Something Different About Daddy
"I won't die from drinking a few more glasses. Even if I stop drinking, the toxins will not be cleared." Zayn smiled wryly.
Instantly, Carla's attitude softened. She hugged him and said, "Hubby, you'll be fine. I'll definitely find a way to save you, I promise."
Lifting his arm, he hugged her in return. As he caressed her waist, a subtle glint of lust flashed across his eyes.
All of a sudden, he pinned Carla to the sofa and was ready to plant a kiss on her lips.
"Hubby, you…" Carla was stunned.
Right then, someone rapped on the door anxiously.
At that, Zayn could only halt. With a frown marring his countenance, he asked, "What is it?"
"Daddy? Daddy, is that you?" Josh asked eagerly.
Randy, too, was thrilled. "It's Daddy's voice. It's him!"
"The kids are back." Carla pushed him aside, straightened her clothes with her hands, and went to open the door.
When she saw the kids, she called out, "Randy, Josh!"
"Mommy, is Daddy…" Before Josh could finish asking the question, he saw Zayn standing behind her. Unable to contain his excitement, he immediately embraced the man and exclaimed, "Daddy!"
"Daddy…" Randy was about to give Zayn a hug too, but he suddenly halted in his tracks.
He noticed Zayn's expression was not filled with the usual joy and affection when Josh went into his arms. On the contrary, the man frowned, visibly annoyed.
However, that only lasted for a split second, for Zayn soon plastered a smile to his face and embraced Josh gently.
Although Randy felt that something was amiss, he could not quite put his fingers on it.
"Come over here, Randy." Zayn lifted his head and smiled at him.
"Daddy." Randy slowly walked over and studied the man from head to toe. "Are you okay? Where have you been in the last few days? We were worried about you."
"Something happened, but I'm home now. You don't have to worry about me anymore." Zayn rubbed the children's heads in a seemingly affectionate manner.
Somehow, Randy felt that something was weird about Zayn. It felt as if he was interacting with a stranger, who did not bother to look into his eyes when he spoke.
"I thought I would never see you again, Daddy. I was so scared." Hugging Zayn, Josh burst into tears.
"But I'm back now, Josh. Don't cry anymore." Zayn patted his back and comforted him gently.
He then softly pushed Josh aside, but as he did so, the child's snot dripped on his hand, and he instinctively frowned in response.
Once again, Randy was stunned to see the changes in Zayn's expression. He had so many doubts in his mind.
It was not unusual for Josh and Venus to accidentally drop their snot, tears, food crumbles on him, but Zayn would always smile and clean their faces with his hands.
He might be particular with hygiene, but he was never disgusted with his children.
"What a crybaby." Carla pulled Josh into her arms and cleaned his tears and snot with a piece of tissue.
Meanwhile, Zayn took a piece of wet towel and carefully wiped the snot from the back of his hand.
"Daddy…" Josh wanted to hug him again.
A slight crease formed between Zayn's brows, but the man did not stop him from approaching.
"Enough, Josh." Carla took a glance at Zayn before turning her attention to the boy. "Daddy still has injuries on his body. You have to be extra careful not to hurt him."
"Oh… sorry, I forgot about that." Josh took a few steps back. "I'm sorry, Daddy. I hope I didn't cause you any pain."
"I'm fine." Zayn lifted a corner of his mouth. "Why don't you go out and play?"
"But I still want to talk to you." Josh was reluctant to leave.
"You can talk to Daddy tomorrow, okay?" Carla coaxed. "Daddy had just come home from the hospital, and he needs to rest now."
"Okay…" Josh nodded and walked away.
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