The Revenge of the Mute Wife by Melanie Paulson
Chapter 79

Chapter 79

Jayden looked at the pin in amazement before a broad smile spread across his lips.

"Of course, I accept being James's dad," he said, taking the accessory and pinning it to his shirt. He leaned in to kiss Deborah's lips. "You're such a tease, you scared me."

[Huh? What are you talking about?] Deborah asked with confusion in her eyes.

"It's just that when you came over with the box, I thought you were going to propose to me."

[Oh, no. It was just the perfect box I found to put the pin in.]

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"Good. I thought you had outdone me and ruined my plan."

[What?]

"Ah nothing, my love," Jayden said quickly, laughing nervously as he mentally scolded himself for almost ruining his own plans. "Um, well, as James's official dad, how about we go to the company tomorrow to look at the catalog for children's room decorations?" [I like that idea.]

"Yay, we have plans for tomorrow. And also, do you remember tonight's plan?"

[Yes, my love. Later, we're going to have dinner at your parents' house.]

"Yes," Jayden said happily, as he had arranged everything with his parents for that special evening.

After finishing their dessert, they talked about their ideas for decorating the baby's room which would make use of the extra room in the house.

When the afternoon came and Deborah had finished her classes, they headed to Jayden's parents' house?

"How was the class?" Jayden asked as he helped Deborah into the car.

[Excellent. I love seeing how the little ones get excited because they can now have a conversation halfway through with signs.] Deborah shared, her joy reflected in her eyes.

"That's great, my love. Soon your students will master the language, Jayden said as he got into the car

and started it.

[Yes, since language is best learned through conversations and games.]

"I see, and you know, I can see you have great skills as a teacher."

[Honestly, I like teaching because I love children.]

"It shows, and I like that because it means James will be very pampered when it comes to doing his homework."

[Well, I'm not very good at biology or science, though.]

I'm not either, my love. That's why I studied to build houses," Jayden confessed with pride, making Deborah laugh because they both studied fields related to math. "We'll just seek help if needed.* [Sounds good.]

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Chapter 79

After a few minutes of driving, they arrived at the mansion and noticed the lights were off, which puzzled

them a bit.

"Be careful, my love," Jayden said, quickly getting out to help Deborah out of the car.

[Thank you. Do you think they went out?]

"I don't think so. I called them earlier and they said they were expecting us," Jayden said, confused and worried because it was supposed to be the special evening. Moreover, Jayden and Deborah had agreed to arrive earlier to help out. They approached the front door carefully, where they noticed a blue envelope taped to it.

[What's that?] Deborah asked, pointing to the letter.

"No i

idea, let me see," Jayden said, taking the envelope to open it. "Before dinner, we wish for you to participate in a special game," he read, raising an eyebrow. "Wait, what...?"

[Ah, that's why the lights are off.] Deborah said excitedly.

"Um.. it looks like a treasure hunt," Jayden said as he read the letter. (1)

-[That sounds fun.]

"Yeah, but..."

[But?]

"Nothing. Let me read the rest: To enter the house, you must replace the right path that will lead you to the special dinner location. For now, just look for the place where Mom's special color persists regardless of the sun or moon.... What?" Jayden asked, confused. [Hmm... a color that persists regardless of the time.] Deborah thought about what the riddle meant.

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Jayden thought, 'Oh no, Mom and Dad, what have you done? A treasure hunt? I think asking them to help. with the romantic evening to propose to Deborah was a bad idea."

[I think I know.]

"Huh? Really?" Jayden asked, astonished as he saw Deborah nod. "What's the answer?"

"If you think about it, it's easy. The answer is a painting because its original colors are not affected by external lighting."