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.]

a Rivera, though she maintained somewhat

rarely came to look for her at the Holdens’ mansion, so that meant his visit must be very

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

simply

join us for dinner since he’s

for

and said nothing

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

and the driver quickly got down to open the car door for

please get into the

brings you here?” asked Corinne as soon as she got into

the mansion gate.

thought you’d at least bring out the kids to

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