Even though Nadine agreed to have lunch with Brad, she barely acknowledged him throughout the meal. Whenever Brad asked her something, she'd respond in the briefest way possible. And if he didn't speak up, she'd keep to herself, focusing on her food.

Not wanting to make eye contact with him, she tilted her head and concentrated on Sean, occasionally serving him food and making sure he had everything he needed.

Throughout the meal, Brad felt the urge to ask Nadine for an apology multiple times but couldn't bring himself to do it. With Sean around, there were some things he just couldn't say.

The two adults were especially tense, but Sean was blissfully unaware as he enjoyed his meal. Once he was done, he patted his round belly and asked for dessert. "Mommy, can I please have some dessert? The desserts here are so yummy!"

Nadine glanced at his round belly and decisively turned him down. "Sean, just take a look at your belly! If you eat any more, you'll get a stomach ache! I'm sure you wouldn't want that, would you?"

Sean was born during the winter, the coldest season of the year. Back then, Nadine was still in her postpartum recovery period while caring for her newborn, and her inexperience caused Sean to catch a cold.

greasy. Plus, he'd already eaten a lot today. If he had any more, he'd surely end up with an upset stomach. Rather than letting him suffer, it was wiser to turn him down and encourage him to

being turned down by his mom, Sean's face fell. "Can't I just have one bite? I really want to eat it,

to turn him down again when Brad interjected, "Let him have it

Sean just wanted a bite of something sweet. It wasn't

the waiter to bring a serving right away. Sean, pleased by the dessert, beamed at Brad. "Thank you,

dessert was right in front of him, but he only took a small bite because

Noticing Sean's hesitation, Brad

back." It was just a dessert-what was the big deal? Nadine was being

a growing boy, so why can't he have another bite? Or are you really that tight on money that you can't even afford to give

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