I crouched down and gently wiped the mayonnaise from the corner of Cody's mouth."Yes, Cody. Be a good little boy today, okay? Mommy still has some work to do. But Mommy will bring you blackberry-hunting later after work. Would you like that?""Yay!" Cody nodded eagerly as he tugged a corner of my shirt. "Daddy also promised to teach me how to read hieroglyphs today!"He'd barely finished speaking when a pair of bright, shiny leather shoes stopped right before us. It was Rupert.Rupert crouched over and picked Cody up, carrying him on his hip. Then, he took the plastic document folder from my hands and said, "You must be tired, honey."I looked at his sweet smile and shook my head, saying that I wasn't.A moment later, Rupert's secretary, Samson Waters, came up to us and addressed the villagers, "This is Mr. Rupert Kingston, and next to him are his wife, Ms. Maria Johnston, and his son, Mr. Cody Kingston."Mr. Kingston would like to thank everyone for taking such good care of Ms
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