“Dad…” Jamie uttered.

Robbie and Ellie’s eyes widened as if to question how quickly their brother had been co-opted.

I just did it,” Jamie replied sheepishly. “It’s not like Mommy disapproves or anything like that.”

The three children then turned in concert to regard Charlotte.

Their mother appeared quite abashed and did not know how to respond.

Jamie asked softly, “You wouldn’t be against us treating Uncle Zack like our Dad, would you, Mommy?”

“Whatever do you mean by treating me like your Dad?” Zachary frowned. “I am your Dad, to begin with.”

children were dumbfounded as they glanced at Zachary and

go inside. I’ll explain

matter of such importance should be

mood was somber, as

into the study when they

seated side by side, while

was a little uptight. “Perhaps I should step outside while your family talked,

family too,

then gestured for

side with the half-asleep Fifi nodding off in

want

be. He mustered

you before…” Charlotte stuttered as she had no clue as to

me,” Zachary interjected. “I’m actually

The children’s eyes were forced wide as they glared at him, dumbstruck and in

your Mommy four years ago and left a seed in her body, which grew to become the

used in some illustrated books which he had consulted previously on

and I wasn’t aware that she was pregnant until we met again four years later under a different identity. We didn’t get along at first because we had a number of misunderstandings between us, but that’s out of the way now.

understand. “Why did you leave a seed inside Mommy when you didn’t even know each

“Yeah, yeah.”

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