Luca was ecstatic to see Elena and bounded over to greet her.
But when he saw me and Caleb, his eyes widened in shock mixed with confusion.
âWhatâre they doing here?â
Elenaâs beautiful face lit up happily âLuca, this is my mommy!â
âWhat?â Luca gasped, his jaw dropping to the floor.
He looked so adorable.
Caleb took this as an opportunity to introduce himself.
âAnd Iâm
Elenaâ s-â
Before he could say the word âdaddy,â I dragged him away hurriedly.
Debraâs POV:
âDebra, whyâd you stop me from telling Luca Iâm Elenaâs dad?â Caleb questioned me unhappily.
I ran my fingers through my hair agitatedly and explained, âCaleb, Luca is Adamâs son, remember? I didnât want Adam to know that youâre the father of my child.
Otherwise, heâll suspect me again.
â
Hearing this, Caleb pursed his lips dubiously.
A thought seemed to have occurred to him, because a strange look appeared in his eyes.
I was worried that Caleb would use this as a bargaining chip in an attempt to stop me from getting involved in the sale of the town, so I quickly stressed the gravity of the situation to him.
âCaleb, Adam already suspects that thereâs a traitor around him.
If he finds out our relationship, heâll never let me go.
â
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The best way to get Caleb to keep a secret was to get him involved in the secret.
So I wove the story in a way that Caleb was involved.
âIf Adam finds out about us, heâll definitely suspect you.
Heâll think that Iâm the spy and that you were the one who planted me here-to deliberately destroy his marriage and take the opportunity to buy the town.
â
âI see.
â Caleb finally gave in.
I took a deep breath and told him frankly, âI know you donât want me to get involved, but you have to respect my stance.
I hope you wonât get in the way of my work and will respect my choices.
â
As we were still in the vicinity of the kindergarten, we could hear children laughing and playing.
Birds sang their birdsong from the trees as the sun climbed in the sky.
It was just another day in Roz Town
Everything was beautiful and peaceful.
I was more determined than ever to protect the peace of the town.
âI was sincerely moved when you helped save the residents from the collapse of the bamboo shed, Caleb.
I believe everyone deserves a better Life.
We should work hard to maintain the townâs peace and find a way to coexist with each other instead of fighting.
â
Frowning, Caleb Looked at me with a complicated expression.
He seemed to be thinking about something.
I figured he disagreed with my standpoint.
Smiling disappointedly, 1 suggested, âSince we canât change each otherâs mind, why donât we just do our own thing in the meantime?â
Caleb hesitated.
âIf I told you that Iâm trying to buy Roz Town in order to save some people, will you support me, Debra?â