"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 listen to

obediently, but Maisie couldn't shake the feeling that she saw a hint of a mocking smirk on the boy, well beyond

at the woman. "Ma'am, may I have your contact information? In case there's an emergency

woman provided her phone

smiled cryptically and said, "My future husband's last name is

Maisie was

then, she considered there were millions of people in Centrolis, and

it was just

lowered her head, smiled, and scolded herself for being too sensitive and unfairly suspecting Graham

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

James was far from

kindergarten, Maisie received more than 30

a very unusual child. No matter what the teachers said to him, he acted as

Maisie assumed it was a language barrier. After all, he was a mixed-race child who had grown up abroad.

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