Chapter 9 That same night , Sebastian , who was keeping watch over Iris at the hospital , had a dream . In it , he saw Eloise leaving him with quiet determination . He jolted awake and felt a strange emptiness weighing on his chest . His gaze fell on Iris , who was sleeping soundly , before he turned to look at the small bed beside him . Benjamin and Elijah had insisted that they wanted to look over Iris when they heard that she was injured . They were now sleeping soundly in the small bed beside Iris ' hospital bed . Sebastian had dreamt about the exact scene repeatedly back when he was still in a relationship with Iris . He dreamt about being with the woman he loved and having two cute kids . His family would love and support each other unconditionally . Suddenly , he felt relieved as he smiled in satisfaction . ed across his mind once again . At that moment , he remembered that she had been in the car with them However , the dream about Eloise leaving flashed during the accident . Sebastian didn't know if Eloise was injured or not , but he assumed that she was fine . After all , when Taylor came to report about the accident earlier , h hadn't mentioned Eloise . Eloise had probably left and returned to the Windsor residence . She had been acting irrationally ever since Iris returned into the picture . It would do her good to go back to her family hom and calm herself down . Once she figured things out and returned to her duty of being a good wife and mother , he would bring her back home . With that thought , Sebastian's heart was finally at ease , and he drifted back to sleep . Two days later , Iris was ready to be discharged from the hospital . A nurse had come to remove Iris ' bandages . She looked at her with admiration and said , " Ms. Jones , you're so lucky . Your husband and your kids treat you so well . " Your arm injury would have healed after you applied some ointment and got some rest , but they insisted that you stay in the hospital for further observation . They've even taken care of you … " Iris smiled and didn't comment , but her eyes were filled with satisfaction . Just then , Sebastian entered the hospital room with Benjamin and Elijah . He handed her a bouquet of flowers and smiled happily . " I've handled all the paperwork . The kids had picked these flowers this morning to celebrate your recovery . " Benjamin and Elijah sat beside Iris . " Ms. Jones , look ! The flowers still have dewdrops on them ! " Benjamin said . Elijah chimed in , " Ms. Jones , this bouquet of flowers makes you look so much prettier ! " Sebastian held Iris ' hands while the twins stood on either side . The nurse was filled with envy as she watched the family of four leave the hospital room . Once they were home , Benjamin and Elijah automatically turned to Eloise's room and yelled , " Mom ! Ms. Jones is hurt . You should quickly come out and take care of her ! " " She can't get her arm wet , so you need to help her wash her clothes and cook for her ! " However , Eloise's room was completely empty . Benjamin and Elijah rushed down the stairs to look for Sebastian . " Dad , where's Mom ? " Sebastian helped Iris to the couch and answered , " She's gone to stay at your grandparents ' home for a few days ! " ng with Ms. Jones . " The boys immediately jumped up in joy as they cheered happily . " Yay ! We can finally enjoy living Smiling , Sebastian said , " Since Iris is hurt , you two need to help take care of her . " In the afternoon , Sebastian had prepared lunch and proceeded to clean up everything after they were done eating . Then , he brought Iris back to her room to rest . Suddenly , Taylor came over in a hurry . He claimed that there was something wrong with the research project and that the team needed him there . Sebastian quickly changed his clothes and left Iris a note , asking her to help take care of the two kids . Then , he hurriedly left for the academy . Iris woke up to the sound of yelling and the sound of balls bouncing off the walls . Her eyes darkened , and she suppressed the anger and irritation in her heart before walking to the living room . The two boys were jumping around , and the living room was a complete mess . When Benjamin and Elijah saw Iris , they shouted excitedly , " Ms. Jones , you're amazing ! We really did chase mom away . " " We don't want to go to school anymore . We just want to keep playing ! " Iris took a deep breath , her head pounding from all the noise . In the end , she couldn't stand it anymore and smashed a cup on the floor . The sharp sound caused the two children to finally quieten down . By the time they looked over , Iris was already crouching over the shattered cup . As she picked up the shards , a shard cut her hand , and blood began flowing out . She immediately yelped in pain as tears quickly streamed down her face . Benjamin and Elijah immediately rushed over in concern . Seizing the opportunity , Iris made her request . " Since my hand is injured and few days ? " can't do any household chores , can you two take care of me for the next The two kids quickly agreed , believing that Iris needed them . They eagerly took over all the housework . A With the twins needing to do the chores after school , they didn't do their homework . There wasn't anyone supervising them , either . Hence , they were- scolded by their school's teachers every day . It wasn't long before the teachers began calling home to complain . Once Iris ended the call , the two boys ran over . " Ms. Jones , didn't you say that we wouldn't need to do our homework once our mom leaves ? " Iris gently consoled the two children . " Ben , Eli , I can only decide to let you two stop going to school once I become your new mom … " The twins believed her , and they ey worked even harder to please her . A week later , Sebastian came home late one night . When he walked in , he froze momentarily . Back then , no matter how late he'd return , there would always be a light left on in the living room for him . Eloise was a light sleeper . Whenever she heard him return , she'd always come out and prepare some food for him , no matter how late it was . She'd then accompanied him until he finished his food and asked him about his health . She'd even chat about her day . However , he didn't see that familiar figure that night , and the living room felt colder than ever . Sebastian stood in the empty and dark living room for a long time . The emptiness that had haunted him before returned much heavier than usual . www W *** LA FA