“Fine. You can eat with your hands this time. But promise me there’ll be no more next time,” said Corinne with a sigh when she saw his hands were sticky with barbecue sauce.

‘Bryan’ quickly nodded and said, “I promise, Mommy! Thank you, Mommy! Thank you, Aunt Francine!”

Corinne thought there was something off about ‘Bryan’, but she could not point out what she found so odd about him.

He still looked the same as ever, but his behavior was very puzzling. Then again, kids could be unpredictable, so it still made some sort of sense.

‘Maybe I’m overthinking it. The white polo tee could be just a mistake on his kindergarten teacher’s part… Just like Francine said,’ she thought.

Corinne took a few bites of her food absent-mindedly when her phone suddenly vibrated.

She picked up her phone and saw it was a message from Lucas.

[Corinne, I’m outside the mansion. Please come out if you’re free. It’s urgent.]

by her decision to not go back to being a Rivera, though she maintained

rarely came to look for her at the Holdens’

her utensils and got up. “Please excuse me. A friend has

nodded and simply said, “Sure, go

us for dinner since he’s already here?”

think he can stay for long.

simply nodded and said

out of the mansion gate and immediately

got down to

please get into the

asked Corinne

at the mansion gate.

at least bring out the kids to let me

right now. They won’t want to continue eating if I interrupt them. Plus, I’m guessing

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