"In a few days?" Maisie's surprise grew.

She thought the child might come from a divorced family, and the woman probably meant that she would find a stepfather for him in a few days.

Maisie felt for the child, who seemed quiet and timid. Since he arrived, he hadn't said a word.

Now, she realized it was because he lacked his biological father's protection.

With this in mind, Maisie smiled at the boy. However, James suddenly fixed his gaze on her, his beautiful amber eyes displaying an unexpected coldness for his age.

Maisie shivered, taken aback by such a gaze coming from a child.

"Ms. Squire?" The woman gently stroked James' head. "Isn't my son adorable?"

"Oh..." Maisie snapped back to reality and managed a smile. "Yes, he's very handsome and cute."

to Ms.

shake the feeling that she saw a hint of a mocking smirk

"Ma'am, may I have your contact information? In case there's an emergency with James, I can reach you

course." The woman provided

cryptically and said, "My future

Maisie was

her chest, making her uncomfortable. But then, she considered there were millions of people in Centrolis, and there was more

was just

being too sensitive and unfairly

politely. "You can rest assured with your child under my care. I'll do my best to ensure that your

James was far from an ordinary

kindergarten, Maisie received more than 30 complaints about

reported that James was a very unusual child. No matter what the teachers said to him, he acted

was a mixed-race child

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