Henry looked utterly lost, his little face all scrunched up. “But Dad, I can't beat the bad guys~"

Andre just sighed. Why was this kid so hard to teach? He was nothing like Andre imagined.

Mia, who'd been listening in for a while, finally jumped in. “Well, what if Mommy skips a meal and loses all her strength? Who's going to help then?"

Andre seized the moment and shot his son a look. "So, will my little man protect Mia?"

Backed into a corner, Henry had no choice but to puff up his chest. “I will, Dad! I'm super strong-I can protect Mommy for sure."

Andre nodded, all serious. "Then a real little man never cries. If you cry, you can't call yourself a little man."

Henry, not catching on to his dad's ploy, shook his head with determination. He had no clue Andre was setting him up for tomorrow.

The next morning, after breakfast, Henry came downstairs. The whole family headed out together to the fancy Parkview Academy.

Asher hitched a ride with Teddy; the two godfathers lounged in the car, chatting away.

Mars and Milka showed up together, right behind them was Mr. Nettleton, who was carrying a tiny bag and trailed by his slightly frazzled wife. "Put a sunhat on Lizzy! Why do you keep tossing her hats?"

"Lizzy doesn't like wearing them,” he replied.

"Impossible."

her daughter's head anyway. Lizzy looked up at her dad, hoping

biggest entourage. Even the school principal came out to greet Henry. When the principal tried to pick him up, Henry piped up with all the confidence in the world, "My daddy's right here—you can't steal


Andre just facepalmed.

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eyed the teacher suspiciously. “Is this Mia's

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parents had already gone inside

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