Chapter 77

Dexter's everyday repeated itself. He drove to Southlake residence again in a trance the next day. Unexpectedly, he saw Eden playing with a ball alone on the field in the neighborhood.

Seeing Eden, his heart missed a beat. He was not particularly fond of children but he felt warm and comfortable when he saw Eden. That feeling of familiarity surprised him. He thought thar it was probably because of his love for Barbara. That must be the reason he also likes her son.

Eden did joy notice that Dexter was standing quietly on the side and looking at him. He focused on playing the ball as he counted, "one, two, three...."

All of a sudden, the ball in his hand rolled to the side. Just then, a bald man, Brock came over with his son, Tim. Tim looked like he was older than Eden. When he saw the ball, he immediately picked it and held it in his hand.

Eden saw them and said, "Give it back to me"

"No!" Tim was bring hefty because he had an adult by his side. When Brock noticed that Tim was going to