Chapter 53: Helping Mom

General POV

"Please guys stay indoors till she comes back. Your mom really emphasized that when she called."

Joseph implored after discharging the triplets from school prematurely, as instructed by Sophie, and bringing them back home. It was one of the rare occasions when he would follow them halfway into the house to be doubly sure that they had entered the house in his presence.

"Owen, Nathan, please come and lock up the gates," Joseph said before turning to leave again.

"Bye, Uncle Joseph." The boys waved at him as he exited through the pedestrian opening of the gate and got into his car.

"What's going on, though?" Isabella asked, standing with folded arms on the balcony after they heard the sound of Joseph's car zooming off.

"I guess the two lovebirds in our lives may have decided to go on an outing again," Nathan suggested with an uncertain shrug that stopped halfway, which meant he was not confident.

"I don't think so; it doesn't add up. I mean, do they really have to pick us up