"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 Ms.

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

your contact information? In case there's an emergency with James, I

course." The woman provided her

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

Bayer?" Maisie

a heavy weight on her chest, making her uncomfortable. But then, she considered there were millions of people in Centrolis, and there was more than one family

was just

herself for being too sensitive and unfairly

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

James was far

days of enrolling in the kindergarten, Maisie received more

matter what the

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

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