Chapter 13

Hearing Giselle's voice, Adrian's eyes instantly lit up.

"Giselle! Giselle!"

He called out to her, his voice full of indignation, "Dad, you're a liar! You promised and didn't keep it. I'm not talking to you anymore. Giselle, Dad's cheating me!"

By the end of his rant, he was complaining about Lysander to Giselle.

On the other end, Giselle, hearing his frustration, took the phone and soothed Adrian with her gentle words. She playfully scolded Lysander, making light of his faults, and promised Adrian that she would take him out over the weekend and play games with him. Only then did Adrian's mood improve, and he started to laugh.

Giselle always knew how to handle things.

In the past, whether Dad was reprimanding him or making him unhappy, reporting

to Mom never helped-Dad never listened to her.

After a while, Adrian reluctantly hung up.

call, he suddenly remembered what

that mean she would be

imposing

why should

wasn't going

decided to go to Grandma's house. That way, even if Mom came back, he wouldn't have to stay with

bed, clumsily dressed himself, and grabbed his gaming console before heading downstairs to knock on Harper's

young master's antics, reluctantly called the driver. In the middle

about the late-night chaos

much. Disappointment had piled up over the years, and

divorce and was

next morning, Mila rose early, as was

on her computer before buying breakfast at a café near her office. Without the need to prepare a nutritious breakfast for the father and son,

interviewing new candidates and organizing tasks and

the busy schedule, she made sure to

return by the end of the month, and Mila needed to prepare her portfolio

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