âWhy?â Matteo asked with his eyes widened.
Mommy wonât be here anymore? Why not? Is she unwilling to do that, or did Daddy ask her not to come
anymore? I think itâs more likely to be the latter.
Sure enough, Sebastian, who was peering down at the boy, immediately became impatient. âIf sheâs
not coming, then so be it. Why do you ask so many questions?â
âThen, it must be you who donât want her to come over, right? Daddy, are you still angry about the thing
that happened at the hospital? You canât really blame her because I was the one who called her. Since I
assumed that youâre too busy, I asked her to take me there. Donât be angry, Daddy,â explained Matteo.
He thought that his father was angry because of that, and he only knew about it after Ian texted him. He
also assumed that his father became jealous when Ian chose Sasha over him.
Unexpectedly, his fatherâs face became even uglier after Matteoâs explanation.
âWhy am I angry? Alright, let me tell you this. From tomorrow onward, Mr. Scott will be taking you to
school, and Ms. Wendy will be taking care of you at home.â
âWhat? Mr. Scott?â
Matteo was not too happy with this news.
Heâs actually letting Mr. Scott take Ian to preschool every day now? So heâs really not letting Mommy
over anymore? How can he do that? This is so unreasonable of him!
Iâve tried so hard to let Ian spend more time with Mommy and even switched our positions.
Now Daddy banned her from coming just like that?
He has no idea how big of a misunderstanding he has caused her! Sheâs feeling so guilty right now for
assuming that Iâm the one whoâs sick!
How can he be so thoughtless?
Matteo became furious as well. He tightened his tiny fists, and anger replaced his smile.
âDaddy, do you know that you are really annoying?â
âWhat did you say? Annoying?â
âYes, I want to like you, but look at yourself. You lose your temper and bully others as you please. No
one likes this kind of Daddy, and I wonât either!â
After the disappointed child had expressed his thoughts with teary eyes, he turned around and slammed
the door shut.
Sebastian was dumbstruck as he didnât see it coming from this little guy, and he hadnât heard anything
like it from him before.
What did he mean by wanting to like me? Did he not like me before?
Am I not his Daddy? What is actually going on with him today? Is he a different boy?
Sebastian was enraged again.
However, since his son had shut the door on him. Seeing that, he contained his irritation and thought of
talking to him after he felt better.
Sasha, look at what youâve done!
When the man left, he still assumed that it was her who changed his sonâs temper.
â
Sasha was serious about leaving with her two children and started looking up flights on her computer as
soon as she got home.
Remaining silent, Vivian would still check on Ianâs closed-door as told by Matt.
I have to make sure that Ianâs fine.
The little girl stood guard loyally.
After looking for a while, Sasha realized there werenât many flights to Clear because of the cold weather,
so she could only turn her computer off in disappointment.
âVivi, what are you doing? Whereâs Matt?â
âHuh? Oh, Matt? Heâs still in his room. Mommy, are we leaving now?â Vivian was still concerned about
this matter and immediately asked as soon as she saw her mother.
Sasha shook her head. âNo. We will probably be in a day or two. Has Matt come out yet?â Sasha asked.
After Ian locked himself in his room, Sasha wanted to coax him. Why is my son acting strange? He didnât
respond to me at all, even when I tried to call for him. Is he feeling guilty that Iâve found out that heâs sick
and tries to hide from me?
That thought stabbed her in her heart.
Vivian nodded. âYeah, Mommy. Maybe Matt didnât want to leave. So please can we stay?â
âNo, we have to. Mattâs sick. Donât worry, Mommy will cook first, and I will talk to him later. Iâm sure heâll
be fine after that.â
Sasha soothed her daughter and went to the kitchen to start cooking.
She had confidence in her son as he had always been very understanding. She believed that he would
be fine after talking to him.
Unexpectedly, she found the room to be empty when she went to unlock the door after she finished
cooking.