Audrey and Gregory were ecstatic. “I heard that!”

“Me too! Daddy’s the best!”

Everything seemed like it was finally falling in place, and our life would become peaceful once more.

 

My hopes were shattered two days later. That afternoon, Joseph entered our house with an anxious expression on his face, tipping me off that I had been too naive about our situation.

“Go on. What’s wrong?” I was not in the greatest of moods at his arrival. My frustration grew at the problems that never seemed to leave us alone.

Sometimes, I wondered why people preferred havoc and chaos over a peaceful life.

 

“Nora met Shaun alone.”

 

Surprised, I asked, “Alone?”

 

“They even made sure to keep Ms. Audrey in

 

sighing at Shaun’s

had been relieved at his choice at the Hall residence, yet three days was all it took

children are

he was abused at the hands of his previous

of Joseph’s news. Rather expressionlessly, he flipped through the newspaper

departing figure and pursed my lips in thought. Sometime later, I turned to Ashton and stated, “You don’t seem surprised by the

his eyes pored through the financial news as

and offered weakly, “But Shaun said no to them in the beginning.” Frankly, I was

a businessman, anything can lead to a deal. The only obstacle is price and

grudgingly admitted the logic in his words, and I saw no point in

profit. Shaun is just

cross-legged position and placed the folded

not? Still, we can’t really let him pass on news about our

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