The family had a good breakfast together. While taking care of the three kids, Zayn would chat with Dr. Feroma occasionally.
Dr. Feroma mentioned what happened last night again. "Come to the laboratory after eating. I'll take a look at your eyes."
"My eyes are fine."
Zayn was stirring the oatmeal for Venus. The steam drifted up, causing his vision to be blurred by a faint mist.
Carla glanced at him. Other than looking slightly bloodshot, his eyes seemed fine. Perhaps, he didn't have a good sleep.
"Although your eyes may look alright now…"
Dr. Feroma narrowed his eyes and scrutinized Zayn.
"It's fine. An insect merely flew across my eyes yesterday."
Turning around, Zayn fed Venus some oatmeal. At that moment, his phone rang and Carla took the bowl from his hands. "I'll do it."
Zayn passed the bowl to her before walking aside and taking the call. "Speak!"
"As you've expected…"
Benard was reporting something important over the phone.
Frowning, Zayn quickly regained his composure and instructed solemnly, "I understand. Monitor it closely first."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Zayn returned to the dining table and took the bowl from Carla. "I'll do it."
He fed Venus the oatmeal quietly before wiping her mouth and saying gently, "Venus, I'll be busy with work recently, so I can't keep you company. You must receive your medical treatment obediently, okay?"
"Yeah, I know." Venus nodded.
"Daddy, just focus on your work. We'll take care of Venus!" Josh patted his chest and declared. "You don't need to accompany us at night too. We can play chess ourselves!"
"I might not be staying here for the next few days." Zayn stroked his head. "There's a lot of work at the office, so I have to stay there."
Everyone was stunned when they heard that.
Even Carla was startled. She always thought that she had lost all feelings for him. Yet, when she heard that he was going to leave, a weird sense of disappointment surfaced within her…
Perhaps, the family had been living in such perfect harmony that the sudden change was too great.
Still, Carla quickly returned to her senses. Feigning nonchalance, she said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of the kids."
"Are you reluctant to let me leave?" Zayn looked at her with a playful smirk.
"You're crazy!" Carla shot him a glare and rebuked in annoyance, "I'm overjoyed that an unlucky charm like you is gone."
"You don't mean it sincerely, right?" insisted Zayn shamelessly.
"You…"
"Okay, I have to go." Zayn hugged the three children. "I'll come back and keep you company after I'm done with work."
"How long will you be busy for, Daddy?" With reddened eyes, Venus gazed at him longingly.
"Not too long." He stroked her cheeks.
"Take care of yourself, Daddy." Although Josh felt reluctant too, he put up a strong front. "After you're done, bring us to the amusement park!"
"I'll keep my promise." Zayn bumped fists with him before looking at Randy. "Randy, why aren't you saying anything?"
"I just find it very sudden. I didn't expect the situation to be so grave this time." Randy stared at Zayn with a complex look in his eyes. "The power of public opinion is really significant."
When Carla heard that, she felt conflicted. Although Josh and Venus knew nothing, they did not know what Zayn was about to face. However, Randy was different.
As an IT genius, he watched the finance news every day and paid attention to the business trends.
He knew that after Solara's scandals were exposed online, the Divine Corporation and Giblo Group had been severely impacted. Initially, he thought that Zayn could resolve everything perfectly.
However, after hearing that Zayn needed to stay in the office to handle all this work, he understood that the situation was even more serious than he had imagined…
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