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.

and Marcus. It must be an

when I reached the door, Ashton was sitting behind the bar in the living room

sightlessly into space that he

a body at his age? That obvious V-shape that trails underneath the

of me. His muscular chest was nearly touching my breasts as

backward, and my face heated.

were in

lowered his eyes with a

is my first time here, I remember clearly

was wrong before I finished my

to the stairs. It

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

brows, not

and muttered, “Wait a sec.

around and looked at his innocent face. “I remember I only promised to pretend to be your fiancee to fight for your daughter’s custody and not actually marrying

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