Chapter 20

"Mother dearest, has my most beloved brother fallen asleep?"

"He's awake."

"What… What are you doing then? Is he that cute?"

"We're tallying our wealth. Chat later."

"..."

I see how it is. You're a mother-son pair huddling together, and I'm stuck here with the scumbag. I'm an unwanted child! What a sad life!

Thomas dramatized his situation!

He pretended to cry, and just when he was about to send a voice message to his mother, a voice called out, startling him. "What are you doing, Colt?"

The quilt was haphazardly thrown off of him before he could collect himself.

He swiftly hid his phone under his pillow and turned to face Angie, who flashed him a false smile.

Oh, this pretty lady looks ugly with her plastic grin.

Thomas didn't answer. He instead tugged at his quilt and inched back.

Angie imagined that Colton knew of her involvement when he was thrown off a cliff when she met his frightened stare. Her gentle facade faded at the thought.

"Cat got your tongue, brat? Are you mute?" Angie had closed the door behind her when she entered. Only the two of them were here so there was no need for her to play pretend.

Thomas usually fooled around quite a bit, but this was his first time meeting such a harsh woman.

He also didn't want to speak to her.

Of course, he was mainly afraid of revealing his secrets and being discovered.

So, Thomas decided to talk less and allow Angie to state her purpose before thinking of a countermeasure.

spouting nonsense and smearing my name, and I will

as she threatened him by grabbing him by his fragile

startled by her fiendish rage, but,

Angie. I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying. You want to take me fishing at the reservoir?" Thomas looked innocently at

won't let you off the hook if you ruin my engagement with your

that she was a vicious stepmother just from the

brother must've been bullied day in and day

woman. That's why she

lay in the hospital bed. He blamed himself terribly. He had the privilege of receiving his mother's love, but his little brother was left to suffer in the Quincy household.

of him. What I need

grim expression and calmly agreed. "Okay, Auntie Angie. Take it easy. It's

suspected that there was something

been at odds with her, but now he was

"What?"

won't stop you from marrying Daddy."

You've become a good boy, Colt. I'll be nice if you don't say anything you're not supposed

in her eyes

Kids don't

"But?"

going to give me when you marry Daddy?" He

it would be a waste if

was direct

want, Colt.

glint in his

Die, scum!

with my brother, you mess with

……

the Maple Forest

awakened Colton. Despite his reluctance to say a word, she knew his timidity was related to

wanted to communicate more with

Madeline, who thought she had perfectly raised

time. Cars. Skateboarding.

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