Side Chick Era... Over

Loving Mom 106

Chapter 106

It was a video from a recent parent-child activity at the kindergarten.

Theo had just won first place and was now surrounded by a crowd of excited children. His face glowed with pride, basking in the

admiration.

One of the kids asked, “Theo, were those your mom and dad who came to play the game with you?”

Theo hesitated, then gave a small nod.

The children around him gasped in envy.

“Theo’s dad is so cool! He’s handsome and looks so powerful-and he’s great at games too!”

“And his mom is so pretty, and she seems really gentle!”

The wave of compliments seemed to lift Theo higher and higher. He tilted his delicate chin up, soaking it all in like sunlight.

Then another child asked, “Hey, Theo, you never mentioned your mom before. I thought you didn’t have one. What does your mom do?”

Theo answered with pride, “She’s a violinist. She’s really amazing. She’s going on a concert tour in a few months.”

kids chorused, visibly awestruck. “Your mom is

her a secret. If I had such a beautiful and talented mom, I’d hide her too, so no one

me.”

grandma says she’s like a vampire… It’s so embarrassing. I don’t even like talking about

higher and higher. He floated in their praise, lost in

lady dropping you off at school every

mom.”

Theo’s face tightened.

mom,” he snapped.

The video ended.

room fell into a

curled unconsciously into

how Theo saw her. She thought she was prepared. But hearing it with her own ears-watching Theo’s face as

flicked to the screen, a flash of unease crossing his

gently patted his hand. Only then did he manage to calm

were ordinary, daily routines from

drawing everyone’s

walked up to

did

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