Miracle Cutie Chapter 360: Eight Daddies

She counted on her little fingers for a moment, then held up one chubby palm.

"Many! Three!"

Benjamin was already in no mood to correct her that five fingers didn't equal three.

He kept his handsome face stern and carried her straight into the room.

The moment they were inside, Benjamin repeated the question.

This time, Nina still held up her palm—but the number in her mouth had magically increased.

"Eight daddy!" Nina declared proudly, "Many daddy!"

Amelia asked in confusion, "Nina, what nonsense are you talking about?!"

She had just finished showering and had not even dried her hair yet when she heard Nina announcing she had eight fathers. Her eyes widened instantly.

She took a few steps forward and lectured Nina seriously, "Nina, you only have one daddy. You are not allowed to call anyone else Daddy. Do you understand?"

Seeing her mother's stern expression, Nina nodded obediently.

But just as Amelia was about to turn away to dry her hair, Nina pointed toward the door and asked, "Mommy, go find Daddy?"

The daddy she meant was still Trevor.

Amelia had truly had enough.

She had originally decided not to discipline Nina today, but right before bedtime, Nina's little bottom still earned two solid swats.

Nina cried with watery eyes inside the room.

Meanwhile, not far away in Trevor's room, a now-calm Trevor did something rare: he spoke to Nelson about Grace.

"You don't look like Grace. You look like me."

Trevor's voice was low as he mentioned Grace. Nelson listened with quiet intensity.

This was the first time his father had ever spoken to him about his mother.

The night grew deeper.

Outside, the moon lazily hung itself on the treetops and dozed off.

After a full day of chaos, Nina's plump little body finally ran out of battery.

She flopped against Amelia's chest and fell fast asleep.

Amelia wasn't as strong as Benjamin—she couldn't bear Nina's weight for long.

Pressed down uncomfortably, she gently rolled Nina to the side.

Nina didn't wake. She only reached up, scratched her chubby cheek with one fat little hand, and continued sleeping soundly.

She slept straight through until almost dawn, when a dream finally came.

This time, there were no scary scenes of death.

She only dreamed of a beautiful lady.

The lady wore a soft butter-yellow long dress and stood at the entrance of a grand church.

Her face was exactly the same as the woman in the photo hanging in Trevor's room—Grace.

Nina dreamed of the beautiful lady for a long time. Since there was nothing frightening, she didn't cry at all.

She slept with her eyes closed and suddenly let out a soft giggle.

Amelia, who always woke early in unfamiliar places, opened her eyes at the sound of Nina's laughter. She leaned over to look.

Nina's sleeping smile was adorable beyond words.

Amelia's earlier anger had completely vanished.

She lowered her head, feeling nothing but soft warmth in her heart.

She kissed Nina's chubby little cheek again and again—she couldn't get enough.

To her, Nina asleep was the cutest thing in the world.

While Amelia was kissing her, Benjamin woke up too.

Seeing him open his eyes, Amelia's own eyes curved into smiles. She leaned over and kissed him a few times herself.

"Benjamin, you're awake?"

Amelia knew Benjamin had gone to bed unhappy last night.

Nina calling Trevor "Daddy" had bothered him deeply.

He minded but couldn't do anything about it, so he'd been moody before sleep.

Amelia hadn't managed to coax him out of it.

Now she tried again. "Come look at Nina. She just laughed in her sleep—I don't know what sweet dream she's having."

Amelia gently urged Benjamin to look at Nina.

When Benjamin glanced over, Nina let out another sleepy giggle with her eyes still closed.

The sight was impossibly cute.

Benjamin watched her for a long moment, then reached out with his large hand and gently stroked her soft cheek.

Her skin was smooth and tender—perfect to touch.

The family of three looked warm and peaceful together.

In Trevor's room, Nelson had also woken up.

He rarely slept with his father, so he stayed quiet and simply lay there gazing at him.

Trevor usually took a long time to calm down after an episode.

But this time, with Nina there, he had passed through it unusually smoothly.

While Nelson was quietly watching him, his father slowly opened his eyes. His voice was slightly hoarse as he spoke, "Awake?"

Nelson nodded. "Yeah, Daddy."

Father and son looked at each other. Trevor lowered his gaze to his son, unsure what to say.

He so rarely spent time with Nelson that he couldn't find a topic.

The silence stretched between them—but it didn't last long. On the other side of the house, Nina had woken up.

The moment she opened her eyes, she was fully charged.

After Amelia washed her face, brushed her teeth, and changed her clothes, Nina was bursting with energy again. She marched over and started banging on the door.