Brenda headed to the kitchen while Sadie quickly changed her clothes, ready to offer assistance. As she stepped into the living room, the sound of a car approaching echoed from outside. A stretch Rolls Royce gently pulled up to the door, and Sadie hurried out.

The car door opened, and Micah lifted the three children out, one by one. He settled Noah and Nathan on his shoulders, while Mia held onto Coco, which was drowsy and snoring, in her arms. The sight was utterly adorable.

Sadie let out a snort of laughter and quickly stepped forward to help. "Why are you all back at the same time?"

"There wasn't n't much to do today, so I picked them up from the school," Micah said.

Like a towering tree, he was draped with three children and a little pet bird.

Noah and Nathan, not wanting to fall, clutched Micah's hair tightly.

Mia, scared to slip, wrapped her chubby legs around Micah's leg, clinging to him like a koala without a tail.

"Oh my god, these three little monkeys," Sadie exclaimed. "Let me help."

She reached to take Mia, but Micah stopped her. "You're injured, so you can't lift heavy things."

"I'm not heavy, I'm not heavy," Mia protested, pouting and trying to argue with a certain fierce cuteness, "I've gotten thinner."

Peals of laughter erupted around them.

Because of the children, there was much more laughter in the house—no longer the dreariness of days past.

"Alright, alright, you've gotten thinner," Sadie assured, helping Mia to her feet and crouching down to adjust her clothes with gentle instructions. "Mia, it doesn't matter if children are chubby or slim. What's important is being healthy, understand?"

"But I am really thin," Mia complained, touching her plump little cheek. "Today, Miss Bell even said I've lost weight lately but might be a little malnourished. She said I need to eat more."

"That's right, eat more," Brenda chimed in, rushing out of the kitchen, apron tied around her waist and a spatula in hand. Her face beaming with joy, she said, "I've cooked a lot of food today, all your favorites!" "Brenda..."

The three children broke into excited shrieks upon seeing Brenda.

Mia rushed gleefully into Brenda's embrace, exclaiming with delight, "Brenda, how come you're here? Mia missed you so much."

"Good girl, Brenda missed you too."

Brenda knelt to embrace Mia, tears welling up in her eyes.

Noah and Nathan struggled to get down, so Micah had no choice but to put them down.

Noah hurried into Brenda's arms, and Nathan tried to run over, too, but Micah quickly scooped him up and placed him in his wheelchair.

"Come on, guys, push me over there," Nathan urged, inching forward impatiently.

Sienna quickly wheeled Nathan in, and the three kids surrounded Brenda, chattering nonstop...

"Brenda, Noah missed you so much."

"Brenda, Nathan too. Nathan missed you."

"Good kids, Brenda missed all of you," Brenda said while wiping away tears, excitedly hugging the three children. "Now Brenda won't have to stay in the hospital anymore. I'll live with you and cook for you every day." "Yeah!" T he kids nodded vigorously.

"We were planning to visit you at the hospital after school. Are you feeling better?" Noah asked sensibly.

"I'm much better," Brenda said with a smile. "As soon as Brenda sees you, all my illnesses disappear."

"That's great." Nathan's smile was radiant, and he said earnestly, "Brenda, now that you're back, we won't eat undercooked roast chicken and toast with salt anymore..."

Sadie put her hand to her forehead, wishing she could disappear. The kids' strong feelings about her disastrous cooking were palpable.

"Yeah, Brenda's cooking is the best," Mia said, tilting her cute little head. "Brenda, Mia has lost weight because you haven't cooked for us in a long time!"

Saying this, Mia pinched her little arm sadly. "Look, all the meat is gone."

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