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.”

chorused, visibly awestruck.

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

me.”

that… but she just stays home all day. She doesn’t even work. My grandma says she’s like a vampire… It’s so embarrassing. I don’t even like talking about

building Theo up higher and higher. He floated in their praise, lost in the feeling.

while ago I saw a pretty lady dropping

mom.”

Theo’s face tightened.

he snapped.

The video ended.

fell into

curled unconsciously

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

the screen, a

then did he

few clips were ordinary, daily routines from the kindergarten.

played, drawing everyone’s attention back to the

Matty walked up

did

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