Yvie and Cherie slled the scent of gossip and quickly ran over to watch.
Kyle, who had originally been planning to reveal a bit about his crush to make his parents happy, fell silent imdiately when he saw his sisters approaching.
Sienna and Simon Forrester exchanged a glance, understanding each other instantly.
She slightly reined in her emotions, patted Kyle on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "If you miss Mom and Dad, just call us, okay?"
The three children said in unison, "Okay, Mom and Dad!"
Simon Forrester smiled, took one last look at the kids, grabbed the suitcase in one hand, and wrapped an arm around Sienna Thornton as they headed through security.
Once the train started moving and their luggage was settled, the two of them sat down by the window in the first-class cabin. Brewing tea with the travel tea set, Simon Forrester mumbled, "Earlier, when you asked Kyle if he had a girl he likes, he stopped talking as soon as Yvie and Cherie ca over."
Sienna Thornton pondered, "Hmm," while holding the warm floral tea her husband had made, gazing out at the buildings flying by through the window. She said softly, "I was thinking, could it be that Kyle likes Yvie’s middle school classmate, the girl who used to visit our house often? Wasn’t her na Bonnie Quincy?"
Simon Forrester recalled for a mont, "I have a vague impression. Didn’t she co by last week to see Yvie? Why do you think it’s her?"
"I might be wrong." Sienna Thornton chuckled first and then shook her head, "That girl is a jewelry designer, quite a fashionable one. Sohow, it doesn’t seem like the type Kyle would be into."
"What kind of girl do you think Kyle would like? Has he talked to you about this?"
"Not really," Sienna Thornton propped her chin, "I think Kyle might like the academic type of girl."
Simon Forrester burst into laughter.
After a sip of tea, he said, "By your logic, how did we fall in love back in the day? Our personalities differ so much, and there’s not even a hint of overlap in our fields."
Sienna Thornton blushed and kicked her husband under the table, "We are complentary!"
Simon Forrester placed a hand over his heart, "Hmm, you filled up the emptiness in my heart, and now it’s only you in here..."
Sienna Thornton’s face beca flushed. Shy, she crossed her arms and pursed her lips, looking out the window and ignoring him.
Simon Forrester had been sweet-talking her for over thirty years, becoming more vocal as he aged, and she grew shyer by the day.
The train sped out of the city, heading towards Mongolia. The view was a lush green as far as the eye could see.
Sienna Thornton was lost in thought, completely unaware that Simon Forrester had moved from across the table to sit beside her, gently resting her head on his shoulder.
She naturally hugged his waist.
He wrapped one arm around half of her body, holding her hands tightly on his lap with the other, bending down to find her lips, kissing her gently as if it were the first ti he kissed her in Norport, with every kiss filled with respect and care.
Outside the window, the blue sky, white clouds, and wildflowers of the Mongolian steppe were as beautiful as a painting.
...
Three years later,
The airport arrival hall was bustling with people.
The three siblings craned their necks, eagerly wanting to see their parents whom they hadn’t seen in three years.
"Wow...," Yvie suddenly sighed.
Cherie looked at her, "Why are you ’wowing’?"
Yvie pointed ahead in surprise, "Mom looks so beautiful!"
Kyle and Cherie then looked in the direction she was pointing.
Their mother was wearing a flowing Indoria dress, nestled in their father’s arms. Their father carried a backpack over one shoulder, one arm around their mother, the other pulling a suitcase.
The two of them walked out, chatting and laughing.
Cherie said, "Isn’t Mom cold? It’s only two or three degrees outside."
Yvie said, "The plane and airport have heating, how could she be cold? Looking good is what’s most important."
Cherie cast a disdainful glance at his sister, "Don’t you know that if your body temperature is too low, it’s easy to get cardiovascular diseases?"
Yvie rolled her eyes at him, "Mom is healthy, she doesn’t have that problem!"
While the siblings bickered, Simon Forrester and Sienna had already co out through the gate.
Kyle stepped forward to hug his parents and took the suitcase from his father’s hand, smiling, "Welco back! You’re not leaving this ti, right?"
Sienna Thornton smiled as she patted her eldest son’s arm, "No, we won’t! We’ve traveled the world and have no regrets in this life!"
After saying this, she opened her arms to the twins.
Cherie and Yvie flew into their mother’s embrace.
Sienna Thornton hugged the twins, ruffling their hair, her eyes reddening slightly, gently asking, "Have you all been behaving in the three years we weren’t here?"
Cherie quickly said, "Except for not finding a partner, we’ve been very good!"
This year, Kyle was thirty-two, and Cherie and Yvie were twenty-eight.
Simon Forrester looked at his eldest son, "Still no developnts?"
Kyle shook his head.
Sienna Thornton had prepared herself ntally and wasn’t surprised. She smiled knowingly and patted her eldest son’s arm, "Then your dad and I can enjoy life a bit longer."
Cherie said, "Mom, if you really want to have a grandchild to play with, I can have one first just for you."
Simon Forrester, furious, wanted to smack his second son.
The family happily headed towards the parking garage.
While riding the elevator down, Yvie asked, "Mom, aren’t you cold wearing so little?"
Sienna Thornton quickly explained, "Not at all, it was hot when we boarded the plane in India."
Cherie laughed, "But Mom, you could’ve changed on the plane."
Sienna Thornton said nothing.
Simon Forrester looked down at his wife in his arms, lightly said, "She loves to look good! I asked her to change on the plane, and she got all worked up. The older she gets, the more stubborn she gets!" After saying this, he affectionately stroked the bridge of his wife’s still-prominent nose.
The three children said in unison, "Isn’t it because you spoiled her!"
.
Sienna Thornton and Simon Forrester spent over twelve hundred days and nights completing their world tour. They returned ho just before Christmas because Yvie wanted to co ho for the holiday.
The family of five went back to Fenmore Hill. After a bath, Sienna Thornton started handing out gifts to the three children. The family was lively and boisterous, not going to bed until late at night.
Simon Forrester ca out of the shower and Sienna Thornton was still in the walk-in closet organizing presents. She had brought gifts for everyone, each one carefully chosen.
Simon Forrester sat on the soft stool behind her, watching her crouch and organize those little trinkets, while drying his hair.
He wanted to help her organize, but she didn’t want him to, insisting on doing it herself.
Simon Forrester couldn’t do anything about her and just let her be.
He went back to get a book to read in the walk-in closet, also keeping her company, so she wouldn’t get bored organizing gifts alone.
As they chatted, the topic turned to moving to a smaller apartnt.
Sienna Thornton suggested waiting until Kyle and Cherie settled down before moving, but Simon Forrester thought that staying at ho made it inconvenient for them to date.
For the sake of their sons settling down sooner, Sienna Thornton finally decided that they would move to the small apartnt to enjoy their retirent after the New Year.
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