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.

excited. Her eyes lit up at the

Adrian staring at her. So,

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

was not that Adrian didn’t like Earle. His mother was more important to

Earle hurt his mother, he’d rather not

“No. He is not a bad guy. There’s

how much he cared for Maurice. That was why he hated her each

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

gave a long sigh, and then asked the twins in a serious

Aileen exchanged looks nervously, but later, they

promise I won’t interfere with your

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

by her innocent words, and her sadness had

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

hand when he recognized Eliana. He excitedly rushed to her and said

lowered his head nervously. He now didn’t dare

“Good morning, Silas.”

held her

previous misunderstandings they had between them,

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