“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

three kids were seated side by side, while

little uptight. “Perhaps I should step outside

family

then gestured for

stay put on the one side with

want to tell us,

self-assured and collected as the eldest amongst the children ought to be. He mustered the courage to speak up even though he was quite

you before…” Charlotte stuttered as she had no clue

Zachary interjected. “I’m actually

forced wide as they

your Mommy four years ago and left a seed in her body, which grew to become the three of

the descriptions used in some illustrated books which he had consulted previously on

later under a different identity. We didn’t get along at first because we had a number of misunderstandings between us, but that’s

there was much he did not understand. “Why did you leave a seed inside Mommy when you didn’t

“Yeah, yeah.”

and Ellie quickly concurred as the trio shared the

“That…”

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