Tamara turned to Melanie, perplexed. "Did you really say that, Melly?"Melanie blinked up at Tamara innocently and answered, "I was just joking around."Thomas chirped up again, "Mhm. When we were having lunch, Melly said she didn't want to eat the food there because Mommy didn't cook them. Then, the new kids cried again."Tamara sighed deeply.Melanie was still giving Tamara an innocent look. "But I was just telling the truth! The food at the kindergarten doesn't taste as nice as the food Mommy cooks."Thomas continued grimly, "And when school was over, Melly told the new kids their parents would abandon them at the kindergarten again tomorrow."Melanie pouted.She suddenly turned to Thomas and laughed. "Are you okay, Thomas?"Thomas gave his sister a blank look.Tamara found it strange and unsettling. She suddenly remembered Melanie had been watching some weird stuff lately. Why else would a cute kid like Melanie be saying all those harsh words?Tamara held Melanie's hand a
Helena stopped herself from continuing when she saw the darkening look on Tamara's face. She quickly changed her words. "Maybe they learned it from somewhere else. Come on now, Tamara. Don't worry too much. They're still kids. They didn't know any better."Tamara sighed and turned to Sebastian. "Do you also think Thomas was the one who said it?"Sebastian didn't deny it.Tamara sprang up and hissed, "Thomas might be a mischievous child, but he would never say such a thing!"With that, Tamara stomped upstairs.Helena froze in her spot. After a moment of silence, she spoke up hesitantly, "Seb, is Tamara angry at me?"Sebastian stood up and said to her, "You should leave."Helena was flabbergasted as she intended to stay for dinner. The corners of Helena's lips twitched, and she silently left the place.Upstairs.Tamara went straight to the balcony. She stared at the scenery in front of her coldly.Sebastian walked over and observed, "Are you angry?"Tamara muttered faintly,
"What brings you here, Thomas?" smiled Tamara.Thomas looked up at his mother, "Why didn't you come down for dinner, Mommy?"Tamara took his hand and brought him inside. She pulled him to the balcony and smiled warmly at him. "I'm sure this isn't why you came, right Thomas?"Thomas tensed up. He couldn't bring himself to meet his mother's gaze. He muttered faintly, "I'm sorry, Mommy."Tamara was surprised. "Why are you apologizing?"Thomas lowered his gaze. "I was the one who said those mean things to the new kids, but I blamed it on Melly instead."Tamara's breath hitched in her throat. Nonetheless, her smile remained fixed on her son. "Why did you do that?"Thomas looked up and met his mother's gaze. He was still hesitant. "Mommy, I…"Tamara gave his hand a light squeeze. She was patient and gentle with him. "Looks like little Thomas is growing up now. He is even keeping secrets from Mommy."Thomas giggled. "I was just wondering how Daddy would react if Melly were the one wh
"Is that all?" muttered Sebastian coldly.Tamara sneered at him, "Sebastian Lynch! Do you treat our kids differently?"This took Sebastian aback. He furrowed his brows at her. "Me? Treat them differently?""Yes! I know you like our daughter a whole lot more and are biased toward her. That's fine. I can let that slide. But why are you treating our sons differently?" Tamara was done beating around the bush.She was done with the mind games. She wanted to know the truth.Tamara firmly believed that there was a solution to every problem.If she were to keep it to herself any longer, she might just go insane.Sebastian finally knew why Tamara was furious. He said faintly, "Do you think I treat Thomas and Caleb differently?"Tamara stared at him. "Ask yourself the question. I have never seen you interact with them."Sebastian stood up and came to stand in front of Tamara. "Did Thomas say something to you?"Tamara narrowed her eyes cruelly at him. "Even if he didn't, I would still f
There was a hint of helplessness in Sebastian's eyes. When he noticed Tamara was slowly calming down, he took her hand and guided her to the couch."I know you were the one who raised Thomas, and you love him dearly. But some of his actions are unforgivable. Let's take today for example. Did he go to you and tell you the truth?" started Sebastian.Tamara pursed her lips. "He did."Sebastian chuckled, "He knows how to solve the problem but still threw me under the bus."Tamara tilted her head at him. "What do you mean?"Sebastian turned to her. "At the end of the day, this all started because of me. So leave this to me, okay?"Tamara narrowed her eyes suspiciously. "How are you planning to solve this?""I said before I've been trying to find a better way to interact with him, didn't I? Well, I think I just did," grinned Sebastian.This only further confused Tamara. "You did?""Yes." Sebastian held her hand. "So, leave this to me. I won't let you down."A thought suddenly came
Thomas' eyes lit up when he heard this. He chirped happily, "I like how brave they are! They also have superpowers and are always out saving the world!"Sebastian scanned the action figures on the shelves and suddenly pointed at one of them. "Do you know what he's best known for?"Thomas tilted his head curiously. "His spiderwebs?""No." Sebastian gave Thomas a serious look. "He's known for this quote, 'With great power comes great responsibility.'"Thomas paused. "That's a line from the movie.""It is," agreed Sebastian. He then pointed at another superhero. "What about him?"Thomas answered, "He became a superhero after being injected with some chemicals.""But he has a brave heart. He faced every problem head-on," muttered Sebastian softly.They continued like that for a long time, with Sebastian stating each of the superheroes' traits to Thomas.Thomas' eyes shone as bright as the stars as he listened on. A look of admiration crossed his face as Sebastian continued to list
Inside the bedroom.Tamara had just come out of the shower. She switched on her phone and noticed Helena had sent her a couple of sad emojis.Helena wrote, "I'm sorry, Tamara…"Tamara sighed. "It has nothing to do with you. Also, it's solved."Helena wrote back, "Really? That soon? Are you the type of couple who believes in never going to bed angry?"Tamara chuckled at Helena's reply. "Well, it's over now. Don't worry. It's getting late. You should get some rest."Helena replied, "Okay. Don't let me come between your alone time with Seb."Tamara sighed. She went through her feed and suddenly paused on a picture.The picture showed that Camilla had her back to the camera, staring into the darkness.Tamara wondered, "What was she implying?"Tamara was confused and posted a question mark beneath the post. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.Tamara quirked one of her brows. She got up and opened the door. When she saw Sebastian's handsome face, she grinned. "So, I'm assumin
Tamara sighed and stared up at the ceiling, resigning to her fate.…The next day.Tamara was still asleep when Sebastian sent the children to school.After the talk they had yesterday, Sebastian and Thomas had grown tremendously closer. The two would go on and on about superheroes and even act out their favorite parts. It looked hilarious.Caleb and Melanie both felt happy for their father and older brother.They also knew how distant Sebastian and Thomas were before this, so they were naturally happy that the two were getting along now.When Sebastian returned home, Tamara was still fast asleep. The man checked his watch and told a maid, "Tell me when my wife wakes up.""Yes," complied the maid.Sebastian turned and left the manor.…Tamara slept well into noon. She slowly got out of bed and did her morning routine before going down to get some food.After taking her seat at the dining table, Tamara asked curiously, "Where's Sebastian?"The maid replied, "He went out."