Mark's POV:

"Ok Mona, I will message you after I reached Alex, bye..."

After I hang the phone, I have a small work to do. So I am busy in finishing the work...

But my mind is still thinking about Alex, particularly after I heard from Mona that he is homesick...

I should be responsible for his caretaking because I take him on leave from his school with the help of Tom...

But I don't know how to handle children, so I handover him to Mona...

Even Mona didn't know how to handle children, but women are fond of knowing how to manage children than men...

So Mona habituated to Alex in a very few days, and now she can't live without him and take a promise from me that I should handover him after her trip.

In between my thoughts, I am done with one of my files, and it's around 2 pm...

So I think it's better I should go to Alex now itself because I don't want him to be sick anymore...

I started to the baby care centre after I gave some work to Genie to finish in between...

When I reached the baby care centre, the caretaker immediately takes me to Alex, and I feel very worried by looking at him with his dull face laying on the bed and involved in his deep thoughts by looking somewhere at the ceiling...

When I called him with his name "Hi Alex."

He looked at me, and his face lightens up with happy and gets up immediately from the bed and paused his emotions and looking at me in confusion...

Maybe he thinks it's a dream, so I went close to him, sit on my knees like Anna instructed me how to wish children in the past and touch his cheek...

His eyes became wet and immediately hugged me by wrapping his little hands around my neck...

I immediately lifted him up and hold him tightly and consoling him...

I feel very sad by looking at his crying face...

I asked the caretaker about the food that he eat anything for his lunch...

Caretaker: "No sir, he just takes a glass of milk as today's breakfast...

And he is not eating anything that's the reason I informed to Mona madam when she called me...

I requested him many ways, but he hesitates to have food and not playing with other kids or with toys."

(I nod my head as ok and carry Alex with me and make him to sit on the passenger seat and put on the seat belt...)

Mark: So, Alex...

Will you come to my home..?

Alex: take me to Mona sis...

Mark: Hoo, you like Mona sis?

Alex: Yes...

(And he is looking at the road...

Like Mona, he also habituated to her and missing my sadistic friend.

It's better to convince him that it takes two more days to visit Mona...

No...

He may cry if I say to him directly...

So I try to convince him in another way...)

(His face lighted up and looked at me when he heard about the games, I know he loves to play the games with me, so I use the same trick to make him calm and happy...)

Mark: I will take you to my home, and there is a big play station...

You can play many games...

Alex: your home..?

Mark: Yes, and we can enjoy a lot...

Alex: ok...

(He forgot about Mona as of now so I should manage him in the same way so that when he saw Anna, he feels more happy...)

Mark: ok...

Before that, you need to have some food...

(He nods his head as Yes, and he looked relieved than before, I immediately called to Genie to arrange lunch to Alex by giving menu to her and make sure to have ice creams and candies which Alex like the most...)

Mark: Alex, would you like to see my office?

Alex: office?

Mark: Yes, it's a big building, and we can have food and ice-creams at my office, and later we can go to my home and can play the games...

Alex: Yes, I will see...

(I feel relieved that he is ok now...

And I messaged Mona that Alex is with me and he is fine now, and soon I will take him to my house and surprise Anna.

She didn't reply yet. In between, I hold Alex's hand and leading him into my office room, and he is amused by looking at my office and raised his head all the way to look at the lights by holding my hand...

Finally, we reached my room, and I make him sit on my office table and call Genie to bring the food...

With the help of another worker, she arranged all the foodstuff on the table...

And when I looked at Genie, she is in shock and staring at Alex with her weird face...

I didn't say anything to her; particularly, he is Anna's brother...

But out of curiosity, she asked me...

Gen: "Sir, who is he..?"

(It's better to say something to her than avoid her question...)

Mark: "He is my cousin and stays with me for two more days..."

Genie: cousin?

As far as I know, you didn't have any cousin at this age...

Mark: should I responsible to explain everything to you?

Genie: Sorry, sir...

Mark: ok, I will call you if I need anything, you can continue with your work...

(She left my room after finishing my warning, and I helped Alex to have some food and speak to him for some time and make him sleep on my couch, and I continued my work...

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