Owned By Her Triplet Bullies
Chapter 79

Ximena's POV

I stared at them in surprise before slowly getting down the stairs and walking toward them. I smiled, pulling the both of them into a tight hug and giving them each a kiss. "Why are you still awake? It's past your bedtime," I asked, gazing at them fondly.

"Daddy!" they exclaimed cheerfully running towards Cole. They ran past me towards him. He picked them up happily as they wrapped their tiny hands around his neck. "When did you get back?" Madison asked curiously. She was the younger one of the twins.

"About five hours ago princess," he replied with a smile. She gasped.

"And you are just coming back? Didn't you miss us? Why didn't you come sooner?" she asked, pouting slightly. Cole opened his mouth to respond but Mason beat him to it.

"He missed us but he missed Mummy more. I'm certain he drove past the speed limit towards Mummy's office immediately after he got off from the airport. You should be used to this by now," Mason said with a straight face. Madison was the cute, bubbly and outspoken one while Mason was more of an observer, a straight talker, and a lot calmer.

I nodded my head at them. Cole chuckled.

"Don't be like that kids, I wanted to pick your mummy up before coming home to surprise you," he said gently placing them back on the floor.

"Don't let them fool you, Maddy. They went to play by themselves without us," Mason hurriedly answered. Madison glanced at Cole in deep thought.

"We didn't have fun without you guys. Mummy was busy at work and I had to wait for her. I brought you a gift from my trip," he said. Mason stared at him unfazed while Madison's eyes brightened up. She quickly masked it and stood with her little arms crossed in front of her. They looked like strict parents disciplining their children. I chuckled at the sight.

Cole seemed to realize that he was getting to Madison. Mason was a hard nut to crack.

"I promise to take you wherever you want to go after school tomorrow," he promised. Madison squealed while Mason facepalmed himself. He knew she was going to give in soon enough. She could never say no to Cole's treats. He knew just how to pacify the kids. "You promise?" she asked skeptically. Cole nodded.

"Wherever you want to go," he repeated.

"You threw your brother under the bus because of gifts?" he asked, staring at her in disbelief.

"It's not just about the gifts. Daddy promised to take us wherever we want to go," she muttered excitedly. She moved over to Mason and whispered in his ear. Mason's eyes shone brightly and a smile crept up his face for not more than a second. It vanished as soon as it appeared. Cole looked at them curiously.

"What are you both whispering about?" he asked.

"Nothing important," Madison said with a yawn.

"It's way past your bedtime kids. Why are you still up? Didn't your nanny put you to bed?" I inquired.

"We were waiting for you both. We missed you," Madison said. I smiled lovingly at them. Their nanny suddenly ran outside. She greeted us politely.

"Kids, I thought you were asleep?" she asked. Madison smiled meekly.

"Did you both pretend to be asleep?" I asked. They stood without uttering a word. Madison walked towards me with a smile.

"We missed you so much that we could not fall asleep. Will you read us a bedtime story, mummy?" she asked sweetly.

"What are you? A two-year-old?" Mason scowled.

"You may leave. I will tuck them in," I said to the nanny. She nodded and left.

"Come on kids, I will tuck you in," I said, taking both their hands.

"Goodnight Daddy," they said to Cole. He kissed them good night and we headed upstairs to the kids' room. I tucked them in before picking the bedtime story on the table and reading it out to them. I read it till they both fell asleep. I covered them with the blankets properly, lowered the air conditioner, and switched off the lights. With one last glance at them, I gently closed the door before heading out with a smile on my face.

Mason and Madison are both my jewels. They are the happiest thing that has ever happened to me. They make me feel complete. I didn't know what I would do without them. I looked outside wondering where Cole was. I went into my room to have a shower. I sighed in relief as soon as the cold water touched my skin. It instantly made me feel relaxed after my hectic day at work. I put on my night robe and left my wet hair flowing down my back. I walked back downstairs towards the dining area. I could smell his scent coming out strongly from there.

I saw him in front of his laptop with a cup of coffee. He was typing something with utmost concentration.

"Hey," I said, pulling out a chair and sitting beside him.

"Are the kids asleep?" he asked, glancing at me with a smile.

"They are. After three bedtime stories," I replied. He chuckled.

"What are you working on?" I asked curiously. He just got off an important meeting and here he was working again. Talk more of a workaholic.

"I just have to finish with these before tomorrow morning," he replied. I nodded.

"That reminds me, I bought you something from my trip. He pulled out a box behind him. He passed it to me. I took it and opened the box. I gasped when I saw the content. It was a set of diamond jewelry.

"You didn't have to," I said with surprise.

"I had to. I wanted to. Don't you like it?" he asked curiously.

"I love it. Why would I not? But, you really should not have bothered," I said, closing the box. He smiled.

"I've gotten it for a special occasion. I got you a dress that would match," he said.

"Special occasion?" I asked curiously. He nodded. He stared at me for a while before coming closer to me and gently brushing wet hair from my face with his hands. I stared at him as his hand lingered on my cheeks. He dropped his hand and pulled away. He resumed typing.

"I still have a lot to do. Go to sleep," he said to me. I nodded before gently getting up. I didn't want to disturb his work or interrupt him.

"Good night," I muttered. He replied and I headed to my room. I shrugged off my robe and with a yawn, I laid down on my bed and closed my eyes. It had been a very long and tiring day for me, with that thought in mind, I closed my eyes and fell asleep. I begrudgingly opened my eyes the following morning to the sunlight casting its magnificent rays on my window. I stretched and went to do my morning routine. After that, I walked downstairs to meet with Cole and the kids to have breakfast. "Good morning everyone," I greeted cheerfully.

"Good morning Mummy," the kids replied. Cole also responded.

"You have all been up for a while. Why didn't you wake me up? I would have helped you in getting ready," I said. Even though they had a nanny, I mostly took care of them myself. I wanted to shower them with all the love and affection in the world. I didn't want them to ever harbor the thought of being unloved and uncared for. I only got the nanny because I had to work late night shifts sometimes while Cole also had some late night meetings and I didn't want them to stay home without anyone to look after them.

"We know you were tired and Daddy confirmed that. You needed to rest, we didn't want to bother you besides, the nanny helped us in getting ready," Mason replied. My heart melted at the thoughtfulness. I glanced at Cole and he winked at me.

"Thank you so much babies," I cooed. I saw Mason trying to protest but he stopped himself. I smiled, he always complained about the fact that I called them babies. He was just too smart and mature for his age. "How has school been?" I asked them to serve me some pancakes.

"Fine Mum, Mason aced the tests yesterday again. He's too smart for our class. I wonder how he manages to do that when he barely studies," Madison pouted. Mason continued to eat his breakfast unfazed. "Really?" Cole asked in awe and Madison nodded. Madison was also a very intelligent kid for her age just that Mason was too smart for him.

"Nice Mason. Good job both of you," I said to them with a smile.

"It's not a big deal, Madison also aced the test," Mason replied. My phone suddenly rang, I picked it up and I saw it was the nurse assigned to me that had called.

"Good morning doctor Ximena, the director is asking for you," she said, her voice sounding urgent. I furrowed my brows, my shift did not start until the afternoon so why was he asking for me?