Chapter 439

Dorothy knew the answer was already within her heart, but she longed to hear what her son thought.

Langston furrowed his brow in contemplation, and after a moment, he pouted and exhaled deeply. “If he never bullied you, then I like him! He’s nice to me! But… but if he bullied you, I can’t forgive him!”

She smiled gently. “He never bullied me, darling

“Then why did you guys split up?” Before meeting Everett, Langston had conjured an image of him as a playboy scion, a man who had won his mother’s deep affection, fathered children with her only to carelessly indulge in his pleasures, leaving his mother heartbroken.

However, since moving in with Everett, Langston found him to be nothing like the rogue he had imagined. Everett would come home from work on time to cook dinner, postpone meetings to help him troubleshoot computer issues, and countless nights, he would tuck Langston in, a gesture Langston was well aware of.

The more Everett showed his caring side, the more Langston couldn’t understand why he and his sister were taken away by their mom.

if his sister were here too, Everett would surely shower her

he are apart for various grown up reasons. You might not understand now, but remember your

me? Mom, maybe I

mentioned how skilled Langston was suggesting that perhaps he could attempt to retrieve

a moment’s hesitation, she

with computers.

other kids his age, he was thoughtful and perceptive. Exposure to surveillance footage depicting violence against his grandmother had the potential to

her mother at the expense of

gently, watching him drift off to sleep, his hand still

room, he found Dorothy asleep beside Langston’s bed.

heavy that day, and the recent emotional

up, laying her alongside Langston so she

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