A Cue For Happiness

Encountering A Cutie At The Airport

where he was and chugged his water.“Were you separated from your mommy? Where is she? I’ll take you to her, okay?”Sophia shook her head vigorously, looking slightly anxious.Assuming that the girl was feeling insecure, Natalie stroked her cheek. “Trust me, okay? I’ll help you find your mommy.”The five-year-old girl had never spoken nor made a sound before.However, she took an immediate liking to Natalie from the moment they met and even managed to utter that word.For some reason, Sophia felt a strong desire to depend on her.Hence, she stubbornly continued murmuring to Natalie, “Mom… Mommy…”Unlike Natalie, who was merely caught off guard by the girl’s actions, Xavian felt a surge of intense jealousy.Meanwhile, the second son of the Bowers family, Steven, was utterly relieved when he spotted Sophia. If I didn’t manage to find her, Sam would have my head!Noticing that the girl was with a stranger, he was about to carry her away when he heard her voice for the first time as she babbled, “Mommy…”Steven could not believe his ears. Crouching down, he placed a hand on Sophia’s shoulder.“What did you just say? Can you repeat that?”Seeing that he was here for her, the girl pointed at Natalie. “Mom… Mommy…”Steven followed the direction of her finger and saw an ordinary-looking face filled with freckles.What the hell? She’s calling this woman Mommy?Snapping out of his trance, he inquired, “What did you do to Sophia?”“You must be her father. Where did you get the nerve to question me?” Still thinking that the girl was feeling insecure, she could not help but remark, “Why aren’t you cherishing such a sweet girl? She must’ve had a hard life for her to address me as her mother.”Steven was once again dumbfounded. “She addressed you as her mother?”Natalie rolled her eyes. “Who else would she address that to? You?”Steven was rendered speechless by her remark.It took several confirmations for him to finally dispel his disbelief.“Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Sophia’s uncle, Steven Bowers. I was so surprised just now because she has