“Shall I take you home?” he asked.

I squinted my eyes at him. “Going to see Summer?”

He was surprised. “May I?”

“Why not? You’re her uncle.”

He beamed with joy but tried to suppress it.

We went to pick Summer up from her school.

She had not seen John even once during the four years here in R Province. However, she was not too shocked to see him as we had been having many visitors recently.

Summer and I took the back seat. She turned her head to and fro to look at John and I. “Mommy, is Mr. Stovall your friend?”

I nodded. “Summer, he’s your Uncle John.”

“Uncle?” she gasped.

John thought she was calling him and he immediately turned around gleefully.

“Watch out!” I yelled upon seeing the cars coming our way.

Luckily, his quick reflexes in maneuvering the steering wheel prevented a car crash.

pulled over and cast a serious look at both of us. With

I…

as he said. “Uncle John!” she

his face. He exclaimed ecstatically, “Did you hear that, Scarlett? She called me

 He’s just like me, lonely on the inside and always searching for a

It gave him the warmth that he

At the same time, he also had a complicated

was fixated on Summer for a very long time. He looked like he was

Something’s not right.

soon as we reached home, Summer went to pluck some fruits.

to his senses. “Scarlett, what would you do if you’re pregnant but

narrowed my eyes. “Well, since it’s your child, there’s no reason for you to

rather embarrassed and shocked, he clarified, “I didn’t say it’s

you’re imagining if the child would be as adorable as Summer, given the chance to be

and sat down on the rattan chair in sizzling

his head with both his hands,

him and shared my two cents. “Regardless of the situation, if that’s your child, you can’t leave it alone nor cut off ties with it. John,

from his seat. Looking slightly dazed, he left me a sentence before leaving the yard. “I’m heading back to K City. I’ll come see you

always

with all her might.

it aside. “He’s left.” I sighed. “Summer, the fruit will rot if we don’t finish it quick

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