"We're here to..." Before the boy could finish that sentence, he saw an older lady walking toward them. 1

Was this grandma Miss Bea's mother?

"Hi, Grandma!" Lanie greeted her politely.

Grandma...? 1

Bianca followed Lanie's gaze and looked behind her.

There was an older woman in her fifties, wearing a white-and-pink Adidas tracksuit. She was just passing by, but then she suddenly stopped in front of the three of them.

Luke knew that she was not Bianca's mother, so he did not greet her.

"Is something the matter, ma'am?" Bianca was confused by the woman's intense stare.

The woman then frowned and began to sincerely advise her, "Once you're

married, girl, you gotta learn how to take care of your family. You can't let your husband and child go hungry. I mean, look at you! It's already this late, and you're only back now?" 2

By "your husband", she clearly meant that man with the poker face behind her.

Bianca felt quite embarrassed and awkward.

She was about to explain when the woman looked at

Luke instead and turned on him mercilessly as well." You're not being a very good husband either. You can't go throwing a tantrum at your wife just because she ticked you off. What kind of an example are you giving your son? These days, men have to learn how to cook too. You can't ask your wife to take care of all the housework alone. You married a wife, not a maid!"

Bianca was starting to think that the woman was going too far.

How could she misunderstand something like this?!

After all, anyone should be able to tell at a glance that the two of them were from vastly different worlds.

"Ma'am, you're mistaken. He's just my boss, and I'm just his employee," Bianca explained hastily.

After a pause, the woman opened her mouth again, but she did not manage to say anything.

She just appraised the man, woman, and child once more...

As if they were unrelated. Did they take her for a fool?

'It's clear as day that you have something to do with that handsome man!

'Seriously, what has the world come to these days? To think that there's a sugar baby living here in this area... I

as she watched that woman leave. She had no idea what she

son if she turned

familiar with the

girl should and should not do. It was fine for her to interact with other men for work, but it was wholly unsuitable for

his son next to him and said in a low voice, "You have something

Bianca turned around.

no idea what he was supposed to say... but Dad said that he had something to say... and he wanted him to say it

Oh, Lanie remembered now!

was only here because his dad wanted

carried two huge boxes from a dark corner with his short arms. It

blue, and the other was white.

for you." Lanie even turned around to look at his father after he said that, worried that he had

kid, after all. Bianca could hear what he was saying, but she

decided to accept them for now when she saw how hard it was for the boy to hold the gifts up. At least that

he looked up at

you give me this?" Bianca asked the boy at her feet, but she was waiting for

man happened to see the diamond ring

that she

and innocent, befitting his age, and he scratched his hand as

you had to do, let's go home!" Luke told his son. His dark deep black

the presents, one more glance

both looked at the man who had left all of a

he..." Lanie wanted to say something, but he shut his mouth again halfway

"I really can't

"Why?" 1

explain the real reason why to a five-year-old boy. He

up with a reason a child would understand, saying, "I can't accept a reward that I

presents back in Lanie's

he goes too far

stopped by the curb at

seat, one hand on his steering

it to his mouth,

between his fingers, and

dreg from it viciously.

a

the trash can behind you? Throw

his son had carried

they were back at the Crawfords'

a stop

car. The boy had not said anything the entire

Master Crawford was having

saw his little great-grandson rush out of the car and into the car, going upstairs without

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