Chapter 214

Shannon had bought a lot of valuable toys for Zachary just to make him happy. Unexpectedly, he didn't care about them at all.

"Thank you, Mrs. Lane, but my mom has taught me not to accept gifts from strangers."

Yvette resisted the urge to rush to him at that moment. Yet, didn't know if Shannon had found out that Zachary was her son, so she couldn't act irrationally.

Shannon crouched in front of Zachary. She felt sad when she heard him calling her a stranger. "Why am I a stranger, Zac? We've known each other for a few months, right? I really like you."

When she heard him mentioning his mother, she thought of Kiki. Then, she added, "Is your mom worried about me? I'll meet up with her after the holiday tomorrow, and we can have a talk. That way, we won't be strangers anymore, right?"

Zachary didn't think the elderly woman who bullied his mother would be so persistent.

For the past few weeks, Shannon had been using Malcolm as an excuse to talk to Zachary every day. She would give h