Chapter 940: Chapter 940: All Dads Will Like It
With Chad’s words, the children all gathered around, massaging and patting Justin Battleson and Charlotte Thompson.
Watching such well-behaved children, Charlotte felt her heart brimming with warmth.
Grace then ran into the pile of toys, picked up a small jar, and trotted over to Justin Battleson with it.
"Daddy, this is for you," Grace handed the jar she held to Justin Battleson.
Justin Battleson looked down and saw that inside were colorful paper stars.
"Today, the teacher taught us how to fold stars, and the teacher said these are lucky stars that can bring happiness and luck to others."
Grace spoke earnestly, "We folded them together to give to Daddy because Daddy is sad today."
The movements of Justin Battleson, who had been reaching for the jar, paused, and even Charlotte looked somewhat surprised.
His other hand, which rested on his leg, involuntarily tightened.
Since today was the anniversary of his mother’s death, Justin Battleson was naturally feeling down.
However, Justin Battleson was not one to wear his emotions on his sleeve, so it wasn’t very obvious.
But he had never imagined that the children could sense it.
"Yes, Daddy Battleson has had a tough day, so we also made drawings for Daddy Battleson."
Jack held up a notebook, eventually presenting it like a treasure to Justin Battleson, allowing Justin to clearly see the drawing on it.
The picture showed eight figures, Justin Battleson and Charlotte Thompson, holding hands with their six quirky little ones.
For a moment, a foreign emotion welled up in Justin Battleson’s chest, seemingly ready to overflow the next second.
At the outset, when Justin Battleson learned that he and Charlotte had three children, he was greatly surprised, but he also felt a vague sense of being overwhelmed, truly foreign.
After all, for five whole years, he did not know about the existence of these children, let alone spend time with them.
The bond between them, then, was that of blood.
Now, as Justin Battleson looked at the tender, adorable faces before him, he was immensely grateful to fate.
For bringing these angels into his life.
It turned out that all the past misfortunes were for this moment of meeting them.
With his beloved, and his children.
Seeing that Justin Battleson had not moved for a while, Grace hesitated, looking down at the paper stars in the jar and murmuring softly.
"Doesn’t Daddy like them..."
Upon hearing this, Justin Battleson felt annoyed at his initial distraction and took the jar from Grace’s arms.
The star-filled jar, once cradled fully by Grace, now seemed small in Justin Battleson’s broad palm.
"Daddy will definitely cherish your gifts," Justin Battleson also took Jack’s drawing, saying softly.
Charlotte lifted her head and saw the tenderness in Justin Battleson’s eyes and her own smile began to spread.
"That’s great, we thought Daddy didn’t like them."
Grace and Jack exchanged glances, then each patted their chests, seemingly relieved despite their young age.
"How could that be? As long as they are gifts from my treasures, Daddy will like anything," Justin replied earnestly.
"Then Mommy, has Daddy ever folded stars for you?" Hank crawled over to Charlotte, curiously asking.
The question caught both Justin Battleson and Charlotte off guard.
"Stars?"
Charlotte turned toward Justin with a teasing smile, "I don’t seem to have received any."