Journey to Happy Ending

Chapter 1706 Happy Hour For Dad And The Kids (Part Three)

"Joyce! Over here, my little princess!" Rain saw Joyce too. She indeed looked like a princess in the

crowd when she came out with other kids. She was no doubt Rain's daughter. Judging by the number

of girls surrounding her as she walked out the gate, she had become so popular at such a young age.

"Daddy." Joyce was also very happy to see Rain. She left her friends behind and ran towards her father

excitedly, forgetting completely what she had said yesterday.

"Oh, oh, oh, slowly. Don't fall down." Rain put Huey down and held out his hand to the little girl who had

jumped to cling to him.

"Where's Mommy? I don't see her anywhere. Didn't she come with you?" The girl soon noticed it. She

tilted her head and asked in a confused tone.

"Mommy is still at work. So Daddy will play with you today, okay? Don't you two want that? Just us

three hanging out?" Rain lulled Joyce carefully. Somehow he felt that Joyce was more difficult to get

along with than her brother Huey.

"But, if we stay with you, won't Mommy get mad and disappear forever? She won't abandon us?" A

child's words sometimes hurt the most, because they were readily blunt and didn't really know how to

sugarcoat words. There was a moment when Rain paled. But soon he adjusted himself.

"No, of course not. What are you talking about? I'll drive you back to Mommy's place after dinner. So

no, there is no way that Mommy will abandon you. I promise!" Rain thought that his baby girl might

have said it subconsciously to hurt him, and he thought he was ready for that. But when he heard it in

reality, he still couldn't help feeling a pinch in his heart.

"Really? That's great! Huey, did you hear? We are having dinner with Daddy. Isn't it great?" Joyce

forgot things quickly. As soon as she heard Rain's words of reassurance, she became relaxed and

delighted.

"Yes! So, where are we going, Daddy?" No matter where Rain took them, Huey was happy as long as

he could spend time with his father.

"Let's go to my place, okay? Would you like that?" In order to accommodate them in his house and

make sure that they were comfortable there, Rain had hired some servants such as a chef and a

steward to look after Joyce and Huey even though he did not like it very much when there were

strangers in his house. Although Annie refused his offer that they all moved in with him, he still kept

them around, hoping that someday Annie would change her mind and eventually come with the kids to

live with him.

"Hmmm! I don't think Mommy would be happy about it." Joyce was struggling. She still remembered

that her mother had plainly refused to move to her father's place.

"Don't worry! I've already informed Mommy of it. So, I am allowed to take you anywhere I'd like during Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

this time," Rain explained helplessly. He placed them one after another on the child seats in the car.

"Yeah! Huey, Mommy will not be angry with us, right?" Joyce clapped her hands to express her

happiness.

"No, I'm sure she won't." Huey was a bit worried when he remembered that Mommy was visibly sad

yesterday. But he still wanted to spend some time with Daddy.

Rain smiled and shook his head helplessly. Then he placed himself in the driver's seat and got ready to

leave. Huey and Joyce talking about their mommy all the time made him realize that even though they

were staying with him, the most important person in their lives was still their mother.

"Are you guys ready? Let's go!" He had prepared the child seats a while back in case they might be

useful someday. That was smart of him.

"Yes, we are ready!" The two kids replied in a chorus. Without worrying about their mom, they became

utterly happy now, with bright smiles on their faces. Their voices even became brisk.

Rain was a bit anxious to take the kids home. It was his first time staying with them alone and he was

worried that he might be unable to take good care of them mentally and emotionally.

"Wow! It's so beautiful here! There are a big swing and many interesting toys!" The moment Joyce got

off the car and entered the house, she wasted no time going to the slide she liked.

Huey was more restrained than Joyce. Even though he was desperate to join his sister immediately, he

still kept a cool demeanor and walked to Joyce unhurriedly like an adult. That was really funny to see.

A smile spread on Rain's face when he saw his children enjoying themselves a lot. He had these

amusement amenities for children made today temporarily. Now he felt that all his efforts were worth it.

"So do you like them?" When Rain was a kid, his mother could not provide him with many interesting

toys. He had no choice nor alternatives. So he decided that he would do everything he could to make

his kids feel loved.

"Yes, Daddy. Catch me!" Joyce said and climbed to the top of the slide, preparing to slide down. Now

she was not an elegant princess anymore. Instead, she had transformed into an utterly naughty kid.

"Yes, go ahead. Don't be afraid. Daddy will catch you." Rain stretched his arms, waiting for his little girl

to slide down to him. He absolutely loved that he was able to spend this time with his kids. He felt

thankful, happy and relaxed. He believed that they would love him like they loved their mother if he

stayed and played with them long enough. Before that, he needed to stop being a boss to them and

should reach out to them, down to their level. That was the quickest way to make a connection and be

closer to them.

"Daddy! Catch me too, please!" Huey was unwilling to be left out. He followed his sister and slid down.

"Okay, watch out! Watch out!" Huey had already started before he could put down Joyce. Putting her

aside quickly, Rain reached out and caught the flying little figure in time.

"Wow! That's fun! I want to do it again!" Once again, Joyce climbed to the top of the slide. Her worry for

her mother was completely gone now. They might have even forgotten about her at that moment. Rain

was right. If he wanted them to accept him as their father from the bottom of their hearts, he had to try

hard to wholeheartedly love them first.

They played happily in the garden before they could even enter the house. Hanging out with his

children, Rain felt like he had returned to the good old days when he was young and innocent.

Although he and his mother had not lived a wealthy life, he felt that every day was full of hopes and

dreams. He knew that there was going to be sunshine as long as he stayed with his mother. Those

were the good old days.

Finally, they stopped after quite some time, feeling a bit tired. A big boy, a little boy and a little girl lay

on the grass, looking at the faint glow of the sky as the sun had set somewhere far away. It just looked

so beautiful, just like a painting.

"Daddy, can we come here again later? And again, and again, and again?" Joyce had completely

forgotten that she had once said Fred was her favorite but not her Daddy, Rain.

"Of course you can. You can come here anytime you want." He had everything built for them and what

he wanted the most was for them to visit all the time. If only they could already live here.

"Really? Wow! Daddy, I like you so much," the little girl said happily. She sat up and kissed Rain at his

face loudly. Then the garden echoed with a lovely peal of laughter.