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.”

awestruck. “Your mom

I had such a beautiful and talented mom, I’d hide her too, so

me.”

work. My grandma says she’s like a vampire… It’s so

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

while ago I saw a pretty lady dropping you off at school every day.

mom.”

Theo’s face tightened.

my mom,” he snapped.

The video ended.

into a heavy

fingers curled

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

the screen, a flash of unease crossing

hand. Only then did

clips were ordinary, daily routines from

final video played, drawing everyone’s attention back to

walked up

did you

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