Chapter 822

Adam was aware that Hailey was the lady of the Ritter household. Hence, he greeted her respectfully, "Hello, Mrs. Ritter. Since you're here, I'll leave young Mr. Ritter to you.

"I just caught both of them trying to sneak out for a playdate. Thank goodness I managed to stop them in time."

If it weren't for him, the pair of kids would've run off to play. There was no telling what might've happened if they did. He was trying to imply that he'd made a significant contribution to keeping her child safe.

Hailey understood this perfectly. She flashed him a polite smile before responding courteously, "Thank you, Mr. Reeves. Actually, I was the one who told them to wait for me at the back gate. I wanted to bring them to the amusement park. I didn't expect such a huge misunderstanding to occur."

"What?" His eyes widened in disbelief. Then, he muttered, "So the kids weren't trying to run off on their own?"

"Of course not. I assumed that Keith and Zach were both exhausted from studying all