Chapter 424

If he waited a bit longer, it would be too late.

“Go home. Go!” Clara squeezed her eyes shut, trying to fight back tears. She didn’t want to upset Aiden.

She stood there, watching as Aiden’s small figure disappeared from her sight, as if she had left with him.

After Aiden left, sure enough, the guard had gone to find Sophia.

At that moment, Sophia was anxiously pacing by their bedroom door.

Aiden meekly approached as he spoke tentatively. “Granny, why are you standing here?”

Upon hearing his voice, Sophia quickly walked over. “Where have you been, young man?! Do you know how worried I’ve been?! I thought…”

She couldn’t finish her sentence. Instead, she pulled her grandson into a tight hug. “You are my world!

If something happened to you, I wouldn’t want to live!”

“Granny, I went to find you, but it got dark, and I got lost.”

“Why didn’t you just call me if you wanted to see me?” Sophia stroked his hair, finally feeling some relief.

“But I didn’t want to disturb you if you were asleep.”

“You cheeky monkey! Alright, now that Granny’s here, what did you want to talk about?”

Aiden nodded and took her hand. “Can we talk inside?”

“Of course!”

Sophia would do anything for her grandchildren. They were her precious little treasures. Anyone who dared to harm them would face her wrath!

As they walked in, Alex heard them and stood up. “Brother, did you see Mo…”

He stopped mid-sentence when he saw Sophia and quickly quieted down. “Oh, it’s Granny.”

Sophia chuckled. “Come here and let Granny give you a hug. You’ve been so busy with school that I hardly get to spend time with you. How about I take you to the amusement park tomorrow after school?”

Normally, Alex would be jumping for joy by now, but this time he glanced at Aiden first. Only when Aiden nodded did he smile and say, “I’d love that! I love the amusement park!”

Sophia was none the wiser. She smiled and said, “Then you need to go to bed soon, so you can do well in school tomorrow.”

“Okay, Granny.”

Sophia smiled, then turned to Aiden. “And what did you want to talk about?”

“Well… I was wondering about the woman. The one who saved us. Is she going to live with us from now on?”

Sophia was taken aback. She knew she would have to tell them eventually, but she wanted to delay it as long as possible to minimize the impact on the boys.

But since they seemed interested in the matter, it seemed she couldn’t hide it anymore.

So Sophia decided to be upfront. “Yes, and she’s going to marry your father. She’ll be your mother forever!”

Upon hearing this, Alex panicked. “No, no, I want my mommy! That woman is mean. I don’t like her!”

Sophia knew exactly who he meant by ‘his mommy,’ and sighed. “Alex, listen to me. Your previous mommy doesn’t want you guys anymore. I know it’s hard, but I don’t want to lie to you.”