Chapter 967

Daniel sat at the breakfast table, delicately sipping his milk like a little gentleman.

“Morning, Mommy.” Daniel greeted Brittany with a cheery smile.

“Morning, sweetie.”

Brittany planted a kiss on her son’s cheek before turning to Charles. “Still feeling rough?”

Charles, still a bit dizzy, asked, “Is this your son?”

“Daniel, say hi to Uncle Charles.”

“No, call me by my name.” Charles waved the hand dismissively. “Does your kid have, like, a brain problem or something?”

Brittany frowned slightly.

“He’s been up since dawn working on math, and they’re tough ones.”

Brittany had initially thought Charles was alluding to a more serious issue, but was this it? “He really enjoys math.”

“People actually enjoy that stuff?” Charles questioned his life choices. “And he’s a whiz at Go too. Did you teach him that?”

used to play, and I picked it up from playing with her,” Daniel

let out a dramatic groan and

really just a kid?

pinched his nose playfully. “Hurry

kissed Brittany goodbye. “See you tonight, Mommy.”

then glanced at Charles. “See you next

eyes in defeat.

as if resurrected. “Brittany, please tell me, how old

“Six.”

for Charles.

a few spoonfuls, she couldn’t take it anymore. She caught a whiff of her own scent almost sour, and wrinkled her

bring you some clothes.”

to head off to work, she arranged

a shower, then closed the door

greeted by the familiar sound of her father’s fury and her mother’s tears. This chaos had been a part of her life since childhood- a father obsessed with having a son, a mother weakened by repeated

upstairs, and managed to catch a bit more sleep.

knocked on her door, eyes red.

the door frame. “At

“Charles, how can you, as a young lady, go

man.” Charles scoffed.

now remembering her

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