I mocked in my heart


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


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


    Quentin stood alone in the yard for a long<i>, </i>long time, until it waspletely dark, and then he walked out aimlessly


    The warmth inside the house contrasted sharply with his deste figure


    After dinner, Reynaldo sat cross–legged on the nket ying 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 Essic,ughing as they yed.


    The firece next to it crackled.


    Madisyn came over with a pot of brewed tea, poured hot tea into my and Reynaldo’s porcin 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


    Essic held up the chess piece excitedly and eximed, “I must be the


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    Roddy immediately packed up a chese prace and wan of a knight, waving. “Watch me trap you and the cat


    The sound of chess pieces colliding was crip like a be


    Reynaldo always pretended to calcte the route with and then pretended to always be ambushed by Ese


    As soon as he lost, he exaggeratedly shook his head and mahed making the whole family burst intoughter


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


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


    Essie was really good at ying chess, she always came in first ce after ying a few rounds, while Reynaldo always ended up inst ce.


    They agreed that whoever <b>won </b>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’sp, holding his big hand<i>, </i>and said in a helpless tone, “Oh, daddy, you are so clumsy. Let Essie teach you<i>” </i>


    Iughed 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 <b>at </b>this, I was just going easy on you guys.”


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


    I just haven’t yed 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 wille and teach Mommy.”


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


    Originally, happiness often does note from how fun the game is, but from thepany of family.


    The family yed 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 yed enough yet.


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


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