Imogen glared at Dylan. “Your tongue is as sweet as ever, even though we haven't met for days. I don’t even know which words of yours are sincere and which aren’t.“I dare not trust you, Dylan. I like mature and calm guys, not guys who speak nonsense and give empty promises.”Dylan immediately put on a serious expression. “I’m very mature, Imogen. It’s not just empty talk. Every word I say comes from my heart.”Was he not mature enough?Dylan thought he was mature. If he rounded up his age, he was nearing thirty years old. He was not young anymore. In a few years, he would be a middle-aged man. “Okay. I was just making fun of you. Look at how nervous you got. When did you come?”Imogen laughed when she saw Dylan getting nervous. He cared about how she viewed him. The way he got anxious just because of her words showed he truly loved her. Imogen no longer appeared before him as Chameleon Fox. She wanted him to understand that the person he loved was Imogen and not just anot
‘Maybe she missed me.’Thinking Imogen missed him, Dylan felt happy. The fatigue from traveling disappeared. He went up to her with the bouquet and a big smile.“Imogen.”Imogen exited the building and stopped before Dylan. Dylan watched her with affectionate eyes. He wanted to hug her, but dared not do anything rash. Imogen had not agreed to be his girlfriend. She had not even admitted that she was Chameleon Fox. Since Dylan had already gotten an answer from his nana, he was not hung up on getting Imogen to admit she was Fox.She was definitely the little fox he loved. His nana would not lie to him. Zachary and Serenity also gave obvious hints. He was stupid not to have put two and two together back then. Grandma May was an incredible person. If she had chosen Imogen, how could she not have known about the multiple identities Imogen had?Therefore, Dylan chose to trust his nana.Although she was a playful old lady who loved making fun of her grandsons, she was never care
“Mom, let’s go to Aunt Ser’s house to see Heath.”“Didn’t you already meet Heath in the morning?”Sonny replied, “I want to see him again. He’s so cute now.”“Okay. We can head to Serenity’s place again later. You can even spend the night there if you want to.“But you have to attend preschool tomorrow. Since heading back to the city from the manor will take some time, you’ll have to wake up early to avoid being late. I think it’s better if you don’t stay overnight and just come home,” said Liberty. Sonny pouted. He said, “I can’t wait for summer vacation.”Liberty ruffled his hair. “It’ll be here soon. The holidays will start after Children’s Day.”“We’ll be having a performance on Children’s Day, Mom. Will you come and watch me perform?”Liberty agreed without hesitation. “I’ll definitely come back to watch your performance.”No matter how busy she was, she would participate in as many of Sonny’s activities as she could. She did not want him to be disappointed.Sonny was c
Duncan chimed in with a chuckle, “That's right. Our little Sonny isn’t three anymore. You’re a whole five-year-old now!”Sonny could not find a retort to that. Okay, he was still a kid.“Did Laurence say when he’s going home? You can visit him when he’s back.”Liberty swiftly steered the topic away again, avoiding further interrogation. She seriously had no idea how to explain it.“Laurence said he won’t be back until summer break. He lives with his teacher’s teacher now and even has to copy medical texts every day until his hands hurt.”Last year at FC Manor, Sonny had tried helping Laurence copy the texts but gave up quickly, exhausted.His handwriting was messy, and he barely recognized half the characters.Laurence’s handwriting was far neater, and he knew more words.Aunt Ser had comforted him, saying Laurence’s skill came from being made to copy all day, whereas he rarely practiced his writing. It was normal not to have pretty handwriting. Serenity even claimed her handwr
After a chaotic chase that sent chickens flapping and cats scrambling up trees, Laurence finally caught a hen. He carried it over triumphantly.“Sir, will this one do?”Doc took the chicken, weighed it in his hands, and nodded. “This’ll do. Come on, let’s do this together.”Laurence skipped after him eagerly, rushing to the kitchen to boil water.While Laurence and Doc prepared their feast, Sonny headed out to look for his parents, phone in hand.They were sitting under a tree in the yard, deep in conversation. He saw Dunc gently touch his mother’s face. Then, she leaned against Dunc’s shoulder.A moment later, Dunc started nibbling Mom’s mouth!Why was Dunc biting Mom’s mouth? Was it tasty? Could you eat it?“Dunc!” Sonny charged over with a shout.The sudden interruption sent Duncan and Liberty springing apart in alarm.Liberty flushed crimson, flustered.Lost in the moment, they had slipped into some adults-only behavior, only to be caught red-handed by their son.She ad
The moment food was mentioned, Laurence’s eyes lit up.He immediately headed toward the backyard.The chickens Doc raised were kept there, free to roam. He insisted free-range chickens tasted best.Watching the little figure scamper off, Doc muttered, “This little glutton. The second chicken’s involved, he even forgets all about his birth parents.”He stood and followed.“I’m old and my teeth are all gone, so I can’t have any. You can have both.”Laurence turned his head. “But don’t you have a full set of teeth? Drumsticks are the meatiest, tastiest part. You always say they’re the best bit! Why can’t you have any?”Either way, he would only eat one. The other was for Doc.Doc explained, “These are dentures.”“You can eat drumsticks. If you refuse, I’ll call Teacher and tell her that an old granny keeps visiting, saying she wants to spend the rest of her life with you.”Doc’s face darkened. “Brat, if you dare snitch, just you watch, I’ll teach you a lesson!”It was true that