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Kelly’s smile stiffened for a second before she quickly recovered. Of course not. Theo’s always been an honest child,” she said softly, casting him a gentle glance. “Which is why, Sharon, I hope you can try to trust Theo a little more in the future TMr

She pivoted fast–barely a few sentences before her words subtly shifted the blame back onto Sharon,

Whatever mixed emotions Theo had felt about Kelly just a mouent ago vanished the instant her gentle voice wrapped around him. His wounded heart, battered by Sharon’s cold indifference, surdenly felt warm again. Eyes rimmed red, he threw himself into Kelly’s arms.

“Kelly… Matty bullied me,” he whimpered, his voice full of grievance.

Kelly stroked his hair softly, her voice tender, comforting. A child like him was something she could manipulate with ease.

“Sharon, no matter what’s liappened between you and Carter, the fact remains–Theo is your son. That’s never going to change. I hope you’ll

presence solid beside him, Theo’s confidence soared. He lifted his

your kindergarten has another parent–child event coming up. A foreign language performance,

but his mood dipped again. “I asked Aunt

English, French, and Spanish. Of them, Spanish was his strongest

as CEO of the Biggs Group,

deepened. “I’m pretty good at Spanish. If Sharon doesn’t accompany you,

mention of Sharon made Theo glance toward

mom hadn’t even finished high school. There was no way she

arm with a mixture of

eyes lit up. “Kelly, you