848 Heading to the Desert

Roar~ [Got it.]

The leopard cubs responded obediently as they hugged their mommy's legs and whimpered pitifully.

"Gosh. You're big boys already and you're still wheedling," Bai Qingqing said in amusement.

Parker's heart also softened; something that rarely happened. He said, "They're asking you when you'll be coming back, whether you can be back by tomorrow."

Bai Qingqing circled her arms around all three of them and said gently, "Nope. I don't know when I will be back either."

Then, she got to her feet and walked to the window. The cubs trailed after her.

With much effort, Bai Qingqing hoisted up the slightly lighter Third and pointed at the largest moon—the silver one, which represented the month. Right now it was only a crescent moon.

"Just look at the moon when you miss Mommy. Mommy will look up at the moon when I miss you three too. Since we'll be looking at the same thing, you won't feel that Mommy is so far away."