Snare of Love
Chapter 509 I Used to be a Bandit

He was fascinated and obsessed, wanting to rush up to her, hug her, and tell her he missed her.

But the reality was that he only dared to look at her from afar, and did not even dare to make a sound, for fear that she would see him.

They came closer and closer. As long as he called them softly, they could see him. But he came in such a hurry and eagerness that he hadn't thought about how to face her.

Just as they were about to see him, he turned and stood at the corner.

He had never been so cowardly in his life. Facing his lover and children, he chickened out.

"Mommy, can I make wontons tonight?" Amanda asked as she walked to the entrance of the neighborhood, taking Dolores by the arm.

Dolores looked down at her daughter and asked with a smile, "Do you know how to do that?"

"No, but I can learn."

Just as Amanda finished, Andrew said, "Then you eat your own wontons."

"Okay! Humph, I won't let you eat my wontons even if you want to," Amanda tilted her head and said loudly.

Andrew got worried, "What if the wontons you make have no fillings but only wrappers?"

"It won't happen. You have to trust me." Amanda took her brother's hand, "I've made dumplings before, have you forgotten? I have experience."

Amanda spoke like an adult. After saying that, she also patted Andrew's shoulder, "Don't worry."

"I remember that you made some dough last time, right? This time Daddy isn't here and no one will eat your dough."

"You..." Amanda felt hurt and let go of Andrew's hand and took Dolores' hand, "Mommy, Mommy, look, my brother is so annoying. He doesn't trust me and even hits me. The teacher said that children should be praised so that they can improve. If he keeps hitting me, I'll become dumb."

Dolores felt funny. Could praise make people smart?

However, she didn't say so. Well, praise was needed. Otherwise, what if she really got dumb?

"Amanda is the best. You can definitely make perfect wontons."

"Mommy, I want to make wontons too," Andrew said. Otherwise, what should he do when Mommy and his sister made wontons together? He wanted to be a part of it.

Dolores smiled dotingly and helplessly, "Okay, you guys can do whatever you want, okay?"

The two children laughed happily. It was like they heard the helplessness in Dolores' tone and were amused by their mischief.

Gradually, they walked into the neighborhood, and their voices grew lower and lower, and finally they could not be heard at all.

Matthew remained standing in place. Hearing their conversation, he remembered the time when Dolores got petulant and gave him all the dough made by the two children, which made him unable to sleep all night.

He could still feel how he felt at that time. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly without him realizing it.

Happiness was so simple. There were no flashy words, no exciting scenes. Having a simple family was happiness.

He stood on the roadside and watched the building where Dolores lived from day to night. The lights went on in that building.

He found a place where he could sit, threw his suit on the ground, tilted his head, and quietly looked at the building, imagining what the people inside were doing at the moment. He occasionally let out a giggle as if he thought of something funny.

Oscar arrived at Dolores' house. As he parked his car, he happened to see a man sitting on the roadside giggling. After he got out of the car, he glanced in the man's direction again. He just thought he had been mistaken. This time, he was sure he wasn't mistaken. There was indeed a man sitting on the roadside, very handsome, but like a fool.

Oscar felt sorry for him. It was a pity that such a good-looking man was a fool.

He just got back and had to see Dolores right away, so he didn't have time for this. He walked quickly into the neighborhood. He came back on the noon flight, so he was later than Matthew, and Theresa shouldn't be back until tomorrow morning. She took the evening flight.

Oscar arrived just in time to see Dolores and the two kids making wontons. He changed his shoes and walked in, "Well, I'm back just in time for dinner."

He walked to the table and saw the wontons on the table, partly exquisite and partly horrible. He frowned, pointed to the dough made by Andrew and Amanda, and asked, "What are these? Are they edible?" "Not for you." Amanda was irritated.

"Well, what's wrong with Amanda today? Did you eat dynamite? If you don't let me eat them, I can grab some." Hearing Oscar's words, Amanda pulled a wry face and glanced at him, "You're a bandit, huh?" Oscar rubbed her head, "I used to be a bandit."

Amanda's eyes widened. All the bandits she'd seen on TV were bad guys. Could he be a bad guy too?

"Bandits are bad guys, so are you a bad guy too?"

Oscar immediately denied, "I'm not a bad guy."

"Then why do you say you're a bandit? Bandits are bad people." Amanda was so stubborn that she had to make it clear.

Oscar pulled up a chair and sat down, "Well, I am whatever you say." After saying that, he thought of the person he saw downstairs and said to Dolores, "You should be careful when you go in and out of the neighborhood lately."

"Hmm? What's going on?" Dolores looked up and asked.

"I see a fool at the entrance to the neighborhood. I'm afraid he's mentally ill and will hurt you and the two kids," Oscar said seriously.

"Really? When I came back, I didn't see anything unusual downstairs, much less any fool." Dolores put the wontons on the table and took another piece of wrapper.

"You'd better be careful. Why would a normal person sit on the roadside and giggle? He looks good-looking, and there's a suit thrown on the ground. I guess he probably failed in business and was stimulated. Nowadays, people who fail in business will even jump off buildings! It is common for them to become fools. Have you seen the news? A pretty big company in C city was acquired, and its owner almost jumped off the building."

Dolores got up after finishing the last couple of wontons and prepared to go cook them.

When Dolores didn't answer, Oscar added, "Do you hear me? Be careful! You must drop them off and pick them up every day. If you don't have time, just let me go. Don't be careless. If you lose such beautiful children, you'll regret it."

Dolores knew Oscar cared about them. She smiled and said, "Okay, I will."

Andrew got flour and meat on his hands while making the wontons. He wanted to wash his hands, so he got out of his chair. Oscar kept talking to Amanda. When he heard the movement, he looked over at Andrew. When he saw his face, he froze for a moment and then laughed out loud, "Andrew, why do you look like a fool?"

Andrew's face darkened, "You're the fool."

Oscar froze for a moment, not expecting such a big reaction from Andrew. But, on second thought, he knew why he was so angry. No one would be happy to be called a fool. For a moment, Oscar thought that Andrew looked so much like the "fool" downstairs. He explained, "Although you look alike, I know Andrew is a smart kid who is going to be a big boss in the future. How can you be a fool!"

Oscar thought since Dolores didn't want to accept JK, then JK could be given to Andrew in the future.

Andrew washed his hands and walked out, looked at Oscar, and asked, "Where's the fool? I want to see how stupid he is."

Oscar sat motionless in his chair and pointed to the balcony, "You can see him by standing on the balcony and looking down."☐☐☐☐☐☐☐