“Dad…” Jamie uttered.

Robbie and Ellie’s eyes widened as if to question how quickly their brother had been co-opted.

I just did it,” Jamie replied sheepishly. “It’s not like Mommy disapproves or anything like that.”

The three children then turned in concert to regard Charlotte.

Their mother appeared quite abashed and did not know how to respond.

Jamie asked softly, “You wouldn’t be against us treating Uncle Zack like our Dad, would you, Mommy?”

 

“Whatever do you mean by treating me like your Dad?” Zachary frowned. “I am your Dad, to begin with.”

“Huh?” The children were dumbfounded as they glanced at Zachary and Charlotte.

 

“Let’s go inside. I’ll explain this to y’all.”

Charlotte concurred. A matter of such importance should be discussed when everyone had settled in.

“Okay!” The children nodded obediently. However, their mood was somber, as they sensed their mother had something important to announce.

into the study when they came back

three kids were seated side by side, while Zachary and Charlotte occupied the couch

little uptight. “Perhaps I should step

family too, Mrs.

for her to

one side with the half-asleep Fifi nodding off

want to

the eldest amongst the children ought to be. He mustered the courage to speak up even

broached this subject with you before…” Charlotte stuttered as she had no

interjected. “I’m actually your father. Your

children’s eyes were forced wide as they glared

four years ago and left a seed in

books which he

other that time, and I wasn’t aware that she was pregnant until we met again four years later under a different identity. We didn’t get along at first because we had a number of misunderstandings between us, but that’s out of the way now. Since then, I’ve also learned that you’re

on a second,” Robbie interrupted, as there was much he did not understand. “Why did you leave

“Yeah, yeah.”

as the

“That…”

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