The school gate was no longer full of buzz. One by one, children were picked up by either their mother or father. Soon, only the twins were left waiting for their mother.

Earle didn’t want the two children to wait any longer. He decided to send them home.

Eliana however followed them all to the Pierce family’s house.

“Thank you, Mr. Moran,” Adrian and Aileen said almost simultaneously. “We’ll enter the house first.”

At the door, Earle gathered the twins in his arms and bid them goodbye.

When Earle had left, Eliana came out from her hiding place.

Seeing her, Adrian frowned and asked, “Mommy, you’re back home! Why didn’t you pick up us?”

Eliana lowered herself to meet her son’s eyes. “Well…”

She found it hard to find the words to explain herself to her little boy.

“Is it because you’re hiding from Mr. Moran who sent us back home?”

Adrian, who had a keen mind, held his gaze to his mother.

the other hand, Aileen was visibly excited. Her eyes lit up at the sight of her. “Mommy, are we playing hide

Adrian staring at her. So, she rather kept

to Mr. Moran? Will he bring danger to you?” he asked thoughtfully. “If that is

like Earle.

hurt his

and said, “No. He is not a bad guy. There’s no reason why you shouldn’t get

that Earle was not a bad guy. She knew how much he cared for Maurice. That was

mother, studying her face with a puzzled expression. He didn’t completely believe

asked the twins in

nervously, but later, they

him. I promise I won’t interfere with your

of relief. “I do like him, Mommy,” Aileen said and added innocently, “but if you want to play hide and seek with him, I

her innocent words, and her sadness had all

helped the twins dress up for school. After they had breakfast, she took them to the kindergarten. They saw Silas at

He excitedly rushed to her and said excitedly, “Miss Pierce,

lowered his head nervously. He now didn’t dare to

“Good morning, Silas.”

her arms out to

previous misunderstandings they had between them, they were

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