Richard scooped Ralph into his arms, a heavy sigh in his chest and a touch of melancholy in his eyes. “You don’t want Grandpa to go with you anymore, is that it?”Usually, it was either Richard or Diana who showed up at the kindergarten events. Layson was always busy, and back then, Adela hadn’t yet appeared in their lives. Richard wasn’t even of retirement age, but he had all but handed the company over to his son just to raise this grandson.And now this same grandson clearly preferred this woman—his birth mother—whom he’d barely known for a few days. Of course Richard felt bitter.In his soft little voice, Ralph answered, “I want Grandpa to go too. Can Mommy come with us?”That was definitely a no.Richard had no intention of publicly acknowledging Adela as Ralph’s biological mother just yet. He frowned, shooting her a warning glare, clearly signaling her to speak up.“Your son is asking you something. You’re not going to answer him?” His wide-eyed glare was so dramatic, Adela didn
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