"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."

listen to

that she saw a hint of a mocking smirk on

at the woman. "Ma'am, may I have your contact information? In

course." The woman provided her

Maisie asked how she should address her, she smiled cryptically and said, "My future

Bayer?" Maisie was

making her uncomfortable. But then, she considered there were

it was

scolded herself for being too sensitive and

and smiled politely. "You can rest assured with your child under my

was far from an

in the kindergarten, Maisie received more than 30

very unusual child. No matter what the

first, Maisie assumed it was a language barrier. After all, he was a mixed-race child who had grown up abroad. It was understandable that he might have trouble

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