Chapter 29: Distraction

Days passed.

“Promise me, you’ll be my mommy,” Liam said before he sipped on his chocolate milkshake.

Scarlett and Liam were having an afternoon snack, right after arriving from school. She giggled and casually replied, “Okay.”

Diverting Liam’s attention, she read through his math notebook and said, “So, it says here, you talked about problem-solving.”

“Yes, it was boring,” said Liam. “My uncle Kyle is good at math.”

“Hmmmp.” Scarlett let out a laugh. She asked, “So you learned from your uncle Kyle?”

“Yes, and from my cousins, too. Brother Kenneth is really smart,” Liam revealed. “But he is sickly.”

“I see. Wonder why we did not get to see them yet.” Scarlett flushed at the thought of meeting more of Kaleb’s family. She was always curious about them. So far, she had only met Kyle. While he looked scary, apparently, he was nice after all.

“Sometimes, they come to visit, but most of the time, we meet at the office. There is a playroom there.” A big smile formed on his face whe