Chapter 987

The man was in a complete panic, not even noticing as Chloe slipped past him, her mind swirling with worry about Aaron. Without raising her head, she breezed right by and out the door. He dashed into the room and scooped Tim up in a tight hug, not saying a word, just clutching him close. Connor was trembling slightly. Deep down, he knew Tim probably wasn't in any real danger, but past scares felt like a Pandora's box had been opened, and he couldn't handle even the slightest chance of something happening to Tim.

Once he pulled himself together, he managed to ask, "Tim, where did you run off to just now?"

Tim looked up at Connor's face and felt a jolt of fear. He wasn't scared of anyone else in the family, just Connor. Not wanting to lie, he said, "I was playing hide and seek with Uncle Assistant."

full-blown lockdown. Poor Isaac, a grown man, was left wandering the aisles, searching and in tears. When they got home, Connor had given Tim a stern talking-to, but his uncles were always quick to jump to his defense. Just a few harsh words from Connor, and seeing Tim's teary eyes, they'd all rally around him. Especially Isaac, who earlier vowed to teach the little rascal a lesson, only to end

smacks. Connor had never laid a hand on Tim before. In fact, nobody had.

he burst into tears. Chloe who hadn't gone far, stopped in her tracks at the sound of his cries For some reason, it tugged at her heart, making her feel an inexplicable urge to cry.

streamed down Tim's face as Connor asked, "Do you know what you did wrong?

fear hadn't faded, and he gave Tim's bottom Other couple of firm swats. "Will you do it

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