Luckily I reacted fast enough to prevent crashing into him.

“What are you doing here instead of eating your dinner, Gregory?” I bent down and asked.

However, he said nothing and was staring at Thora warily.

The latter shook her head, feeling disheartened as she said in a self-mocking manner, “Seems like I’ll always be seen as the enemy in this kid’s eyes.”

Only then did I realize what was going on. Under the Hall family’s arrangement, Gregory had to accept that Thora was going to be his future stepmother. He had been resisting it for so long and he was still feeling the same way towards her.

I quickly patted his head and consoled him, “Ms. Ziegler is my friend, Gregory. Don’t be rude, alright?”

His brows furrowed together as he said, “What would happen to you when she becomes my mother, Mommy? I don’t want her, I want you!”

Thora and I exchanged looks with each other, both of us feeling nonplussed.

After a moment, she mimicked me as she bent down and a rare look of adoration appeared on her face. “Hey, Gregory. I promise you that I would never steal your mommy’s place. You have to be more magnanimous. Let’s make peace, okay?”

“You’re not lying?” The little boy remained headstrong.

up three fingers in the air and vowed,

high five

out from the dining room, “The dishes are cold. Can we eat

to eat it if you don’t want to. No one’s forcing you,” Ashton said,

Is this how you’re supposed to

a first for me to see someone berating their father

get on

feel like

was rendered speechless at

raised her brows and said to me,

age of nineteen didn’t quite understand what it was like to bicker at

of my lips curved up awkwardly as

in a sharp breath and instantly strode towards the doors as though she was running from someone

a hurry! At

my sentence, the thunderous rumbling of a car

the so-called warmth

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