When Fate Decided to Play its Part

Chapter seventy-one:

Tyler's friend

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"What's wrong?" Tyler asked Kai.

Kai looke up at him and answered after a moment of silence. "Nothing."

"Hm..." Tyler hummed, unconvinced.

Kai noticed that Tyler did not believe his words but he did not bother telling the truth. He instead, looked away and tightened his grip of the other's hand. The boy was silent since they went out of the company's building. Tyler know that the boy is silent and a man of few words, but his silence this time is not like the silence he is used to.

It was clear that something is bothering him.

Tyler thought about what it is for a bit, and after pondering, he reached into a conclusion. He stopped on his tracks. Since the boy was walking slightly ahead of him, he was pulled back. The boy looked up at him, his aquamarine eyes is filled with confusion. It remided him of Althea'a confused eyes wheneve he tells her a joke that is hard for her to comprehend.

This made him chuckle. Hearing his chuckle, Sharon who was steps behind the two looked a her boss's back in confusion.

But before she can voice out her confusion, the other kneeled and held both of the child's arms.

Sharon was shock once again. It was the very fist time she saw him showing affection. Tyler is not even like this to his own mother.

Tyler looked at Kai with fresh and warm eyes that is similar to the early spring where plants and flowers that were frozen and shed their leaves begun to get their lives back as the sun peeks above the clouds.

It was different from the eyes he showed earlier to the lady.

Kai relaxed and his tightly pursed lips slightly trembled.

"Are you feelin guilty?" Tyler asked. Kai answered him with silence. He laughed. He held his hands and both of his thumbs caressed his small fingers. His hands were warm. "Why are you guilty? There's nothing to be guilty about."

".... But..." The little by bowed his head.

She lost her job. She said she has children. She works for her children. For their foods, shelter and clothing, just like his mother. But even though his mother will not work hard enough, his father is there.

But he knows nothing about the situation on Ana's end. What if she is the only one her children has? What if she has no partner to shoulder the responsibility with her?

lost the job that gives them money, and the vause of it is more likely him. Since

was thinking. he patted his head. "Sigh, stop thinking

"Really?" Kai asked reluctantly.

Tyler smiled.

one

on his neck. "That lady did many, many bad things and those things can damage the reputation of the company, so I have no other

still

fired her earlier because of what she

smile. A smile of a kind hearted

child was convinced. He smiled and

smiling but he was shock inside. Kai's smile was genuine and bright, it was not like his reserved and rehearsed smile, like how his mother

his smile soothed him. He did not even notice that he's

his doubt, he asked him.

.

at

next to his table. He made Sharon sit with him. It didn't took

saw someone behind him. Tyler furrowed his brows at first,

He raised a brow.

Barns!" A rather fat old man

said. He addressed the taller man. "I thought you're out of the country with your

blue eyes and a familiar face. After seeing the kid, his expression did not even changed and

his usual cold and flat voice vibrated. "We have

head. He

them a seat and they started their meeting.

.

still efficient as ever, Mr. Barns." The older man said in satisfaction, file picking up the files that are scattered on the

usual indifferent face was up. "It's

"I have to go first. I have a meeting for the

the other to have a nice day too. After bidding goodbye, only two

you leaving yet?" He

drinking tea. "You

they spent the next few second in silence. The other gentleman was drinking his tea when his eyes landed on

time, the woman and the child was already