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.]

not go back to being a Rivera, though she maintained somewhat of a familial relationship

came to look for her at the Holdens’

has dropped

simply said, “Sure,

friend to join us for dinner since he’s already here?” said

for long. Please continue with the dinner, Grandma. No need to

simply nodded and said nothing else

gate and immediately saw a black minivan

got down to open the

get into the

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

at the mansion gate. He sighed with disappointment when he saw it

bring out the kids to let me

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