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Chapter 154

“Other kids are raised by both Dad and Mom together. Only me, I was raised by Mom alone, through all the mess and toil.”

After saying that, Ethan looked at Geoffrey with teary eyes, “Daddy, you must first apologize to Mom and say sorry.”

Apology…

Geoffrey looked at Maureen, for some reason unable to

say

it.

Ethan lowered his voice: “Uncle, you’re not going to back out, are you?”

“If you do this, no one will play with you in the future.‘

Gotta admit, kids are surprisingly good at goading adults.

Geoffrey turned to Maureen again, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly as he parted his thin lips. “I’m sorry.”

Maureen stared back, momentarily stunned.

It took her a while to find her voice. “It’s alright.”

Ethan had finally made his deadbeat dad apologize in his own way.

“Dad, it’s so boring being stuck here alone every day. Can you and Mom take me out today?”

When it came to wheedling, Ethan was unmatched.

Geoffrey couldn’t refuse him. “Alright.”

After agreeing, Geoffrey arranged for them to take Ethan to a nearby amusement park.

Given Ethan’s health condition, many rides were off–limits. Maureen kept close watch, terrified something might go wrong.

The trio drew constant stares at the park.

After walking awhile, Ethan grew exhausted. He glanced at Geoffrey, who showed no

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him. This guy would never find a wife without his looks

that other dad.”

father hoisting his daughter

gaze, then scowled at

Daddy, I really want you to

looked at Geoffrey and

“No kicking.”

before picking

cause trouble. He sat obediently in his

to play

giant panda

“Daddy, you’re amazing.”

and I want

the best,

Geoffrey held him, Ethan refused to come

flattery, completely lost himself, nearly forgetting Ethan was

only ending the game when the boy fell

back.

“Let me take him?”

Maureen reached out.

afternoon, she’d tried to hold Ethan, but he

it was their blood bond–Ethan

Ethan meant to exhaust Geoffrey, to make

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“No need.”

Geoffrey refused.

lingering before she finally withdrew it. “Thank you for indulging him in such childish

Bathed in

would they have been

as she hastily avoided his

her reaction for grief and dropped the

instructions, Geoffrey and Maureen rode back to

abruptly–swinging from highs above thirty degrees Celsius to barely above ten. Howling winds battered their

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