Sheldon looked up at Tilda with his big, bright eyes and blinked.
âYou didnât object when I called you âMomâ earlier.
Does that mean youâve agreed to be my Dadâs girlfriend? Tell me.
Will you be my mother?â
That surely made Tildaâs jaw drop.
She was left utterly speechless, yet again.
âArenât I supposed to be your future girlfriend? You promised not to just pass me off to someone else, remember?â
Tilda managed to mask her inner turmoil with a teasing tone.
Sheldon stopped for a second, then smiled widely and hugged her, declaring, âAlright, Tilda, youâre just too loyal!â
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Their exchange made everyone around them laugh.
Lyndon casually drank his coffee, noticing the clear resemblance between the adult and the child, with Ivyâs words replaying in his mind.
He noticed that Tilda had a fiery reaction to any mention of the child.
Was it out of anger, or perhaps guilt? Could it be that Sheldon was actually her child? And if that was the case, was Sheldonâs fatherâ¦
As Lyndon looked at the boy, he couldnât help but see a reflection of himself.
He pondered the possibility of being the father, which led him to knit his brows in confusion.
The thought seemed absurd.
He had only ever been with Rosanna.
How could he have a son?
When it was time to pay for their meal, Lyndon made sure he was the first to take care of the bill.
âI told you, I was going to pay today,â Rosalynn reminded him.
Lyndon simply smiled and said, âNext time, itâs on you.
â
He felt uncomfortable letting a woman pay the bill.
It just didnât sit right with him.
âAlright, thanks for picking up the tab,â Rosalynn responded with a polite tone.
Karina gave Tilda a sly look and said, âRosalynn, no need to compete with him to pay.
Itâs only natural for him to spend a little more when heâs trying to impress someone.
â
Tilda felt uncomfortable all evening because of Karinaâs playful remarks.
She frowned and said, âKarina, didnât you promise to always stick by me?â
Karina let out a sigh.
âIâve come to realize that both of you are unreliable.
So I decide Iâm better off alone.
â
âBut I am reliable.
Donât count me out,â Tilda insisted.
Karina raised an eyebrow.
âReliable? In what way? Remember, youâre not alone.
Sheldonâs with you.
Why donât you let me help with Sheldon?â
âWe could both look after him,â Tilda suggested.