Chapter 42 Please Forgive Me

• "I don't want to go at all!" Quincy, who wasn't in the video call at all, shouted in a haughty tone from beside his brother.
• "Fine… But I want to go!" Joel stared into the camera with a pitiful look on his face. "When are you coming home, Mom? I need your kisses and hugs to wake up!" The young boy had fair and round cheeks, and he fixed his large, round eyes on the camera. His eyes glistened with tears as his round belly moved up and down according to the rhythm of his breaths. Madeline still found herself mesmerized by her son's cuteness despite seeing him every day. Sebastian, who had only witnessed this a few times, was therefore more amused than she was.
• He felt his insides fluttering at the sight of his cute son, and he desperately longed to reach his arms into the phone screen just to squish and kiss the fair and chubby boy's cheeks. "We're coming back really soon," Madeline said. "We've decided to buy both of you guys a gift on the way home. What do you boys want?"