Maria smiled and teased, “The pajamas that my son wore today are really cute.”

Franklin was a little shy, so he immediately shirked the responsibility.

“Quinn bought it, and Lauren stuffed it into my suitcase. I don’t know why they are so childish.”

Lauren stuck out her tongue.

Speaking of the devil, the sound of footsteps could be heard on the stairs in the next second.

Quinn was walking down the stairs with his head in the shape of a bird’s nest. He was wearing the same yellow duckling pajamas as Franklin.

On the sofa, the three siblings were sitting in a row in the same pajamas. Maria’s smile did not disappear.

Seeing his wife so happy, Sean’s mood improved a lot.

With Franklin and Quinn by her side, Lauren was more relaxed.

When Maria asked Lauren about the funny things that happened in the kindergarten, Lauren started talking about how Milo choked on Friday afternoon. Her performance was so lifelike that everyone was fascinated by her story.

Just when she shared how Ruby saved Milo, Bryce came downstairs.

Obviously, he saw his siblings wearing the same type of pajamas. He was stunned for a moment, then directly sat next to Maria and held her hand.

“Mom, I miss you so much.”

Maria patted Bryce’s head.

“Mom misses you too.”

Sean rolled up the newspaper in his hand and knocked Bryce on the head.

“Since you miss your Mom, why don’t you visit us? I heard from your brother that you haven’t been home for a month.”

Lauren was still telling her story when she was suddenly interrupted, and she stopped at a comical action.

Looking at the interaction between Bryce and their parents, Lauren retracted her action and sat back down on the sofa dejectedly.

“Dad, there’s a reason why I’m not going home.”

“You brat, you always have an excuse. There’s always a reason for everything you do. What happened this time? Did Franklin deduct your allowance or did Quinn prank you again?”

Bryce shook his head. “It’s neither…”

Before Bryce could finish his sentence, Franklin spoke up.

“Mom, I’m hungry.”

Quinn also chimed in. “Mom, I’m hungry too.”

“If you’re hungry, then hurry up and eat your breakfast. The porridge is still in the pot. Aunt Ricci, bring the porridge out.”

“Yes, Madam.”

Lauren heaved a sigh of relief that Bryce did not finish his sentence. She wouldn’t have been afraid if they were at the Torres mansion, but now that her parents were here, her relationship with them had eased up a little, she didn’t want to mess up so quickly.

She looked gratefully at Franklin and Quinn. She knew they had interrupted them on purpose.

After breakfast, everyone agreed to have something different for lunch—an open-air barbecue.

Sean was more familiar with this place, so he was responsible for going to the supermarket to buy the required food.

“Dad, why don’t you bring Lauren along too? Lauren likes to shop at the supermarket,” Franklin suggested.

Sean originally wanted to refuse as he would definitely have to carry all their things while in the supermarket, while Lauren was so small, and wouldn’t be of much help.

However, when he saw the look of anticipation in Lauren’s eyes, his heart softened.

“Sure, if you want to go, let’s go together.”

Lauren nodded happily and went upstairs to change.

When Bryce saw this, he raised his hand.

“I want to go too!”

He would never allow his father to be alone with Lauren. Who knew if Lauren would try to hypnotize Sean?

Franklin said, “You’re not allowed to go.”

“On what grounds?”

“On no grounds, you’re not allowed to go.”

“Do you think I will submit to your tyranny?!”

Bryce stood up from the sofa with an imposing manner.

“I will buy you a mountain bike,” Franklin said as he browsed the morning news.

Upon hearing this, Bryce sat down.

“Deal!”

Quinn and Maria were speechless.

Bryce believed that his father would not be so easily bewitched!

After changing her clothes, Lauren followed behind Sean and walked out the door.

They had to walk some distance to reach the parking area and pass by a flight of stairs.

The stairs were steep, so it was difficult to walk down them.

Lauren was afraid that she would fall down, so she walked step by step at a rather slow speed.

Sean took a few steps and realized that there was no one beside him, so he turned around to look.

He saw Lauren moving slowly.

She was wearing a jacket today as it was cold on the mountain. She was all wrapped up, making her look even cuter and smaller.

Sean thought for a moment, then turned around and took two more steps.

Then, a large hand appeared in front of Lauren.

The hand was very broad, making Lauren feel safe.