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Chapter 86 — The tricky criterion.

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Brad’s POV

Bianca didn’t take long before coming inside. She slipped in quietly, like she didn’t want to disturb anything, but Leo was still at alert and playing with the collar of my shirt.

I stood up with him still in my arms. “Hey, you’re back,” I said, trying to keep my tone light. “Leo wants a toy. Actually, he has already picked out the color in his head, and I told him we’d go get it.”

She blinked at me slowly, like she was trying to catch up. “A toy?”

“Yeah.” I shifted Leo a bit. “Blue…Very specifically blue. Apparently, I think it’s the only way today will end peacefully for him.”

Leo lifted his head and nodded like a tiny judge confirming the verdict.

Bianca smiled, soft and tired. “Alright then. Blue it is.”

We stepped out together. She held Leo’s little hand as we walked to the car, and even though things between us were… weird, I couldn’t ignore how natural they looked beside each other. Like something that didn’t even try hard to make sense but somehow still did.

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