Fine. You can eat with your hands this time. But promise me there’ll be no more next time,” said Corinne with a sigh when she saw his hands were sticky with barbecue sauce.

‘Bryan’ quickly nodded and said, “I promise, Mommy! Thank you, Mommy! Thank you, Aunt Francine!”

Corinne thought there was something off about ‘Bryan’, but she could not point out what she found so odd about him.

He still looked the same as ever, but his behavior was very puzzling. Then again, kids could be unpredictable, so it still made some sort of sense.

‘Maybe I’m overthinking it. The white polo tee could be just a mistake on his kindergarten teacher’s part… Just like Francine said,’ she thought.

Corinne took a few bites of her food absent-mindedly when her phone suddenly vibrated.

She picked up her phone and saw it was a message from Lucas.

[Corinne, I’m outside the mansion. Please come out if you’re free. It’s urgent.]

to not go back to being a Rivera, though she

her at the Holdens’

utensils and got up. “Please excuse me. A friend has dropped by for a visit. I need to go out for

and simply said,

not ask your friend to join us for dinner

it’s okay. I don’t think he can stay for long. Please continue

simply nodded and said

walked out of the mansion gate and immediately saw a black minivan parked not

driver quickly got down to open the

get into the car,” he

asked Corinne as soon

her and then at the mansion gate. He sighed with disappointment when

thought you’d at least bring out the kids to

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