she said, "Of course I do. Daddy is also a good man."

"Then tell me, who do you prefer between the two of us?" Charles probed even further.