Chapter 104

The event wrapped up around midday.

"Mommy, Daddy, let's go home!" Gillian seemed very happy. She held both Sarah's and Troy's hands, occasionally jumping with joy.

"Gillian, he's not your real dad, is he?" Suddenly, they stopped in their tracks as a boy around Gillian's age stood blocking their path.

"David! This is my dad. You saw him on stage earlier, didn't you?" Gillian's voice started to crack.

Troy gently patted his little girl's back. Then he crouched down to be at eye level with the boy Gillian called David.

"Hey, your name is David? You must be a brave boy!" Troy smiled at David.

David nodded with a proud smile.

"A brave boy should protect his friends, not make them sad."

"Y-yes." The smile on David's face quickly faded.

"Now, can you tell me who said I would marry your aunt?"

David suddenly fell silent and scratched his head nervously.

Troy patiently waited for the boy's answer.

"Umm... my mom. My mom said that." David spoke in a half-whisper.

"David! Come on, l