Female Novel
Chapter 184
Catherine's POV
I took a shower, lay down beside Hedwig, closed my eyes, and went to sleep.
Actually, I hadn't had those nightmares since I moved into Blake's villa.
I didn't know why. But I did know that I was getting better and better.
Time flew by, and another day passed. Today was Leo's birthday.
It would be rude to show up empty-handed on someone's birthday.
So, I decided to let the two kids prepare their gifts for Leo.
We were sitting at the dinner table, having breakfast.
"Mommy, can you give me some money? I will buy a bunch of flowers for Leo." Hedwig came up with agood idea.
Noah mocked, "Leo is a man. Men do not like flowers. Mommy, I want to give Leo a super cool lighter.Is that OK?"
"Smoking is harmful to our health. The teacher just taught us yesterday. Noah, do you want Leo tosmoke every day?" Hedwig immediately retorted.
Blake hurriedly said, "Noah, Hedwig, Leo is rich. He can buy anything he wants. How about this? Whydon't you make something yourself and give them to him as souvenirs?"
"Then I'll draw a portrait of Leo. I'm good at drawing." Hedwig was full of confidence.
Noah pursed his lips. "What's so great about drawing? I can make a car model for Leo. I have a lot ofsmall parts upstairs."
I breathed a sigh of relief. "Both sound perfect. We'll go to Leo's party after getting off work. You canprepare the gifts at home."
"Mommy, aren't you going to send Leo a gift?" Hedwig asked me curiously.
"There's no need for that," said Blake immediately.
I frowned and thought for a moment. Then I said, "I think I should. How about I send him a wallet?"
"Catherine, I'll get our gift ready. Don't worry about it. Go to work!" Blake rejected my proposal rightaway.
Hearing that, I felt a little relieved. "OK then. I'll leave it to you. I can't think of a gift for Leo anyway."
It was past six in the afternoon.
Blake and I each drove back to the lakeside villa. The two kids, one upstairs and one in the parlor, wereseriously preparing their gifts for Leo.
I went to Hedwig's side to take a look at her drawing. Then I realized that she drew a lot of them.
But her drawing was so abstract that it took me a long time to distinguish what looked like a humanfigure.
"Hedwig, did you draw all these?"
"Yes! Mommy, look! This is Leo that I drew. Does it look like him?" Hedwig immediately took out herproudest work and asked me.
I could hardly hold back my laughter.
"Don't laugh, mommy. Don't laugh at me! I worked so hard to draw it." Hedwig was devastated, and herface flushed with anxiety.
I had to hold back my laughter and said seriously, "Baby, these are great drawings. You can show themto Leo in a while and explain the meaning of your drawings to him."
"Yes! I'll do that!" Hedwig was very happy.
Blake held Noah's hand and walked down the stairs. Noah made a car model, which was very cool. Itmade people's eyes light up.
"Come on! Or we'll be late!"
After Blake went downstairs, he picked up Hedwig, and I held Noah's hand. We sat together in Blake'scar.
"Daddy, will Leo invite others?"
"I don't know. He said it was just going to be a family gathering," Blake answered Hedwig gently.
"I feel so sorry for Leo. He is our family, but he doesn't live with us. He must be very lonely!" Hedwiginstantly pitied Leo.
I looked at Hedwig's innocent face and couldn't help but shake my head and chuckle.
We arrived at the private room of the restaurant that Leo had booked. Sure enough, Leo came alone.He was sitting inside, playing on his phone.
"You're here. Give me a few minutes. The round will be finished soon." Leo stared at his phone, slidinghis fingers across the screen.novelbin
Noah was very curious. He immediately pulled a chair and climbed up. He placed a hand on Leo'sshoulder and watched the game that Leo was playing.
Blake sat down with Hedwig in his arms, and I found that Blake was empty-handed.
Didn't he say that he was going to get our gift ready?
How come there was just Hedwig in his arms?
"Damn it!" Having lost the game, Leo cursed in frustration and tossed his phone aside. "Hey! Mynephew is here. Noah, come here! Give me a hug!"
"Leo, you are so lame. I have already nailed the game," Noah said provokingly.
"You nailed it? That's impossible. How can you be smarter than me?" Leo took a hit, and his face was alittle pale.
When I heard Noah's words, I was instantly furious. I said sternly, "Did you play games on my phoneagain? How long have you played before you cleared the game?"
"Mommy, it's just three days. I didn't play all day. I just played for a while after you got off work."
Hedwig interrupted, "Leo, where is your birthday cake? I didn't see one."
"The waiter will bring it here in a minute. Don't worry. I know you love cake. I have a big cakeprepared!" Leo said, looking at Hedwig.
"Leo, I drew some pictures for you as a gift!" As she spoke, Hedwig ran down from Blake's arms, tookthe drawings, and walked over to Leo, spreading them open one by one.
"Hedwig, what is the theme of these drawings?" Leo was confused.
Hedwig immediately took out one of them and said, "This is Leo dating a beautiful woman."
Hearing that, everyone was stunned.
"Hedwig, you must have misunderstood something. It's not that I can't find my mate. It's that I don'twant to find a mate at all. Because I like freedom. Do you understand?" Leo explained to Hedwigpatiently.
Hedwig blinked. "Will you lose your freedom when you have a mate?"
"Well, what's the theme of the next drawing?" Leo quickly changed the topic.
"This is Leo acting as a killer and being chased by many people. Leo runs the fastest! I will never letthem catch up with you!" Hedwig was very serious.
"Well, thanks, Hedwig. Don't let them kill me. Otherwise, I won't see you again."
"Leo, I told you already. You're acting. You won't die! Don't worry," Hedwig said seriously.
Leo nodded. "Alright. And what is this about?"