“Just wait for a moment, Mr. Shane. Mommy will be done very soon,” Connor reassured in an adult-like manner.

Shane chuckled deeply. “Sure.”

Suddenly, Sharon got to her feet and padded toward him. “Mr. Shane, can I ask you for a favor?”

She raised her cute index finger and stared at Shane with an imploring gaze.

Shane met her gaze and made sure to soften his tone. “Go ahead.”

“Can you come for my parent-teacher meeting tomorrow as my dad?” Sharon played with the hem of her blouse with a shy blush creeping up her cheeks.

Both Connor and Shane were taken aback by her request.

Even Natalie who was just emerged from the shower was surprised. “Sharon, why didn’t you tell me about your parent-teacher meeting?”

Not bothering to ask Shane when he had arrived, she walked over in her pajamas and her hair wrapped in a towel, then gently pulled Sharon toward her.

Shane caught a whiff of the pleasant scent coming from her body, squinting his eyes as his Adam’s apple bobbed.

 

low and said in a small voice, “Because Mommy is still busy with the competition tomorrow and won’t have time to come for the meeting, so I

eyes lit up with realization. “No wonder she was so down the entire

 

her lips in an attempt to comfort her daughter, but

right. I still have to go for the competition tomorrow and there’s no way I can

can’t miss her parent-teacher meeting

Sharon’s little face. “Darling, tell you what, I’ll skip the

the competition. Once you do, you won’t be able to participate in any international competitions. Isn’t it your dream to be internationally

stood up as well. “I know,

much

can’t break

indeed important, but you don’t have to be the one who goes. Sharon has asked me to go. Besides, I was the one who attended the family event at the playground the other time. Their teachers know me, so don’t worry about it and just focus

nodded in complete agreement. “Yeah, Mommy. Just go for your competition tomorrow. Mr.

curled her fists restlessly,

tomorrow and miss the competition, you’ll be filled with regret for the rest of your

competition, Mommy. I won’t be mad.” Sharon

Natalie’s lips twitched inconspicuously, but in

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