“What do you think?” Nelly retorted, “What else would I be doing at this time if not sleep?”
Upon hearing Nelly 's voice and her words, Tony 's anxious heart finally calmed down.
He smiled slightly. “That's true.”
“What's wrong? Is there something going on?” Nelly asked.
“No, nothing's wrong. It's just...” Tony glanced around and happened to catch Donna 's eager gaze, so he immediately explained, “It's just that Donna was missing you, so she asked me to call you to check in!”
Everyone was speechless.
Obviously, Tony was the one who missed Nelly .
Over there, Nelly directly asked, “When will you guys be back?”
“In another two days at most!” Tony replied.
“Two days and then another two days. It's been quite a few 'two days' already!” Nelly expressed her dissatisfaction.
“This time it's real!” he promised.
“All right, got it. Come back soon!”
“Will do!”
“All right then, I'm going back to sleep!” Nelly murmured.
“Okay!”
And so, the phone call ended.
At that moment, all eyes at the table were on Tony .
When he looked up, he could not help but ask, “What's wrong? Is there a problem?”
“Tony , why do you always use me as an excuse?” Donna asked.
Tony retorted, “What do you mean I'm using you as an excuse? Don't you miss Nelly ?”
“I-I mean... I do miss her, but don't you think I could have called her personally?”
“No need. I already called her and passed on the message for you so you can save some trouble,” Tony said.
Donna was speechless.
It was evident that Tony was feeling embarrassed and awkward.
“Ah, my stomach feels a bit uncomfortable. Miguel, can you keep an eye on things for me? I need to go to the restroom!” Without waiting for a response, Tony got up and headed toward the room.
Thalia looked at Tony with a gaze full of mockery.
At that moment, Ben said softly from the side, “Tony has inadvertently dissolved everyone's resentment toward him. His skill in doing so is becoming more polished.”
Upon hearing this, Thalia was slightly stunned. “Oh, right!”
Ben 's words had reminded her that she still had not settled the score with Tony .
She immediately stood up and looked at Tony 's figure. “Tony , why are you running? Don't think everything will be fine just because you ran away!”
However, all she managed to catch was his retreating figure. Tony slipped into the room and immediately closed the door behind him.
The saying “out of sight, out of mind” could not be more true in this case.
On the other hand, as soon as Nelly hung up the phone, Alpha Kilian walked over from the side.
Seeing that she was awake, Alpha Kilian asked, “What's wrong? Whose call was it?”
Nelly , who was dressed in a white nightgown, stretched lazily and curled up like a cat. She said, “Who else could it be?”
“Tony ?” he guessed.
“Yeah!” Nelly nodded.
“What did he say?” Alpha Kilian asked.
Nelly smiled slightly at the mention of Tony . “Perhaps he misses me!”
Alpha Kilian repeated, “He misses you?”
“Yup!” Nelly nodded.
“This doesn't sound like something Tony would say!” Alpha Kilian exclaimed.
Nelly did not deny it and nodded. “Among the three children, Tony cares about me the most, but he's also the most sheepish about expressing it. Whenever something happens, he would always talk about how Ben and Donna are doing, but never about himself.”
Upon hearing this, Alpha Kilian raised his eyebrows slightly. “Really?”
“Mhm!” Nelly nodded and said, “Among the three children, Donna loves to be pampered the most and is also the one who expresses her thoughts the most. She is sincere and passionate toward others, never hiding her thoughts. Meanwhile, Ben doesn't talk much, but he is very thoughtful. He tends to express himself more through actions. As for Tony ... His personality is a bit more prominent. He is good at observing and always puts me first. Tony takes the initiative to handle any issue that occurs and is the most responsible among the three.”
Alpha Kilian 's eyes narrowed slightly at her analysis as he recalled the past.
His gaze settled on Nelly as he said, “It seems that's really the case.”
Nelly smiled and said, “Of course, they are my children. No one knows them better than I do.”
Therefore, even if Tony said Donna missed her, it automatically carried a different meaning for Nelly . She could dissect the truth and deduce that Tony was missing her.
Upon thinking about this, she could not help but let a satisfied smile spread across her lips.
Alpha Kilian sat on the bed. When he saw the contented smile on Nelly 's face, he could not help but frown.
He slipped his hand under the blanket and wrapped his arms around her. “Nelly , have you ever smiled like this when you thought of me?”
Nelly looked at the magnified handsome face and met his gaze, then frowned. “Alpha Kilian , you're not going to be jealous of your own child, are you?”
“Yes!” Alpha Kilian said, “I don't want to, but I can't help it, especially when I saw your smile just now. I couldn't help but feel jealous!”
Nelly paused briefly and said, “But they are your children!”
“So what? They will eventually grow up and find their own partners. They can't occupy your heart like this forever. Your heart can only be mine!” As he spoke, Alpha Kilian put his hand on her chest where her heart was located.
His action could be considered malicious, as his intentions were quite clear. However, it was difficult to think of it as innocent as he knew full well that she was wearing nothing underneath her nightgown.
Nelly glanced at where he was touching and said softly, “Alpha Morris , I have reason to suspect that you are deliberately taking advantage of me!”
As soon as she finished speaking, Alpha Kilian 's gaze turned toward the direction he touched. “Are you talking about here?”
“Yes!” Nelly nodded.
“But I'm innocent this time. My intentions are pure. I only seek to occupy this place. No one else can fit here,” Alpha Kilian uttered each word extremely domineeringly.
“But this won't work,” Nelly muttered.
Alpha Kilian paused for a moment, and then something flashed in his dark eyes. He asked, “Nelly , are you hinting at something?”
“Huh?” she was puzzled.
In the next moment, Alpha Kilian swiftly lifted the blanket. By the time she reacted, Alpha Kilian had already hovered over her, with the blanket wrapped around them tightly.
Nelly was slightly stunned. “Alpha Kilian , didn't you say you are innocent this time?”
“Yeah, I originally wanted to use the long way, but it's difficult to achieve my goal that way. Now I know there's a shortcut that helps me with it directly.” Alpha Kilian 's voice was exceptionally magnetic and slowly bewitched her.
“A shortcut?” Nelly could not react immediately.
Alpha Kilian 's hand slowly slid down her slender figure.
It seemed as if he was doing it on purpose. The way his hand moved slowly while he observed Nelly 's reaction.
Only when he felt her body trembling and her face flushed despite trying hard to endure his touch that a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.