Chapter 874:

Dustin shot Collin a surprised look, but Collin seemed calm, as if this was all part of the plan. So, Dustin kept quiet. It wasn’t his place to explain things to the kid. After all, this wasn’t just any kid—he was Collin’s flesh and blood.

Watching Zander continue with his blocks, Collin casually asked, “Still not going to tell me who your mom is?”

Zander turned, meeting his gaze directly. “Nope!” he replied without hesitation.

The moment he let the word slip, he clenched his fists in his lap. If this man figured out who his mom was, there was no telling what he would try to do—maybe even take him away from her. That couldn’t happen. He wouldn’t let it.

Outside, the sky was deepening into dusk. It was nearly time to head home.

Just then, a memory stirred in Dustin’s mind—the woman he had spotted at the hospital a few weeks back. Back then, she had been carrying Zander in her arms. No doubt about it now. She had to be the boy’s mother.

telling you—I’ve seen the boy’s mom before,” Dustin said,

Collin fixed him with a calm

Zander and asked in the same cool tone, “Hey kid, is

there for a beat, wondering if he had misheard

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then, something shifted. Zander’s eyes went wide as he stared at

was loud and

the boy rallied quickly, slipping into an innocent tone as he said, “Sir, who’s that? My mom doesn’t

locked on the kid, and a faint smile

he was making this call on his own or following a script Linsey had given him, Collin couldn’t

to the spot, mentally trying to untangle the mess that had just landed in his

Linsey was the child’s mother, but Dustin had no idea how he had figured it out. Just recently, Collin had even insisted that Linsey was the

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