"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."
Sebastian noticed Tamara's blushing cheeks and smiled to himself. "Do you want to go out for a stroll?"Tamara's eyes lit up, and she perked up excitedly. "Where are we going?"Sebastian took a seat beside her. He took her hand and toyed with it. "How about a hike?"Tamara's eyes widened tremendously at this. "Are you kidding me, Sebastian?"Sebastian cocked a brow. "Hm?"Tamara pointed at her legs and back. "I am still very sore from yesterday, and you're telling me to go on a hike?"Sebastian paused and apologized, "Sorry."Tamara took her hand back. "I'm going home for the next two days."Sebastian furrowed his brows at her. "Why?"Tamara huffed, "What can I say? I miss Uncle Jon and Aunt Cheryl."Sebastian fell silent.Tamara's desire to go on strike was evident, but Sebastian was determined not to allow it.Sebastian stood up and pulled Tamara into his embrace. He snuggled against her and mumbled against her neck, "You can always invite them over if you miss them. You
Sebastian chuckled lowly and swooped in for a kiss. "But I don't think it's possible to leave now."Tamara's face was as red as a tomato. She probed, "Maybe you could…take a cold shower?"Sebastian leaned in for another kiss. He even bit her lips as punishment. "You're so cruel, Tammy."Even so, Sebastian got up and went to the shower.Watching him leave, Tamara let out a sigh of relief.She got lucky.He didn't insist on having his way this time.Tamara looked down at her messy clothes and laughed bitterly. She quickly changed out of her clothes and went downstairs to wait for Sebastian.…An hour later.The two of them arrived at the Moore manor.Tamara unlocked the door with her fingerprint and walked in. When the maids saw the couple, they all smiled and greeted them, "Welcome back, miss, sir."Tamara smiled and greeted them back.Once inside, they saw Jonathan sitting on the couch in the living room. He was watching some TV program."Hello, Uncle Jon." Tamara ran ove