Sweet Twins

"It's me who is getting married to you, not anyone else. As long as we both agree to it, we can get married. Why do you care
about whether they agree or not?" Charles said, undeniably impatient by her hesitation.
"Edward has gone back to annul my marriage registration with him and he hasn't returned yet. Let's wait for his update first,
okay? If he gives us positive news tonight, then I promise you we will get married. If not... If not, then let's talk about it some
other time," replied Nancy with a sigh.
Charles teasingly rubbed his stubble against her soft neck and said, "Honey, I've been waiting for you for a long time now. Don't
keep me waiting anymore, okay?"
"Yes, I know you have been patient for so long," Nancy said in response before turning around and kissed Charles on his face.
Then she added resolutely, "Haven't I told you already that if Edward tells me tonight that our marriage has been annulled, I
promise you we will? If not, then it's just not possible..."
"Okay, I'll give Edward a call right now," Charles shot back. He couldn't wait to take out his phone, intending to call Edward
immediately.
But before he could do so, Nancy snatched his phone away in a hurry. "No, don't. It hasn't been long yet since Edward went
back. It's now morning over there. He's probably still asleep and hasn't gotten up yet."
"You really do consider for him..." Charles remarked, his jealously clearly showing.
"Don't tell me you are jealous again?" Nancy turned around and was about to leave, all the while pretending to be angry.
"No, I'll listen to you and wait for Edward to get back to us tonight," Charles obediently agreed as he gently pulled Nancy into his
arms.
Not contented with just a hug, he couldn't keep his hands to himself...
Nancy stole a glance outside and berated Charles, "The kids are here and may see us. Charles, don't! Stop it, okay?"
"No, I won't. Edward finally went back and I have you to myself. I want to relax," Charles purred shamelessly into her ear.
The implication of what he was saying was, "With Edward around, I had to be a gentleman at all times and I am tired of it. But
now that Edward has left, let me indulge myself."
"But Charles, we're in the kitchen..." Nancy scolded in a low voice, albeit half-heartedly.

"Have you seen the movie with the title Waterloo Bridge? It is said there that men and women need to be intimate in different
places. Only in this way will our feelings for each other warm up."
"It's just a movie; it's far-fetched from reality. Moreover, the relationship between the hero and the heroine... Hey..." Before Nancy
could even finish what she was saying, Charles had already approached her closely.
"That's what you call romance..."
Nancy was speechless. She was left with no choice but to compromise in front of Charles' strong power of persuasion.
Furthermore, she was afraid that the kids would hear them.
After taking a shower, Nancy prepared the children for bed.
When she went back to the bedroom, she saw Charles leaning against the cushion. He was holding his phone in his arms while
his eyes were already squinting and he was almost fast asleep.
"If you are sleepy, just lie down and go to sleep. What are you still waiting for? Nancy sat down beside Charles and leaned closer
to him. As soon as she did, the pleasant scent of the shower gel she used drifted over to Charles.
Charles opened his eyes lazily and lovingly held Nancy in his arms. "I called Edward just now, but he didn't pick up. What could
he be doing at this hour?"
As soon as he finished his shower, Charles called Edward up, even though Nancy had instructed him to wait.
Charles had called him a dozen times already, but all his calls failed to get through. This made him have an uneasy feeling.
Was Edward doing it on purpose?
Did he not intend to annul his marriage with Nancy at all?
It was apparent that if Edward didn't annul his marriage with Nancy, it followed that Charles wouldn't be able to marry her. This
was plain common sense.
It wasn't because Charles didn't believe in Edward's word of honor, but he knew that Edward liked Nancy a lot. And love could be
selfish at times. No man would easily give up on a woman he liked unless he had no other option.
Therefore, it was highly possible for Edward to change his mind at the very last moment.

"Maybe he didn't hear the ring..." Nancy looked at the time apprehensively. It was already ten o'clock in the evening. By this time,
Edward should already have gotten up. Perhaps he was still busy with the annulment process of the marriage registration
between them at the moment.
"But I have already called him more than ten times now. How could he not have heard it?" Charles questioned in confusion.
"Don't worry too much. Maybe Edward's phone ran out of power. Let's go to sleep now. We'll call him first thing tomorrow
morning instead," Nancy comforted Charles coaxingly, then added, "Go to bed early. We have to go to work tomorrow."
"I'm not yet sleepy. You go to sleep first," Charles murmured, still irritated that he was left hanging in anticipation.
Nancy pursed her lips and slipped into the quilt. "Anyway, I have two upcoming operations tomorrow. I have to rest so I'll go to
bed first."
Charles leaned over and kissed her affectionately on her luscious lips and said, "Good night."
"Good night," Nancy responded back and closed her eyes.
As a doctor, Nancy had to be vigilant and couldn't be careless at all. To that effect, she always needed to have a high standard of
sleep.
Only when she had a good night's rest would she be able to work better and give her all.
Charles, on the other hand, persisted in calling Edward from time to time to no avail. There was still no reply from Edward.
He kept on waiting and waiting...
After a while, Nancy felt that she had already slept for a long time. She opened her eyes and to her amazement, she saw that
the bedside lamp was still lit up.
So she asked in a daze, "Charles, you're still awake? Why don't you go to bed?"
"I'm not yet sleepy," Charles said perfunctorily. In fact, he was already feeling sleepy now. Had it not been for the growing panic
and anger that he felt, he would have fallen asleep a long time ago.
However, the longer Edward kept on not answering his phone, the more uneasy Charles felt. It was as if there was an impending
doom due to happen.

Had Edward run away?
Could it be possible that he never had the intention of having his marriage registration with Nancy annulled? And were all the lies
made up in order to scheme against Nancy? She could, at times, be a stupid woman and be easily deceived, right?
The more Charles pondered about it, the angrier he became. He sent a text message to Edward instead.
"Edward, where the hell have you been? Why aren't you answering my phone calls?"
"Edward, have you run away?"
"Let me tell you, Nancy is mine for life and mine alone. You'd better give up on her as soon as possible and don't even think
about keeping her for yourself!"
"The children are mine, and so is Nancy. Don't flatter yourself that she will ever be yours. If you make any trouble, I tell you. I
won't let you go."
Charles sent his text messages one after another, so many that he himself wasn't able to keep track any more of how many
times he had texted.
Never in the past had he ever acted and felt so flustered and irrational before.
He was so nervous and scared out of his wits, petrified as if he would lose Nancy in the next second.
He could not disregard the marriage certificate of Nancy and Edward.
When Charles was about to lose his temper, a message finally came in. It was from Edward. "Have you gone crazy, Charles?
You have called me so many times and texted so many absurd words. Are you out of your mind?"
Charles was overjoyed upon seeing that Edward had eventually replied and hurriedly answered back in succession, "I think you
are the crazy one! Didn't you hear my phone calls? Didn't you see my messages? Have you gone blind or deaf?"
Edward hurled back, "Tut-tut, I can't believe Mr. Fu would ever say such dirty words. It has never been heard of!!"
Charles retorted angrily, "Cut the crap. Tell me, are you done with annulment of your marriage registration with Nancy?"
Edward responded, "No, not yet."

Charles' face abruptly turned cold and furious. He demanded anxiously, "Edward, what do you mean?"
Edward stated flatly, "My marriage registration with Nancy has never been valid at all and it didn't take effect."
Charles was so livid that he cursed internally. He couldn't find the words to say his frustration.
To prove his point, Edward sent him a picture of the enquiry result of his marriage with Nancy.
Charles took a quick glance at it and found that the marriage was indeed ineffective and not valid at all. Relieved by what he
saw, he then turned off his phone and prepared to go to sleep.
"Are you just going to bed now, Charles? It's so late already," Nancy murmured, still in a daze as she felt someone approaching
her.
Of course, it was none other than Charles.
"Yes, I'm sleepy now. Go back to sleep." Charles didn't want to let Nancy know about the conversation that transpired between
him and Edward just now.
Besides, he felt bad because he thought that Nancy wasn't as anxious about the situation as he was.
Thus, he felt a little aggrieved by her lack of reaction.
"Well, go to sleep now. You still have to go to work tomorrow morning," mumbled Nancy sleepily.
In fact, as a woman with intuition, Nancy could sense that something was wrong with Charles today. In the past, Charles would
usually take out some documents to read or turn on his computer to deal with his work before going to bed.