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Chapter 20

作者: Comfort
last update 公開日: 2026-05-21 23:38:51

Five Years Later

"Mom! I'm done!"

Colt Hayes sat at the kitchen table, his bowl of macaroni half-empty, his school tie already crooked despite Clara having straightened it ten minutes ago. He was five years old now, with chubby cheeks that dimpled when he smiled, dark hair that stuck up in the back, and honey-colored eyes, his mother's eyes, everyone said, but he was the perfect replica of Cassian, the nose, the jaw, the face, everything.

"I'm coming, baby." Clara emerged with his school bag a
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    Excuse me," the man said, his voice deep and smooth and tinged with cautious humor. He gestured toward her hand. "The knife. I come in peace."Clara looked down. The knife was pointing directly at his chest. She yanked it back immediately, her face flushing with embarrassment."Oh my God," she said. "I'm so sorry. I was cooking. I didn't—I wasn't—I'm not trying to stab you, I swear.""I'm relieved to hear that." The man lowered his hands slowly, a small smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "You have excellent knife skills, by the way. Very threatening.""I was making chicken.""Ah. The chicken's loss, I'm sure."Clara blinked. Was he... flirting with her? No. That was ridiculous. He was just being polite. Handsome men were always polite. It was probably exhausting, being that good-looking and having to reassure women who pointed knives at you."I'm really, really sorry," she said again, setting the knife on the entryway table. "I was listening to music, and I was distracted, and

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    The discussion about Colt's new school happened that evening, over takeout pizza on the living room floor."So," Clara said, setting down her slice. "We found a school for you."Colt looked up suspiciously. "What school?""Royal Academy. It's a private school in North Dallas. Very prestigious. Very fancy.""How fancy?""They have a planetarium."Colt's eyes went wide. "A real planetarium? With stars and everything?""Real stars. Real everything.""And dinosaurs?""I don't think they have dinosaurs. But they have a science lab. And an art studio. And a playground that's the size of our entire apartment building."Colt considered this. "Will Timothy be there?""No, baby. Timothy is in Brisbane.""Then I don't want to go.""Colt—""I want to go back to my old school. With Timothy and Ms. Patterson and my real friends."Clara and Imogen exchanged a look. This was the same argument they had been having for weeks. Colt had been bribed with a dinosaur encyclopedia. He had been promised adven

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