"Well, Cyrus is a good kid, so I accepted him as my godson. Otherwise, he wouldn't be calling me Mom. You were in a bad mood earlier, and you're still acting like this now that you have come home?"Inside the house, Olivia sat on the sofa, anxiously explaining herself.Cyrus, sitting beside her, wore an equally sincere expression."It's true, Mr. Ford. I owe Olivia a great deal for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. Without your family's help, I'd probably still be working in some remote backwater somewhere."My gaze shifted between the two of them.A humorless laugh escaped me."So, becoming your godson gives him the right to take someone else's house?"A flicker of guilt crossed Olivia's face.Even so, she continued trying to justify herself."When you take a godson, of course you have to give him gifts, especially for families like ours. If the gift isn't valuable enough, wouldn't that reflect badly on you?"As she spoke, she glanced at Jared, who had remained silent th
Read more