Although Gregory was only six years old, he was bright enough to understand what was happening.

He wished I could stay because he knew someone would become Mrs. Fuller in the end, but he wasn’t willing to accept others as his mother.

I had a lot to do for him to accept me as his mother.

Well, such a process can’t be rushed.

I quickly kept my feelings in check after spacing out momentarily. Thora had tried to please him for so many years, yet to no avail. So how could I hope to gain his acceptance in just one day?

I leaned in to take the young boy into my arms. “Greg, how about I make some of your favorite dishes for dinner tonight?”

“I would love that!” In the end, he was just a child. Excitement was bursting from him at the mere mention of food. It seemed he had forgotten all about his worries from earlier on.

After dinner, I took a warm shower.

I heard my phone ping when I was busy blow-drying my hair.

many contacts on my phone – only Emery and Marcus.

behind the bar in the living room naked other than a towel wrapped

sightlessly into space that he didn’t

That obvious V-shape that trails underneath the

me. His muscular chest was nearly

shrunk backward, and my face

back, remembering that we were in my

with a deadpan look. “This

I retorted. “Even though this is my first time here, I remember

realized something was wrong

to the stairs. It does feel like

and pointed at Ashton. “You purposely asked the maids to lead me

brows, not

dashed past Ashton and muttered, “Wait a sec. Something must have gone

to be your

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