Chapter 345

Back then, he had said, "Mom, Rachel didn't mean it. Why do you always assume the worst about people? You should apologize to her."

Stella's cold voice snapped Keen back to the present.

"Keen, why do you always think so badly of Marvin? As far as I know, he's never done anything to hurt you. Why do you insist on targeting him?"

Keen's emotions began to spiral out of control. "I'm not! I'm not, I swear! He's always two-faced-acting nice to my face and different behind my back. He does it on purpose!"

At that moment, Abby returned with the first aid kit in hand.

She looked a little uneasy. "Stella, someone's here."

Stella lifted her head, catching sight of a man and a woman-both all too familiar.

Seeing them, Neville arched an eyebrow.

"Mr. O'Brien, Ms. Pearce. What a coincidence-meeting you here of all places."

politely. "We actually came looking for Keen. When we went to pick him up from school, we found he'd already left. We checked his GPS watch and saw he was here, so we hurried over. But we didn't

you want to take Keen out, could you let us know in advance? Otherwise,

know

herself as

heart, but she couldn't be bothered to respond to Rachel's obvious

you tell your dad you

his head.

was about to say more when Rachel's pointed voice chimed in again. "Ms. Cameron, are you going to say Keen just

a fool could hear the

from seeing your son. There's

unreadable, and she clearly had no desire to defend herself. She'd been through this routine too many times to bother trying to explain.

Mom who brought me here. I came on my own-I wanted to

of emotion passed

gaze was fixed on the shattered pieces lying on

back, said it was your birthday present." She frowned slightly. "I know you don't like your

she spoke, Rachel crouched down and

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