Chapter 35

As soon as Melissa stepped through the castle gate, Alvin and Alvina were waiting at the door for their mother. They excitedly pounced into Melissa's embrace "Mom, you're finally back! We missed you so much!" "Mom missed you too, I'm sorry, Alvin, Alvina, mom was late." Melissa planted kisses on the cheeks of her two adorable kids, filled with remorse. "It's alright, mom, we played with dad this afternoon. He taught us to drive the toy train!" Alvin animatedly explains, his round eyes full of exhilaration. "Yes! And the little wooden horse, we played so many, many games!" Alvina too is extremely excited, she's still wearing her puffy princess dress. "Look, this is the fairy wand dad gave me!" Oh no, Melissa was only away for a day, and her two little ones are already being wooed by this cunning man, Joseph. "Wow, that's really pretty, Alvin, Alvina, how about mom plays games with you tomorrow, does that sound good?" Melissa gently tousled their hair as they walked into the living room