Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Everyone left the room gradually, letting Charles rest.

As they headed downstairs, Victor’s phone buzzed. He pulled it out and saw a message from his grandfather.

Liam: [Where did you get that fake flower to fool me?]

Victor let out a short laugh, raising a brow. ‘Fake? I see it with my own eyes. If it weren’t for Charles telling him not to touch it, I would’ve ripped off a leaf and brought it back as proof

Just as they were about to step down the stairs, Kelvin caught sight of the little girl trailing behind them. Her tiny legs.

Struggled to keep up, making her look like a wind–up plush toy.

Without hesitation, Kelvin bent down and scooped her up. The moment Yvonne was lifted off the ground, she went stiff as a board. Everything about her screamed, don’t move. Absolutely don’t move.

Kelvin was still dressed in the same black suit he had worn to work that morning, a faint mix of cool, distant cologne and fresh citrus clinging to the fabric.

He seemed indifferent, but Yvonne was as tense as could be. As they went down the stairs, she clung to a small section of his suit, terrified of falling.

Kelvin’s gaze flicked to the wrinkled fabric under her grip. His voice was unusually patient. “I reached out to a preschool

After a brief pause, Kelvin added, “You don’t have to go right away if you don’t want to. We can wait.”

Yvonne tilted her soft, pale face up at him, her eyes wide with surprise and excitement. “I want to go!”

‘A three–year–old has yet to experience the harsh realities of school Of course, she’ll be excited, Kelvin thought.

to school!” Yvonne repeated

nodded. “Alright. You’ll start in two

Yvonne was willing to go, it would be good for her: She’d have other kids to

exchange with an amused smirk. He had only just learned that Yvonne was adopted, and

were so… formal. The thought of them continuing like this

Just

stepped outside to take the call, leaving only Victor and Yvonne in

Victor waved Yvonne over eagerly. “Come here, sweetheart. Let me take a look at you.”

couple of seconds, then pursed her lips

dragged out the

grinning as he ruffled her hair. His clean–cut features made him look particularly approachable. Then he asked, “Do you know where Charles got the

blinked, utterly lost. Charles? Bed?

her lips together, staying silent. Victor wasn’t ready to give up just yet. “Alright, if you know,

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Chapter 29

How am I supposed in respond to

He figured she had no idea–understandable,

only three.

how to express herself. and that made her all the

Kelvin was on the

got last time? Amazing! You better have

seen those flowers in two days. He had assumed they were just

started talking about his older sister, never giving Kelvin

called for him in the background. He wrapped up the conversation hurriedly

one sentence the entire call, put his phone away and walked back inside. I hate talking to people who don’t let me get a word in, he muttered.

in conversation with Victor. Or rather, Victor

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