How Dare You Hurt My Son?

VIVIENNE

"I had no idea you are the mom Vera has been talking about." Ezekiel looked at me, his eyes softening.

I had no idea you’d been talking to her either.

I felt the urge to say that but I stopped myself.

My cheeks warmed, and I didn't know how to respond to that. I turned to Vera instead.

"Sweetie, where’s your brother? Do you know where he is?" I asked.

Vera looked up at me, a bit worried.

"I don't know where Vince is, Mom. We played a game, and whoever found you first would win,” she said.

"Alright, we need to find Vince."

This would be a perfect opportunity to leave Ezekiel too.

So finally, I turned to Ezekiel to say goodbye. “Uh… we’ll go find my son for a moment.”

But then, as the dumb person that he was, he didn’t take the hint. Instead, he even offered, "I'll help you look for him."

I shook my head immediately.

"It's okay, Ezekiel. We can manage,” I said while silently praying for him to give up.

But he insisted, his voice firm.

"No, I want to help. Let's find