Lucas stepped forward swiftly and grabbed the woman. "You’ll regret it if you lay a finger on her.” Lucas's tone was cold and laced with menace.The middle-aged woman trembled in fear as she wondered who Lucas was. Coco immediately went to comfort Hayden. "It's alright, you’re fine now. I'll call the police, and they'll handle the bad guys," she said as she dialed 911.Seeing Coco calling the police, the woman struggled more desperately. "Let me go! Let me go!" She shouted.However, Lucas held her firmly, refusing to let go.Since the truth was out, the bystanders began to scold the middle-aged woman. Those who had initially wanted to help her now wished they could give her a good beating."How dare she impersonate the child's mother?! She must be trying to kidnap him!""How can someone be so vicious? Your actions are unforgivable!""The kid’s family would have been devastated if she had managed to take the child!""Human traffickers deserve the harshest punishment!"Soon, the police
Lucas could see that if they had a child in the future, Coco would surely share stuff that children find interesting with their child, and she would undoubtedly be a wonderful mother.About twenty minutes later, someone from the Scott family arrived. Harry was clearly surprised to see Lucas among the people with his son. Lucas had helped Summer back then. Without him, Summer might not have been rescued from the Hope family so quickly. And now, Lucas had saved his son again.Harry approached Lucas and said, "You stopped the kidnappers from taking my son, didn't you? Thanks!"From the police call, Harry had learned about what happened to Hayden.Lucas looked at Harry. The man before him looked more haggard and thin than the last time they had met. Despite Harry being dressed in a suit with neatly combed hair, there was a dead look in his eyes. He looked as if he had lost faith in life."No problem, but if you had actually lost Hayden, Summer would probably hate you even more," Lucas sai
Thinking about this, Harry felt a pang in his chest.Coco looked at him and simply greeted him. After all, she didn’t have a good impression of Harry. Summer's suffering was largely because of him. If Harry had trusted Summer back then, she wouldn’t have endured so many years of hardship.Harry replied, "Hello. Thank you for protecting Hayden today. Feel free to ask for help if you guys ever need the Scott family’s help in the future, and I will certainly assist you."This was his promise to them.After saying this, Harry turned to his son, "Hayden, let's go. It's time to go home. Your grandparents are very worried about you."Hayden reluctantly moved away from Coco. As he left, he glanced back at Coco several times.Coco felt a pang of heartache. She could sense that Hayden was just longing for love.Back in the hotel room, Coco said, "It seems like Hayden wants to visit his mother. On one hand, he hopes his mother loves him, but on the other, he doesn’t believe she does.""Do you fee
"Six languages?!" Coco gasped. If Lucas only had a basic understanding of a few others and was truly fluent in these six languages, he could be considered a language genius.In comparison, she felt like an underachiever. She could only handle basic daily conversations even though the only foreign language she studied was French. "Do you think my grades would have improved drastically if I'd known you during school days? Maybe I could have picked up a few more languages," Coco mused."Why? Isn’t it better that you don’t even have to study hard now since I can be your translator?” Lucas replied.She thought about it and realized he was right.During the event, Coco met many of the cartoonists she admired. She made sure to get their autographs and take photos with them. They were all happy for Coco when they found out that she and Lucas were a couple.The event was enjoyable for Coco. She befriended many of the cartoonists and got to discuss various drawing techniques. They even exchang
"It's Saturday, and I don't have school today," Hayden said, his eyes shimmering with hope.Coco found it hard to refuse his puppy eyes."Hayden, come here!" Harry called, but Hayden acted as if he didn't hear him and kept holding Coco's hand.Coco glanced between the child and Lucas. "Lucas, what do you think?""I'm fine with anything," Lucas replied, giving Coco the final say.Coco thought for a moment and then said to Harry, "Mr. Scott, if you're okay with it, why don't you let Hayden spend the day with us? We'll bring him back to your place later."Harry responded, "Are you sure? Hayden might disturb you.""I actually quite like Hayden," Coco said. She just didn’t like Harry. Harry looked at his son, who was firmly holding onto Coco's hand, and sighed. "Alright, but you don't need to send him back to my place. I'll come to pick him up later.""That works," Coco agreed.After Harry left, the three of them began their outing. For convenience, Lucas had asked the Gomez Group's branch
The exposed truth must have hit Harry hard."I don't want a new mom," Hayden said. "I don't want to stay at home or go to school. It feels like everyone is overly careful around me, whispering behind my back. They think I don't know what they're talking about, but I do!"Coco could relate. When her parents had just passed away, her relatives, the teachers, and students at school treated her with the same cautiousness while still gossiping behind her back. She knew exactly what they were saying and discussing. At that time, she felt out of place with everyone around her."Hayden, we can't stop others from gossiping, but we can make ourselves stronger," Coco said. "We can openly express our thoughts. We shouldn’t avoid interacting with people because of our fear or annoyance. Otherwise, you'll only become a hermit."Hayden listened, though it was unclear how much he had understood.Coco didn't expect the child to fully understand her words right away. He needed more guidance from the peo
"I did save her, but we’re not that close," Lucas replied."I see," Hayden muttered. Nonetheless, he went up to the stall and bought a charm. Coco couldn't help but sigh inwardly as she watched Hayden pay for it. Then, Hayden handed the charm to Lucas. "Please remember to give this to Mommy's friend," the little boy said earnestly."Sure.”Then, the three of them returned to the city for dinner.As Lucas parked the car in the parking lot, Coco suddenly exclaimed, "Oh!""What's wrong?" Lucas asked."I think I saw Serenity," Coco said.Indeed, Serenity was getting out of her car with three kids in the same parking lot.After Lucas parked the car, Coco got out of the car while holding Hayden's hand. She called out to Serenity, "Serenity!"Serenity looked in the direction of the voice and spotted Coco. She then waved back.A moment later, Lucas and Jackson also got out of their respective cars. Upon seeing each other, they exchanged a silent nod. They hadn’t expected to bump into each ot
Hayden looked hesitant. He clearly wanted to ask more about Summer but was feeling shy about it.Serenity smiled and said, "I'll tell you about her later, okay?" Instantly, a glint of joy flickered in Hayden’s eyes.Serenity then turned to Coco and Lucas. "Why don't we have dinner together? I can also talk to Hayden about Summer.""Sure," Coco agreed.Lucas and Jackson naturally had no objections, so the group headed to a nearby restaurant.There was a famous kids-friendly restaurant in the mall, which Jacqueline really wanted to visit. Micah and Frederick were okay with anything as long as Jackie liked it. Hayden, too, seemed interested in the restaurant, and no one objected.After entering the restaurant and ordering some dishes, the children started their chatter. Micah was the quiet one, and Jacqueline was the most talkative with Frederick mostly responding to Jacqueline's topics. Hayden occasionally interjected with questions.Jacqueline was confident to get good results in the p