Chapter 1700

John averted his eyes from the binoculars for the first time and turned to Caprice with a warm and gentle smile. “You’re right, that was Mommy’s voice.”

Caprice perked up upon hearing this and asked naively, “What does love at first sight mean?”

John fell silent for a while and considered his response. He answered, “It can mean a lot of things. and it depends on the context, who the person saying it is.”

This further stirred Caprice’s curiosity. “What does it mean when Mommy says it?”

“A white lie.”

Caprice raised another question. “What does white lie mean?”

John smiled and answered, “It means not telling the truth to not hurt someone’s feelings.”

He might have bought it if she had said that her feelings for Carl developed over time, but to say that it was love at first sight? Not a chance.

“Ohh.” Caprice feigned understanding despite still failing to see the connection and expressed, It’s so complicated.”

John smiled and suddenly asked, “Caprice, shall we go see Mommy?”

was about time for them to head over.

joy and

At the venue.

that, the host carried them to the next sequence “Now, let’s move on to what we’ve all

and delivered a pair of matching diamond rings on

to play a soothing and romantic tune.

cycling through pictures Sherry and Carl had taken together.

and Carl who were about to exchange engagement rings, Aiden and Caden’s attention was directed to the screen instead.

began counting down.

Sherry held out her hand

a dreadful silence fell

else at the venue was horrified, with Lisa being the most visibly affected of them all.

frowned and directed her attention toward the screen behind her

similarly puzzled by the mysterious silence and

a

not the pictures Sherry and Carl had taken together. They were replaced by a different set of casts, which included Sherry, Caprice, and

the beach, and pictures of them building sand castles with John watching

outside Sherry’s house, handing

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