Chapter 376 Need Some Personal Space

“Uncle Neil…” “I’ll definitely fight them!” Neil emphasized again before Hansel could even finish speaking. At this moment, Mark added, “Trust me. If that really happens, then I’ll surely stand by my comrade’s side!” Neil understood Mark’s meaning clearly. “We’re friends!” Neil looked at Mark and said. However, Mark continued, “Even though I don’t want to!” Neil, “...” No matter if Mark wanted to or not, Neil just wanted the results. At this moment, Hansel looked at Amanda. “Big sis Amanda, as you can see, it’s not like I don’t want to help you. I just don’t have a way to do so! I don’t want to initiate a war between two gangs!” Amanda took a deep breath and glared at Neil. “Just knowing you is worth eight lifetimes of bad luck!” “Wrong, it’s all eternity!” Amanda, “...” Amanda took a deep breath. They were having a gathering that day, so she had to put up with him and not bother to argue with the likes of him. Neil glanced at Amanda. Although his foot was still hurting a little, he was in a good mood as he had gained a complete victory. Lyla looked at them from the side as they fooled around and smiled. “Alright, stop fooling around. Let’s have a toast to celebrate that we can still be together in this foreign country!” Lyla’s words hit them. So many incidents had happened in this period. They had also gone through life and death, so it was not easy for them to be together at that moment. Thus, they toasted. “Cheers!” “Cheers!” They put away all their troubles and toasted to celebrate. That night, Lyla felt happy to be able to watch them eat and fool around together. To Lyla, their current life was pretty good. She hoped that they could continue living like this. …… The next day. Hansel and Gretel still had to leave. Lyla looked at them, feeling reluctant. How could a parent be willing to separate from her son and daughter? She felt sad every time they had to part ways. Lyla looked at them. Although she was reluctant, she still had to let them go because she knew that they had their own matters to deal with. “You two need to take care of yourselves properly and don’t get hurt. Remember to call Mommy if anything happens!” Lyla reminded them. Hansel nodded continuously. “Don’t worry, Mommy, we will!” “Yes Mommy, so don’t be like that! We’ll still come back during your and Daddy’s wedding. Then we’ll stay with you for a longer time, okay?” Gretel said. Only then did Lyla smile. “That’s more like it!” “Okay, Mommy, we’ll have to go now. You and Daddy have to take care of yourselves!” Hansel said. They were also reluctant to go, but they knew that they had to part ways. Lyla nodded as she tried to hold back her tears. “Remember to earn more money for Mommy!” Lyla said. Only then did Hansel and Gretel smile. At this moment, Mark looked at them. After some time, he said, “Take care!” “We will, Daddy! You also have to take care of Mommy!” “If we learn that you’re out flirting around, we definitely won’t let you off the hook!” Mark smiled. “Don’t say that! Otherwise, your mommy will hope that I’ll flirt around just to make you two come back!” The two little ones smiled. At that moment, a car stopped by the hotel entrance. Upon seeing the person who got out of the car, Hansel and Gretel’s expression also became serious. “Daddy, Mommy, we're leaving!” Lyla and Mark nodded. Gretel thought for a moment and walked forward to hug Lyla. “Mommy, we’ll be fine!” Gretel’s hug made Lyla tear up instantly. Lyla’s tears fell uncontrollably, but she immediately wiped them away so Hansel and Gretel would not get worried. “I trust you!” “Okay sis, let’s go!” Hansel said. Only then did Gretel let go of Lyla reluctantly. “Mommy, I miss you!” “Me too!” Lyla said. Gretel smiled and then looked at Hansel behind her. “Let’s go, brother!” Hansel nodded as the two of them turned around and left. Seeing them get into the car, Lyla felt sad. At this moment, Mark reached out his arms and hugged her. “It’s okay, don’t we still have another one?” “What?” “Our kid!” “Where?” Mark reached out his hand and put it on Lyla’s belly. Lyla immediately smiled. “We’ll still need to wait a few more months for her to come out!” “Then we’ll just have to endure a few more months!” Lyla sighed. “In any case, one should get an ordinary man!” “Why do you say so?” Mark looked at Lyla and asked in confusion. “Because the children of two highly intelligent people will be abnormal!” Lyla said as she looked at her belly. “Dear, please don’t be like your big brother and big sister. Just be an ordinary kid!” Mark smiled, and even his eyes showed his happiness. “Are you trying to indirectly praise yourself?” “Did I?” “You did!” “I’m just telling the truth!” “Okay, okay, the truth huh…” The two of them bickered and chatted. Teasing around like this was the only way to move Lyla’s attention away from the sadness of parting. After teasing around for a while, Mark looked at her. “Alrighty, we still have two more days, so do you have anywhere you want to go?” “Uhh…” Lyla thought for a moment. “Let’s go to Provence then! It’s lavender season now, so it’ll definitely be beautiful!” Mark nodded. “Sure!” “Then I’ll call Amanda!” Lyla said, but she was stopped when she took out her phone. “What is it?” Lyla asked. Mark then hugged her. “They need some personal space too, right?” “But…” “We also need it!” Mark said softly as he stared directly at Lyla. Lyla smiled. She understood his meaning and nodded. “Okay!” “Let’s go!” Mark said as he started to pull Lyla away. “Shouldn’t we at least inform them?” “I’ll give Neil a call!” Mark said as he dragged Lyla away. …… When Amanda knew about this, she was dumbfounded for a while. “Why didn’t they invite me?” “Maybe they just wanted to spend time with each other!” Neil said. What he said sounded true. Amanda then thought about it for a moment and nodded. “They indeed needed some time together!” “If you want to go too, I can…” Amanda put on a fake smile. “There’s no need. I won't go!” “Then what are you planning to do?” “Sleep!” “We only have two more days, but you’re just going to sleep through them?” Neil asked. “Yeah, does that have anything to do with you?” Neil thought for a moment. “Don’t just sleep. It’s not easy to get a chance like this, so I’ll bring you out for some fun!” Amanda took a glance at him. “Where?” “You’ll know when we reach there!” Amanda looked at him. “Forget it. I won’t go!” Neil sighed helplessly. “You must!” Neil said as he dragged Amanda outside. “Hey, what are you doing? Let me go~” …… Nonetheless, when they arrived at the place that Neil said, Amanda had fun. It was a bar. The French were romantic people, so their bars were not filled with chaotic noise. Instead, there was soft music and performances from people who liked to sing. The people below the stage were just drinking and enjoying the music. It had a vintage atmosphere which Amanda liked. At this moment, Neil looked at her from the side. “How is it?” “Not bad!” “I told you so!” Amanda took a glance at Neil and ignored him. She continued to watch the person singing on stage as she smiled happily. An atmosphere like this could make people put aside all their troubles and make people more straightforward and pure. Few people had sung on stage. In the end, a rock singer got off the stage while singing to interact with the audience. Amanda was originally a shy person, but she did not feel that way there. Everyone would look at one another with admiration and would not make people feel uncomfortable. Therefore, when someone reached out their hand to Amanda, she naturally followed along and interacted with them. The whole bar was in a lively atmosphere. Amanda was about to leave when the singer finished singing, but they asked her to sing too. She was a little reluctant and looked at Neil, but he encouraged her with her smile. Amanda smiled and took the microphone. Standing on stage, Amanda started to sing once the music played. The song she sang was an English song called Better. The song had beautiful lyrics, so when Amanda started singing, the people below the stage became quiet. Everyone watched her, including Neil. He was drinking as his eyes were focusing on Amanda. At that moment, Amanda seemed to shine brightly, spreading her charm. Neil watched her as if she was the only thing he could see. She sang with so much feeling that she even forgot about her surroundings. After she finished singing a song, everyone gave her a round of applause. Amanda opened her eyes and looked at everyone with a smile. Then, people started to cheer and ask her for another song. The passionate and romantic French were curious about her. However, Amanda only knew that one song. When she was still thinking of a way to reject them, Neil walked over, grabbed her hand, and walked out… The French did not mind it. They thought that it was a romantic gesture. When Amanda and Neil left, there were even some who were clapping for them behind. Once they were outside, Amanda laughed. It felt really romantic and exciting. They ran across the street as they laughed. The two of them looked at each other. At that moment, Amanda did not seem to think that Neil was unlikable anymore. “Your singing is not bad!” “Really?” Neil nodded. Amanda did not say anything. She could not tell him that it was the only song she knew. At this moment, Neil suddenly looked at Amanda with a serious expression. “Our love has changed. It’s unlike before. It can only be said that our love is getting better and better. I’ll never hide…” Neil sang the song slowly. Amanda looked at him, suddenly not knowing what to say. Neil’s singing made her feel as if she was singing this song for him just now… Amanda blinked her eyes and looked away. Neil then said, “This song is beautiful!” “Really? I don’t really understand it!” Amanda said as she walked forward. Neil looked at Amanda from behind with a smile and caught up to her. “You make everything better. No matter the day, as long as it’s with you, it’ll be even better…” Amanda did not say anything and pretended that she could not hear him. The two of them just continued strolling along the streets of Paris.