"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

nodded obediently, but Maisie couldn't shake the feeling that she saw a hint of a

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

The woman provided

should address her, she smiled cryptically and said, "My future husband's last name is Bayer. You can call me...

Maisie was

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

it was just a

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

James by the hand, and smiled politely. "You can rest assured with your child under my care.

far from an ordinary

kindergarten, Maisie received more than

a very unusual child. No matter what the

was a language barrier. After all, he was a mixed-race

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