Chapter 749
Minnie tightened her grip around me and glared at him, clearly unconvinced.
Ashton sighed and rubbed his forehead. “This is what love between adults looks like. You’ll understand when you’re older.”
Minnie blinked at him, then looked up at me. “Is that true?”
I nodded, my cheeks still hot.
We’d really been caught red-handed by the kids. I wanted to bury myself in the floor.
Minnie frowned but eventually decided to trust me. She bowed her head a little and muttered, “Sorry, Daddy. I misunderstood.”
Ashton let out a relieved breath and ruffled her hair. “It’s all right. But you need to remember, Daddy loves Mummy very much. I’d never hurt her.”
Minnie thought for a second, then nodded firmly, a smile spreading across her face.
Ashton smiled too. “Right, since you’re both here, Daddy has something to tell you.”
“Huh?” Minnie and Mickey tilted their heads.
Ashton cleared his throat. “Mummy and I are going on holiday to Sereia Cay. While we’re away, you’ll need to behave and listen to Aunt Yvaine and Uncle Cassian. No mischief, understood?”
Before the kids could react, I turned to him sharply. “We’re not taking them with us?”
That was not what I pictured when he mentioned a honeymoon. We’d been married for years but never had one, what with his work, mine, and then the kids starting school. When he finally brought it up, I was excited, but I thought it would be a family trip.
Ashton looked genuinely surprised. “You mean we should take the kids?”
“Of course.”
“But it’s our honeymoon. Honeymoon means just the couple. Who brings the kids?”
I frowned. “No. I can’t just dump the kids at home while we go off enjoying ourselves. I won’t do it.”
Ashton clenched his jaw, clearly reluctant, but I wasn’t budging. If he didn’t agree, there’d be no honeymoon. Eventually, he gave in. “Fine. We’ll take them.”
His shoulders slumped, his voice suddenly flat.
Minnie and Mickey, on the other hand, lit up like sparklers.
“Really? We’re going to Sereia Cay? That’s amazing! I heard the beach is beautiful, the seafood’s delicious, and the aquarium is huge,” Minnie gushed, talking a mile a minute.
Even Mickey looked excited for once.
It would be the first time the four of us went somewhere that far together.
Thick white clouds rolled beneath our feet, and the sky stretched out so close it felt like you could touch it. It was an impossible, jewel-bright blue.
Minnie and Mickey were buzzing with excitement. The two of them crowded around the porthole, chattering non-stop about who knows what.
After nearly eight hours in the air, the plane began to descend.
“Wow! Daddy, Mummy, look! The sea down there is beautiful!” Minnie squealed.
Ashton and I were both jolted awake by her voice. We leaned over to look out of the window.
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