Chapter 1299

I mocked in my heart.

If Quentin had considered me and my mom, he wouldn’t have protected Kimberly like that.

In the end, in his eyes, “family is everything.”

Quentin stood alone in the yard for a long, long time, until it was completely dark, and then he walked out aimlessly.

The warmth inside the house contrasted sharply with his desolate figure.

After dinner, Reynaldo sat cross-legged on the blanket playing chess with two children.

After spending time together, the two children became more and more attached to Reynaldo, even more so than they were attached to me.

I sat beside Essie, laughing as they played.

The fireplace next to it crackled.

Madisyn came over with a pot of brewed tea, poured hot tea into my and Reynaldo’s porcelain cups, and the steam wrapped around the tea fragrance wafted up.

Madisyn had a kind smile on her face as she said, “Today, let’s see who is more impressive, the little ones or you parents.”

Reynaldo slowly unfolded the chessboard on the coffee table.

Essie held up the chess piece excitedly and exclaimed, “I must be the best.”

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Roddy immediately picked up a chess piece and assumed the posture of a knight, saying, “Watch me trap you inside the castle!”

The sound of chess pieces colliding was crisp like a bell.

Reynaldo always pretended to calculate the route with his head tilted, and then pretended to always be ambushed by Essie.

As soon as he lost, he exaggeratedly shook his head and sighed, making the whole family burst into laughter.

When the moonlight climbed up the windowsill, the “stars” and the “knights” on the chessboard were locked in a fierce battle that was hard to distinguish.

The soft light cast warm halos as the shadows of several people overlapped, and steam rose gently from the tea cups.

Essie was really good at playing chess; she always came in first place after playing a few rounds, while Reynaldo always ended up in last place.

They agreed that whoever won would go and pinch the loser’s nose.

Reynaldo would always lean in and rub his nose against the two children whenever he lost.

In the end, Reynaldo was at a loss. Essie couldn’t bear to see it, so she sat directly in Reynaldo’s lap, holding his big hand, and said in a helpless tone, “Oh, daddy, you are so clumsy. Let Essie teach you.”

I laughed so hard next to him and said to Reynaldo, “This is really a criticism from your own daughter.”

Reynaldo chuckled as he patted Essie’s head affectionately, saying, “Okay, Essie, teach Daddy; Daddy will definitely win this game.”

Roddy across from me chuckled, “Not necessarily, I’m pretty good at this, I was just going easy on you guys.”

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Seeing them having so much fun, I couldn’t help but join in.

I just haven’t played chess before, really.

After a few rounds, the one who lost in mahjong turned out to be me.

Essie sighed on the side, “Oh, Mommy and Daddy are so silly, Essie will come and teach Mommy.”

After a few games of chess, the living room was filled with laughter and cheers.

Originally, happiness often does not come from how fun the game is, but from the company of family.

The family played a chess game until almost nine o’clock. When Madisyn called the two children to go upstairs to wash up and go to bed, they said they hadn’t played enough yet.

Reynaldo had to promise them that he would continue to play other games with them tomorrow, and then they obediently went upstairs.

After the two children followed Madisyn upstairs, the living room instantly quieted down.