Frustrated, Tom pulled at his hair. Miss Reed and Mr. Coleman are separated now, but what’s with that little boy? Why’s he still with her? Could it be that Mr. Coleman will be coming back later?

As soon as Toby heard what Tom said, his face turned grim. It’s fine that Sonia hasn’t left yet, but why did Zane leave his nephew with her?

 

“Where are they now?” Toby bit his lip.

“They’re at the spinning teacup ride. They seem to be having fun,” Tom noted.

Happy? I didn’t know she could be so childish to play things like that. Toby raised his brows.

“Okay. Watch them. Make sure she doesn’t lose sight of the kid,” Toby instructed in a low voice.

 

Trying not to laugh, Tom nodded. “Understood.” Lose the child? President Fuller obviously just wanted to know what Miss Reed is doing, but he’s too embarrassed to say so, so he’s using the child as an excuse.

Meanwhile, at the spinning teacup ride, Douglas smiled happily. “Aunt Sonia, this is really fun!” All this while, he had thought that he was much more mature than other children, so he had never liked coming to places like this, thinking that only childish children liked it. However, he realized that it was really fun after coming here today.

 

As he let go of the handrail, Sonia wrapped her arms protectively around him immediately. “Douglas, be careful! It’s dangerous if you let go of the handrail. Quickly, hold on to it.”

ride was not as dangerous as other rides, it was still better to be careful since he was a

put his hand back

round, he seemed reluctant to leave. Hence, she took him on the ride for another round. This time, he seemed almost satisfied. “I’m

saw a restaurant nearby. She smiled, “Let’s go have something to eat, shall

boy

Patting his head, she held his hand and

time, Toby received news of them going to

are you going

darkened. “Why

take him with her? Then, he’ll be left all alone in the restaurant. How dangerous is that? As Mr. Coleman’s friend, I’m sure you

stood up.

I’ll make a reservation for

as well. He sacrificed so much just

what children should eat, she ordered some simple food. Halfway through his meal, Douglas put down his cutleries. “I want to go to

could bring him into the ladies’, but she also could not enter the gents’. Yet, she could not trust the waiter to go with him. What

face

brows. “Whatever. I’ll ask the waiter to accompany you to the gents’. Wait for me here. Don’t

eagerly. Right after, Sonia got up to call the waiter. Because she was moving too quickly, she did not

she stumbled a few steps backward. Thereafter, she lost her footing and fell backward. Just as she fell, the only thing she could think of was the baby in her belly. Unconsciously, she wrapped her arms protectively around her belly, not wanting to hurt the baby when she fell. However, just before she fell to the ground, a hand reached out for her arm and pulled her

with a deep voice, sounding slightly

of a sudden, she pushed him away and stepped back. Trying to suppress

were you walking so fast?” Toby stared at her. He never thought that he would bump into just as he entered

remembered what she wanted to do. Ignoring

can I help you,

go

could finish, however, Toby interjected,

eyed

nodded. “Douglas is Zane’s nephew. Are you sure you want him to go with someone

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