Chapter 159

Milo was on the verge of tears, trembling as he looked up at Rhett. “Uncle Rhett…”

“Come here,” Rhett’s voice was a deep rumble.

Kristin held Summer tight, a nervous look in her eyes.

Rhett wasn’t about to eat the kid, was he?

Milo let out a wall and burst into tears.

“Apologize!” Rhett hoisted Milo up to Summer’s eye level.

Milo was cherubic, roly–poly like a piglet before he started preschool. Though he’d slimmed down a bit, he still had a certain cherubic charm.

“I’m sorry,” Milo stammered, sobbing and hiccupping, visibly scared of Rhett and all too keen to heed his words.

Summer huffed and hid further in Kristin’s embrace, clearly not ready to forgive.

Milo’s tears flowed even more freely.

“Keep apologizing until Summer forgives you,” Rhett insisted, holding Milo aloft with one arm, with no intention of letting his feet touch the ground.

Milo’s dungarees were bunched up in Rhett’s grip, making him look like a sack of potatoes, which was quite comical.

Kristin couldn’t help but chuckle softly. “Mr. FitzGerald, he’s just a kid. Don’t scare him too much.”

Milo nodded vigorously. “Uncle Rhett, I’m still just a kid…”

“Children need to learn from their mistakes or they’ll never grow up,” Rhett said sternly, giving Milo a little shake. “Apologize!”

Even if Eve showed up, Rhett was determined to teach Milo a lesson today.

“Summer, I know I was wrong,” Milo whined through his tears.

Summer turned to look at him, his heart softening slightly.

Milo’s nose was a bubbly mess.

But he’d been mean to Summer too many times, and Summer was hesitant to forgive.

“What did you do wrong?” Rhett prodded.

Milo was clueless, his nose still bubbling.

His mom was the one who labeled Summer’s mom as a thief and claimed Summer had no dad, which influenced Milo’s perception of Summer.

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continued, “But… My mom said…” Could

always correct?” Rhett frowned in disapproval, his disdain for Milo’s snotty nose making him extend

strength was no joke, holding Milo in midair like that, ensuring the boy

timid voice. “Mom said Summer has no dad…”

him call me Dad?” Rhett darkened his

cried again. “Sorry, Uncle

“Apologize to Summer.”

front of

me, please? I won’t be mean to you

me again, I’ll hit you,”

next time, he was ready to take

said sometimes fists were more useful than words.

hit. It hurts,” Milo whimpered, on the verge of

you cry, I’ll hit you,” Summer

not

up her son. She was startled to see Rhett, her heart leaping into

Rhett, too scared

him properly, don’t bother teaching

not

bastard back to the FitzGerald family?” Eve gasped, feeling a chill down her spine.

a problem with that?” Rhett’s cold retort

Summer and Kristin to the car

you’re wrong. Summer isn’t a fatherless bastard. He has a dad. Uncle Rhett said he’s Summer’s dad.”

believe a stranger over your mother?” Eve was agitated, evidently burdened with too

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worries.

a stranger…” Milo

Uncle Rhett was part

Only Vincent is your real uncle. Rhett will never care for you and look down on us just because of your good–for–nothing

covered her forehead with her hand, her emotions in turmoil. “Call your

sick.”

desperately to tie Caleb to her through

attempts, Caleb now

care about Eve, even

was frustrated outside, he took it out

war instead of

driven

do you always make me lie?” Milo

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