Jane’s POV Wednesday morning – the third day Eugene and I stay together under the same roof with Eric. While we were having breakfast in the dining room, my son only talked about a certain topic. He kept on talking about his uncle Lance. ‘I am amazed he got the courage to talk about my boss after I found out that he was the reason why Lance came here.’ If I evaluate my son’s intention, I could say that he purposely trying to get on Eric’s nerves. His father hates to hear anything about Lance. My son might have figured that out and so, he brought the toy car given by Lance and even talked about him during our meal. Fortunately, Eric kept his silence while we were eating. With that, our breakfast was peaceful. ‘Maybe?’ I am still not sure if it will stay this way. “Mom, my new car toy is awesome, right?” Eugene asked me while showing his toy. Before answering, I glanced at Eric who hasn’t said anything since the beginning. He bought many toy cars for Eugene as if to win the

Eric loosened the bow tie he was wearing and threw it on the side as soon as he entered inside the fitting room where no one can see him anymore.Standing straight while catching his breath, he looked at his reflection through the huge mirror in front of him.He is so damn mad, and Lance played a huge part for stirring his patience.[“We will have an overnight trip. I will camp together with my employee.”] “Overnight camping?” Eric let out a slide-splitter snort with voice that sounds like a creaking of the gallows-chain.If he has a list of men whom he cannot trust no matter what happen, then the name ‘Lance Theodore’ will be second to his step-brother, Cyrus. But did he get mad just because he can’t trust to leave Jane with Lance?Eric looked at his blue eyes which are flaming in madness. He leaned his right hand towards the mirror. Then he closed his cobalt eyes, hoping it will help to ease the burning heat he felt. But as soon as he closed his eyes, the memory from the past cam

“Pfft…!” Eric sprayed the water she was drinking on Jane’s face. Jane clearly heard that Eric allowed her to go in the camping. But when she got sprayed on the face like a water hose watered her, she doubted if Eric was sincere. With her jaw dropping on the floor, Jane looked at the man. Eric was also surprised. He didn’t mean to do that. It was just he was so bewildered. Lance told him that they will camp this Saturday. So, when Jane that it will be tomorrow, Eric felt like he was stabbed behind his back. Not only Jane will go with Lance tomorrow, but that would also mean that Eric and Eugene will be alone tomorrow night. “Wow. That was kinda warm,” Jane uttered before she slowly wiped the water on her face. Then, she glared at him. “What was that though?” “S-Sorry,” Eric apologized. He wiped his mouth and placed the bottle of water on the side. He peered at her and explained. “I was just… well… I mean, my heart wasn’t ready yet.” Heart? A scowl marred on Jane’s forehead.

Eugene didn’t ask for Eric’s help when he was preparing for school. He said that he can prepare himself. Eugene proved it when he washed and wore his uniform all by himself.In fact Eugene prepared faster than his father who stayed for a long time in front of the mirror just to choose which clothes to wear.“Why is he so slow?” the bored kid murmured while sitting on the sofa and waiting for Eric. “He’s slower than my mom,” he complained.After minutes, Eric walked out of his room.Eugene lifted his eyes to see his father’s appearance. Eric just shaved his beard, so his face looks very smooth right now. He’s wearing a gray suit with a light yellow v-shape collar shirt underneath. He styled his black hair upward which made him look even more manly and handsome.But instead of noticing how handsome his father is, Eugene sharply stared at the bright yellow t-shirt.Then, the little kid remembered that she prepared a yellow jacket to wear for her outing. Seeing that his dad wore the same

Eric tried to call Jane to let her know about his plan to move Eugene to another school. He didn’t mean to decide by himself, but things just happened. However, Jane did not answer the call. He guessed that it was because she was still in the middle of hiking. ‘With Lance,’ Eric reminded himself and felt annoyed. Since he had no choice but to do it as soon as possible, Eric asked his secretary to start preparing the documents needed for Eugene to transfer to a private school. There, Eugene’s background will be kept hidden, and everyone will treat him with respect. Eric would make sure Eugene won’t be bullied again. He promised that. When Byron left to do the task right away, Eric went to the convenience store and then took his son to a park. The grown up guy is wearing a suit while the kid is wearing his uniform. They are both sitting on a bench, as if they have no plan of moving up. “Did you cry a lot?” Eric broke the ice by asking. Eugene, who has soggy red eyes, shyly rep