“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.

family bundled into the

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

I should step outside while

family

then gestured for

stay put on the one side with the half-asleep Fifi nodding

do you want to

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

never broached this subject with you before…” Charlotte stuttered as she had no

interjected. “I’m actually your father. Your real

eyes were forced wide as they glared at him,

a seed in her body,

used in some illustrated books which he had consulted previously

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

did not understand. “Why did you leave a seed inside Mommy when you didn’t even know each other? That doesn’t

“Yeah, yeah.”

as the trio shared

“That…”

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