Clarissa suddenly recalled she had asked Lisa not to be late the other day. Maybe Neil had heard her. Otherwise, how could it have been so coincidental?She looked at Neil through the rearview and said, “You’re a clever one, aren’t you?”He laughed sweetly. “Thanks, Mommy.”“What for?”“You praised me for being smart!”Clarissa was speechless.She laughed as well. It was great to have a son. He brought her so much joy.How could she have been so cruel in the past?“Miss Johnson, your son’s really smart. He’s just like you,” Lisa said. She really did like Neil.“I’m not smart at all. In fact, I’m really dumb,” Clarissa said.“I’m like my dad, then.” Neil asked, “Right, Daddy?”“Yeah, don’t be like your mother. She really is pretty dumb,” Damien said.Clarissa was rendered speechless. She had no choice but to change the topic, and said to Lisa and Rem, “The speakers for this summit are all international big shots, and there’s going to be a livestream as well. You can record t
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