Chapter 1427

Because his hands were full, Spencer couldn’t scoop Helena up earlier.

Realization dawned on Bridget, and she hurried over to take the bags from Spencer’s hands. “Wow, Spencer, you’ve got quite the haul here! Let me help you with that. I’ll go whip up a nice stew for us.”

Bridget was both enthusiastic and diligent.

Spencer didn’t protest, letting Bridget take the bags from him. He stepped forward and took Helena from Hertha’s arms. “Come here, Uncle Spencer’s got you.”

Helena didn’t resist. In fact, she seemed eager to be held by Spencer.

Hertha, who had been holding the two kids, could manage for a while, but her arms were starting to ache now. Without a word, she let Spencer take Helena.

Helena looked up at Spencer with her big, sparkling eyes, her voice soft and curious, “Uncle Spencer, are you our daddy? All the kids in the neighborhood have daddies, but my brother and I don’t.”

quickly intervened, “Helena, Uncle Spencer is not your daddy. Your daddy… he’s off on a mission in

was telling a tall tale, of course. Their real dad had just

he would have witnessed the two children

would have also heard Helena asking why they didn’t have

no fool. He would definitely have guessed that Helena and Julian were his kids if he heard their

superhero off to space?” Julian

and all,” Hertha confirmed

young and gullible, likely to believe any

got older, she feared her fibs

she’d find other excuses. No one was going to take

didn’t ask

look that left her feeling awkward, but she didn’t offer any

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