Returning from the Dead: His Secret Lover

“Why is Mommy coming?” Ian probed.

“Cause it’s a holiday, Matt! Have you forgotten? It’s Wednesday and the preschool is only open for half a day. Our teacher said they need to sanitize the place, so we must go home. That’s why I called Mrs. Grint and asked her to get you before time,” Vivian replied happily, still feeling proud of herself for saving her brother in time.

Matteo had given her Mrs. Grint’s phone number beforehand, so Vivian called the nanny and asked for her help to go look for Matteo.

She held Ian’s hand and skipped lightly into their classroom with him.

Their teacher spotted them and waved at them. “Hey, Vivian, I see you’ve got your brother. Come on, you two, get your bags and be ready to go home. Your mom’s almost here. Let’s go.”

“Yes!” Vivian’s crispy voice rang loud and clear beside Ian’s ears. He rolled his eyes as the girl went ahead and grabbed her bag.

Despite being exasperated, Ian found his surroundings intriguing. He had never been to a preschool, and all this was totally new to him.

Actually, it was not like he did not attend preschool at all. He attended the best preschool in Avenport. The environment there was impeccable; the facilities were top-notch, and the children came from affluent families.

His teachers were never down to earth and the kids there were never friendly. To be precise, it was almost impossible to make any friends.

Ian let Vivian had her way with him as she put Matteo’s bag on his back and they followed their teacher out to the entrance.

“Mommy’s here!”

Seeing Sasha from afar, Vivian squealed at the top of her voice as she ran towards her mother.

again, Ian went

her steps, and he suddenly stopped

morning? I just parted

was confounded as he looked at the two

to me! We’re going home,” Sasha cried out to him and waved enthusiastically when she

Why isn’t he smiling? Is he angry?

go of Vivian and came over to check if Matteo was

it because I’m late? I’m so sorry Matt. I didn’t know y’all are ending early today. I got here right after I got the call. Please don’t be

out her hand and reached for his head,

Ian shied away instinctively, avoiding

froze in the air. For a moment, she thought the boy standing in front

“Matt?”

walk over on my own,”

not take another look at her but walked past her towards Vivian, leaving Sasha

about I make it up to you? I’ll get you ice

her apathetically from the corner of his eyes. “Yay! Mommy, I want a strawberry

two kids back to their rental apartment. By the time they reached home, Vivian and Ian had already finished their ice-cream and hotdogs. They even had a freshly

a good

girl was caressing her

was what the two siblings did

looked at the remaining egg tart in his hand, not knowing