The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance

Chapter 381

Chapter 379

The day of the language competition arrived before anyone knew it.

This time, to everyone's surprise, Mr. Burton had caught wind of the kindergarten event and showed up with as much enthusiasm as the children themselves.

Mr. Burton beamed, "I may be an old man now, but there's nothing I love more than watching little kids. Anyway, I'm retired-so from now on, whenever there's a school event, I'd love to come join the fun."

Seeing Mr. Burton there to cheer him on, Marvin couldn't contain his excitement and dove right into Mr. Burton's arms.

"Mr. Burton, you came too!"

Chuckling, Mr. Burton ruffled Marvin's hair. "Of course I did. For your big competition, Grandpa had to be here in person to cheer you on."

With a childlike heart himself, Mr. Burton got along famously with Marvin-they could spend hours playing together, much to everyone's amusement.

Standing off to the side, Neville watched the scene, his gaze flickering with something unreadable, tinged with an odd complexity.

Noticing Neville's look, Mr. Burton glanced his way, gave him a subtle nod, a silent acknowledgment, and then turned his attention back to fussing over Marvin.

crossed

Burton had figured out who he

it up—an unspoken agreement

shifted his gaze to

Neville had learned the truth: Mr.

had managed to befriend such a

in Neville's eyes as

another shadowy figure. His background wasn't exactly

then there was

uncovered anything particularly unusual about

as Marvin, Mr. Burton, and Abby stood chatting and joking around Stella, the four of them forming a

about Stella-she was extraordinary herself, and everyone drawn to her seemed to be anything but

voice cut through the pleasant atmosphere, jarringly out

help you raise your son, but you settled for some nobody with barely an education? Look at her her friends are either muscle-bound,

and conversation

him. Their expressions weren't angry- just blank, as if they'd spotted a pile of dog

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