A ploy

“So you're just going from work, then you're to see a friend, then you'll be back here?”

“That sounds about right. I'll be back before 5pm so I can help you supervise, my mum.”

“Alright, I'll take your word for it.”

Noah left a very important detail out. He wasn't going to work, he had other plans. Since the kids loved attempting to drive so much, he had decided to get them cars. Not just any kind, custom made from a car company itself.

They were children of a conglomerate, they deserved the best. Noah kept it from Sophia because he wanted it to be a surprise, both to her and the kids. Sophia was bad at surprises and keeping secrets.

The other reason he was out was to meet up with his college friend. She had said she had something important to discuss with him.

He tried to push the meeting but she insisted that it was important, she even called it an emergency. Since she was so persistent, he squeezed her into his schedule. It was supposed to be in and out, or so he thought.

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