Neil rolled his eyes and leaned against the couch lazily. Joshua sighed. “It’s all Luna’s fault. She’s spoiled you.“

“This has nothing to do with Mommy. Fine, I ‘ll sit properly. “ Neil could not stand hearing anyone talk bad about his mother, so he immediately sat up. “ Alright. What did you want to talk to me about?“

“Alice is your mother. “ Joshua gave Neil a solemn look. “She’s carried you and Nellie in her womb for ten months and even suffered a car accident during her pregnancy. Life hasn’t been easy on her. I know you both have spent a lot of time with Luna and that she raised you, but it doesn’t mean you can act disrespectfully toward Alice. She’s your birth mother. Both of you are smart kids, so I ‘m sure you understand why she wasn’t there for you, but now that she’s back, you have to treat her with the respect she deserves.“

Neil rolled his eyes. Of course, they would respect their mother, but Alice was not their birth mother— Luna was!

“Answer me,“ insisted Joshua coldly when Neil did not respond.

Neil pursed his lips. “There always has to be an adjustment period, right, Mr. Lynch? I know you want us to respect Ms. Alice, but we don’t think she cares very much about us. In that case, why should we respect and care about her?

and she doesn’t let us eat dinner on time. Now, she’s teaching us that as children, we should learn to please adults. Let me ask you, Mr. Lynch: Would you want a

words. He, too, was not a person who liked to be restricted by rules. When he was younger, he hated being told what to do and being lectured by adults.

admit that Alice

ahead, talk to her. If she learns how to be as good a mother as my Mommy someday, then we’ll respect her!

just another woman who wanted to take Joshua for herself. To them, Joshua’s children were obstacles that they had to get rid

so because she thought that Joshua would forgive her easily since she had been with him for so

release Luna, afraid of being exposed more

and shot Neil a cold glance. “Is Luna

rolled his eyes at him again. “ Mommy is the kindest

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