At the sight of me hesitating, Gregory lowered his voice. “Mommy, I’ll just try a bite. I won’t eat more than that, okay?”

I understood now. Gregory was the same as his father; information had to be repeated to them multiple times!

“I don’t mind treating you, but you mustn’t call me Mommy anymore. Deal?”

“No problem.” Gregory flashed a wide smile and pulled me by the arm into the shop. “Let’s go, Ms. Stovall!”

Gregory ordered a set meal for children on top of one of each of the best-selling items on the menu. A table for two was soon filled up.

The child was true to his word; he literally tried a bite of everything. The only thing he was particularly fond of was the sundae.

“I thought only girls like sweet things, Gregory?” I teased him.

As soon as I said that, he put down his spoon and wiped his lips in a dignified manner, refusing to touch another spoonful.

“Hey, I’m just messing with you. Carry on,” I said as I pushed the chocolate sundae back in front of him.

will be enough,” Gregory said with a solemn shake of his

I probed him. Children are

again determinedly. “Statistics show that an excessive consumption of deep-fried and sweet food is harmful to the body,” he said in a

was familiar with the workings of the world. After a stunned silence, I said, “If that’s the case, shouldn’t you abstain from them

wouldn’t do you any harm in small portions. The more Daddy forbids me, the more I want to try. I’m a child; it’s normal for me to not be able to restrain my

bizarre. If it was normal for a child to not

this, I felt a pang of guilt, like a bright spotlight following me around. I looked up instinctively and jumped as I caught sight of

straight face, but the coldness that he was exuding permeated

feeling solidified instantly upon

regained my senses, Ashton was

and stood up as he caught

me?” Ashton asked

himself as he hugged Ashton’s thigh.

did not lose his temper. I stood up

while but it’s been a long time and she hasn’t shown up yet. The

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