Chapter 22

For the twins' sixth birthday, Louis decided to hold a birthday party for them. Jolene applied for two day's leave from the kindergarten for the kids. Then, their family of four went to the Norwood residence a day before the party. While it was almost time for the party to begin, the cake they had placed an order for several days ago still had not been delivered to the house. Cedric considered driving to the shop to ask about the cake, but Jolene would not let him. She would rather have the maids bake two cakes as replacements instead. Still, Cedric knew how excited the twins were to see the castle-shaped cake. He did not want to let the kids down. Louis wanted to give the twins what they were looking forward to as well. So, he told Cedric to go and come back with the cake as soon as possible. However, Jolene still would not allow it. Cedric was about to persuade her again. Yet, he changed his mind and put down the car keys when he noticed her slightly trembling hands and the anx