Win My Husband Over to Find My Child
Chapter 484: What If He Saw Us?

Chapter 484: What If He Saw Us?

Not long after Calix showed one of the rooms where Ryken displayed his unique collection, Calliope began yawning nonstop. The little dumpling was in dire need of a nap now.

"Poppy, are you sleepy?"

"Sleepy..."

Calix bent down, picking Calliope up to settle in his arms. The little one landed her small head on her father’s shoulder. Only a thin slit of her eyes was still open.

All the yummies she ate made her so sleepy ah. She could see the food dancing in her mind.

"Calix, bring her to my guest room," Ryken suggested without missing a beat, a helpless smile curling on his lips, "Children need nap time, don’t they? Leslie can take some rest too."

"Alright. Let’s do that," Calix agreed. Darting his eyes to Leslie, he smiled lovingly, "You should rest too, sweetheart."

Leslie’s cheeks flushed when Calix suddenly addressed her endearingly in front of Ryken, someone she had just met. A lovely shade of pink left a tint on her face.

Leslie saw Ryken’s teasing smile from the corner of her eyes. Fortunately, the man didn’t make any remark that would deepen the shade on her cheeks.

"Okay... You two should chat. I’m sure you guys have a lot to talk about."

Chuckles slipped out from Calix’s lips. Carrying the drowsy Calliope in his arms, he and Leslie followed Ryken to the guest room he mentioned just now.

Ryken stepped away after seeing the family of three enter the room, saying he would wait for Calix in the sunroom. His footsteps eventually grew fainter as he left the hallway.

"Aren’t you tired?" asked Calix while tucking Calliope under the blanket. His soft gaze fell on Leslie’s face, "Rest alongside Poppy, sweetheart."

The little dumpling usually napped around one hour or a bit more during the afternoon. Once she woke up, it was time for the desserts Ryken made for their visit.

"You don’t have to be in a hurry. I’m sure you have plenty to chat with him, en?" Leslie raised her brows, chuckling when Calix quickly nodded twice, "Go now, honey. I’ll just nap with Poppy."

"Hehe, good. But, before I go..."

"En?"

Calix lowered his chin, seizing Leslie’s lips before nibbling on them gently. Eager to tease her, he slightly pressed his teeth on her lower lip, eliciting an involuntary gasp from his beloved.

"Shy, en?"

Calix let out a throaty chuckle once he saw Leslie’s reddened face after breaking the kiss. His tone was imbued with hearty playfulness, earning an adorable pout from her.

"What if he saw us?" Leslie hissed, slapping Calix’s right arm, "Geez, just go now."

"Aww~ Don’t hurt me like that, sweetheart," Calix laughed, only feeling ticklish from Leslie’s smack on his arm, "Okay, okay. I’ll go now."

Leslie glared bashfully at Calix to which he replied with a flying kiss. His laughter rang from the hallway as he walked away from the room once he closed the door.

"Shameless ah."

Leslie shook her head, pushing the embarrassing thoughts away from her mind. She didn’t expect Calix to dare to kiss her when they were in an unfamiliar place like this.

Well, this apartment might be foreign to her but, not to her husband ah. How could she forget it?

From how Calix acted, Leslie could tell he knew his way around this luxurious apartment. He could even explain the origins and the significance of the artifacts collected by Ryken.

Lying beside Calliope, a thought crossed Leslie’s mind. Her gaze turned blank as she stared at the windows.

’I wonder what they’ll be talking about? Only about each other or... will they talk about Xander too?’

Leslie still remembered the night when Xander made a ridiculous claim of Calix raising another man’s child[01]. It sounded so absurd enough that she couldn’t help but feel funny about it.

’Well, not my problem. It’s up to Calix whether to forgive him or not.’

Months had passed but, Leslie knew Calix hadn’t forgiven what Xander had done. The male lead tried reaching out to her husband a few times but, Calix ignored him every time.

’Will Ryken ask Calix to forgive Xander? But... he doesn’t seem to be such a person.’

Exhaling a sigh, Leslie told herself not to meddle too much in this matter. She already had enough on her plate. Closing her eyes, she tried to sleep even for a little.

As Leslie slowly drifted to sleep, Calix and Ryken sat comfortably on the rattan chairs placed in the sunroom. A chess board was unfolded on the coffee table, waiting for the game to start.

The sunlight flooded in through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows, offering them a scenic view of the city. Potted plants, such as lush ferns and palms, adorned the place.

"You went away for six months. When will you resume your travel?" Calix asked without looking at Ryken. His attention was on the chess board, "Next week?"

"My mom nagged at me ah. She told me to stay until autumn at least," Ryken let out a sigh, grumbling under his breath, "I knew she wanna set me up on blind dates with some ladies."

"Auntie Rita is just worried about you ah," Calix put down his chess piece on a square, "Just go on those dates once and tell the ladies you’re not interested."

Ryken scoffed, staring at Calix with disdain, "What did you say? Weren’t you the one who suddenly married Leslie just to avoid the blind dates your grandma set up?"

"C-cough! Nonsense! I just got back with my lover ah," Calix quickly retorted, ashamed of the dark stain in his past from months ago, "I was worried when I heard she was in a coma."

Narrowing his eyes, Ryken looked at Calix with doubt swirling in his orbs. Despite learning about his friend’s marriage from Davin and Xander, he couldn’t help but be skeptical about it.

But...

Calliope was indeed Calix and Leslie’s biological child. Perhaps, it was true that the pair was in a secret relationship more than six years ago.

Calix had broken up long with Aria. Maybe, he and Leslie decided to keep their relationship a secret until they felt comfortable enough to share it with everyone.

Still...

Ryken was still doubtful!

’Is he gonna interrogate me?’

Calix refrained from showing something was amiss from his countenance. No matter how Ryken would ask him, he wouldn’t succumb under his friend’s pressure.

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