“In a few days?” Maisie’s surprise grew.

She thought the child might come from a divorced family, and the woman probably meant that she would find a stepfather for him in a few days.

Maisie felt for the child, who seemed quiet and timid. Since he arrived, he hadn’t said a word.

Now, she realized it was because he lacked his biological father’s protection.

With this in mind, Maisie smiled at the boy. However, James suddenly fixed his gaze on her, his beautiful amber eyes displaying an unexpected coldness for his age.

Maisie shivered, taken aback by such a gaze coming from a child.

“Ms. Squire?” The woman gently stroked James’ head. “Isn’t my son adorable?”

“Oh…” Maisie snapped back to reality and managed a smile. “Yes, he’s very handsome and cute.”

“James, you need to listen to Ms. Squire from now on!”

James nodded obediently, but Maisie couldn’t shake the feeling that she saw a hint of a mocking smirk on the boy, well beyond his years.

may I have your contact information? In case there’s an emergency

course.” The woman provided her phone

asked how she should address her, she smiled cryptically and said, “My future husband’s last name is Bayer.

Maisie

uncomfortable. But then, she considered there were millions of people in Centrolis, and there was more than one

was just

and scolded herself for being too sensitive and unfairly suspecting Graham of everything, making herself paranoid.Books Chapters Are Daily Updated

Mrs. Bayer.” She shook hands with the woman, took James by the hand, and smiled politely. “You can rest assured with your child under my care. I’ll do my best to ensure that your

far from an ordinary

enrolling in the kindergarten, Maisie received more than 30 complaints about James from

unusual child. No matter what the teachers said to him, he

language barrier. After all, he was a mixed-race child who had grown up abroad. It

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