Chapter 837

Essie ran excitedly towards Anton and happily showed him the Barbie doll, “I had so much fun today playing as a green elf. This is the souvenir that the host sister gave me.”

Roddy also joined in, “I played the role of the princess’s knight, and my sister had a magic wand while I had a sword.”

As soon as Anton appeared, the atmosphere around him seemed to change.

I glanced at Reynaldo, only to see the man who had just been full of tenderness had turned cold-faced.

He stood there stiffly, his hand clenched at his side in anger, the terrifying gloom creeping over him.

I walked over to him and whispered, “Don’t be angry. The children like Anton because they have spent more time with him. But no matter what, you are still their biological father, and that will never change.”

Perhaps my words had an effect, as I saw the hand he was tightly holding onto loosen slightly.

Anton patted Roddy on the head, then picked up Essie and asked her what she had been playing with.

Essie was so happy; she hugged his neck and excitedly told him about the activities they had done today, of course, focusing on the role-playing they had just done.

One spoke happily, the other listened with a smile on their face; the scene was so intimate.

Just like that, Reynaldo’s face darkened again.

He must have been thinking that, despite all he had done, in his daughter’s heart, he still couldn’t compare to an “Anton.”

The hand by his side tightened again, and after a while, he suddenly shouted to Roddy, “Come over here to daddy.”

Roddy looked at him in confusion, then glanced at Anton, and finally came over to Reynaldo.

He looked up and asked Reynaldo, “Dad, what’s the matter?”

However, Reynaldo said nothing and just picked him up.

Roddy didn’t quite understand what Daddy was up to, but he seemed to sense that Daddy was unhappy, so he hugged Daddy’s neck and coaxed softly, “Daddy, don’t be unhappy; Roddy really likes you; Roddy hopes Daddy is happy every day.”

Reynaldo touched his forehead and murmured “good,” but his gaze flickered towards Essie.

I knew that Essie was close to Anton; he must have been very upset, so he sought comfort from Roddy.

I didn’t expect Anton to come. I walked over and asked him casually, “How did you get here?”

Anton glanced at Reynaldo and said to me, “Actually, the meeting ended a long time ago, but Johnathan wouldn’t let me leave and insisted on talking nonsense for half the day.”

“After I got back, I saw that you weren’t at home, so I came looking for you.”

“You don’t have to do this either; we are just about to go back,” I said lightly.

Anton laughed and said, “That’s perfect, let’s go back together.”

“No need,” I instinctively refused, “I can take Roddy and Essie back by myself later; you go back first.”

Anton pursed his lips, looking somewhat disappointed, “Do you still want to stay with Reynaldo a little longer?”

I naturally said, “He loves these two children very much, so I want the children to be closer to him; after all, he is their father.”

After a pause, I added, “I will go see the house with Vonnie tomorrow. I’ve been bothering you these past few days.”

Anton suddenly fell silent, only looking at me with a sad expression in his eyes.

I reached out, ready to lift Essie out of his arms.

Suddenly, there was an unusual sound coming from beside, like the sound of wood breaking with a “crack.”