“Hurry up and eat. What are you doing?” Savanna looked at the two children lovingly and reached.
out to rub Mandel’s head.
Soft hair went through Savanna’s fingers, and as the hair parted, a feeling of reluctance gathered up in
Savanna.
“Savanna, did Tyrell call? Is Tyrell coming to pick me up?”
Mandel realized that he was going to leave, and his eyes suddenly turned red. The bread in his hand
that Mandel loved the most instantly became not plain.
“Yes,” Savanna nodded and said honestly, “Tyrell will come to pick you up in an hour.”
In an instant, tears filled Mandel’s eyes.
Pretending nothing had happened, Mandel lowered his head and took a bite of the bread.
Bean sized tears rolled down from Mandel’s face, dripping onto the bread slices. They mixed with sour
tomato sauce, and the bread tasted sour and astringent.
Savanna felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
Savanna would be giving birth in a few months, and it was still uncertain if Brandon would be able to
wake up.
Mandel returning to Tyrell’s side was the most perfect arrangement.
Savanna toughened up, turned her face away, and quietly wiped away the tears at the corners of her
eyes.
At the dining table, the sound of a knife and fork hitting the table suddenly came.
Tye pulled a piece of napkin from the dining table and handed it to Mandel.
Tye looked anxious.
And it was obvious that Tye was trying to Mandel to wipe his face.
“Who cried? Men don’t cry easily. I didn’t cry!” Mandel stubbornly wanted to smile, but his tears. fell.
Mandel’s two small hands took turns wiping the tears, but Mandel couldn’t wipe them clean.
“Mandel.” Savanna was so heartbroken that she couldn’t breathe. Savanna called out to Mandel, “Don’t
cry.”
“Savanna, I can’t bear to part with you.” Mandel choked and stretched out his hands, hugging Savanna
tightly.
“I can’t bear to part with you either.” Savanna reached out to pull Mandel into her arms. “Your father is
quite good. He will treat you well.”
Savanna was referring to Tyrell.
“You are my mother.” Mandel’s furry head was buried in Savanna’s arms, and Mandel’s voice was full
of nasal sounds.
“I will always be your mother and this home will always be your home. We welcome you to come back
at any time.”
Tye looked at Mandel and Savanna hugging each other. Tears fell down Tye’s cheeks, and Tye’s eyes
were also red.
An hour passed.
The doorbell rang.
It was Tyrell.
Lizeth went to open the door and let Tyrell in, who was tall and in black.
“I’m here to pick up the child.” Tyrell seemed to be much more reserved, not arrogant as Tyrell usually
was.
Tyrell repeated, “I’m here to take Mandel home.”
Savanna asked Lizeth to hand Tyrell the packed suitcase. Savanna said, “There are some of Mandel’s
clothes here, and the toys Mandel likes to play with. You must take good care of Mandel.”
“Don’t worry, I will take good care of Mandel,” Tyrell took the box and said with a serious expression.
“I hope you do what you say,” Savanna looked deeply at Mandel and then said with great reluctance,
“Take Mandel.”
“Mandel, come home with me.” Tyrell used his empty hand to hold Mandel.
Unexpectedly, Tyrell grabbed nothing. Mandel dodged.
Mandel took a step back and pursed his lips. Mandel said, “I want to ask. Why do you only come to
pick me up now?” he asked.
Tyrell froze when he heard that. It instantly became awkward for everyone.
That caught Tyrell off guard. How should Tyrell answer this question?
Tyrell hesitated for a few seconds and said, “Because of some special things, and I didn’t know that
you existed, so I missed you for so many years.”
Mandel was skeptical of Tyrell’s words.
Mandel said in determination, “Although I have two fathers, the one I like the most is still that in the
Rose Villas.”
Tyrell felt as if his heart was being cut by a saw. The pain was so bad that Tyrell could not say a word.
It was a deadlock again. Tyrell glanced at Savanna again as if he was complaining that Savanna hadn’t
had a good talk with Mandel.
“Mandel, aren’t you coming with me?” Tyrell felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife as he asked.
“I’ll go with you.” Mandel took a step forward and stood next to Tyrell. A smile finally showed up on
Tyrell’s tense face. Tyrell said gently to Mandel, “Say goodbye to Savanna.”
Mandel frowned and muttered unhappily, “I’m going with you because my father is sick. Savanna is
now pregnant with a sister, so she can’t take care of us.”
Mandel’s words made Savanna feel bad. It hurt so much that Savanna could not breathe. “Mandel…”
How can Mandel be so sensible?
“Savanna, you must remember to miss me.” Mandel buried his head in Savanna’s neck.
Mandel almost begged, “Don’t forget me.”
Savanna nodded and said, “No, I won’t.”
Mandel did not look back. Mandel got into the car with Tyrell. Tyrell drove away. Lizeth held Tye’s hand
and chased after them all the way until the car was completely gone. Then the two of them. stopped.
Savanna stood at the door of the house and watched the car go away. Tears fell from the corners of her
eyes.
Savanna returned after going to work for half a day, because Lizeth said that after Mandel left, Tye was
in a bad mood. Tye shut himself in the room, did not speak, and did not eat.
Savanna was afraid that something might happen to Tye and rushed back from the company.
Savanna pushed open the door of the children’s room and saw Tye holding his chin, sitting in front of
the window, and looking out intently. Savanna looked out. It was a green lawn, a place where the
children played. Tye missed his brother.
“Tye, are you unhappy?”
Tye heard Savanna’s voice and turned around. Tye met Savanna’s probing gaze. Tye suddenly raised
the Transformer in his hand. That was Mandel’s favorite toy. The Transformer was missing a leg.
Mandel deliberately left it with Tye when Mandel packed his luggage.
Mandel’s scent seemed to be still floating in the air. Mandel’s shadow seemed to be everywhere in the
house.
Not wanting Tye to be so conflicted, Savanna suggested, “Tye, let’s go to the park to feed the pigeons
and relax, okay?”
Tye nodded. Tye, Savanna, and Lizeth went to the park together.
The meadow was like a carpet. When one walked on it, it felt soft and fluffy. Gray and white pigeons
were flying in midair.
Lizeth went to buy a bag of bread crumbs and carefully protected Tye when Lizbeth took Tye to try to
feed the pigeons.
Savanna saw that the two of them were having a great time, and her agitated mood was gone.
The three of them played in the park for the whole morning. Tye was exhausted and fell asleep in the
car on the way home.
Back at home, Savanna asked Lizeth to take Tye back to the room to sleep.
The huge living room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Yesterday, Brandon could move his fingers. Because of that, Savanna was so excited that she could
not sleep well last night. Savanna went to the garage to pick up a car and drove to the hospital.
In the ward, Brandon lay on the bed, still motionless. And Brandon’s skin looked pale and almost
transparent.
Savanna sat down on the stool beside the bed and reached out to hold Brandon’s large palm. Her
fingertips gently stroked his palm.
“Brandon, Mandel left. Tyrell took him. I hope you wake up. Don’t blame me. He… might be better with
Tyrell.”
Thinking of how Mandel was when he left, Savanna had a lump in her throat..
Savanna hadn’t slept well the night before. In addition, it was easy to get sleepy during the pregnancy.
Savanna leaned on the bed and fell asleep.
In a daze, Savanna felt something gently stroking her neck.
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