Matteo, who was in preschool at that time, had been wanting to give Ian a call. Ever since he heard from his mommy that morning that Ian had fallen ill, he had been feeling guilty and worried. He thought about calling Ian to ask how he was doing.

Unfortunately, he did not have the courage to do so, for fear that this brother would not answer his call.

Luckily, Ian called him first.

Matteo was delighted. “Ian, I’m sorry. I didn’t know stopping Mommy from going to your place would cause you to fall sick. Are you okay? I really didn’t mean it. I got upset after seeing Daddy bullying Mommy, and I don’t ever want Mommy to be with a man like him. Ian, do you get me?”

Matteo apologized to his twin over the phone.

After listening to him, Ian paused momentarily before he nodded. “Yeah.”

 

Matteo sounded grateful. “Thank God you understand! That’s great, Ian!”

“But,” Ian had more things to say. “I want to see Mommy too. Matt, can you give Daddy another chance?”

 

This was the first time he managed to form several sentences at once. The fact that his tone carried a hint of grief and desperation made it even rarer.

Matteo was stunned.

Give bad Daddy another chance?

Of course he wanted his daddy and mommy to be together. He also wanted to have a father by his side. That way, their family would be complete. But he knew that his daddy was a really nasty man. The other day, Matteo was bursting with anger when he saw him bullying his mommy.

patiently waited for his reply on the other line.

not let him bully Mommy again.

“Alright!”

hung up the phone with satisfaction. For the first time, there was a faint

came upstairs and noticed that the bathroom lights were still on, she

the gap of the closed bathroom door, and the silhouette of a

he doing? Is he doing that because he doesn’t

retrieved a set of clothes for Ian to change into. She called out

“No!”

the bathroom. He was so

Matteo did not require anyone to help him get dressed, among other basic tasks. On the other hand, Ian was the young master of a rich family whose daily routines had been taken care of since he was a

on his underwear. He did not have to feel ashamed in front of

did he announce from the bathroom, “You can come

personally help her eldest son get dressed.

worried that he would be

she quickly opened the door and

“Little Ian? You…”

behind the

What’s this kid doing?

and she hurried over to check on him. Standing behind Ian, she asked him

face stiffened. “You…

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