"I just don’t want to play with him. Can’t I?"

Chloe Reed looked straight back at him, her eyes flashing with defiance.

She forcefully yanked her hand free and immediately turned to leave.

But Walker Grant said, "In that case, your friend doesn’t need to show up tomorrow."

Chloe Reed’s steps faltered. She whipped her head around and stared at him in disbelief. "Are you threatening me?"

"Is it working?"

Walker Grant said coolly, "As long as it works."

Chloe Reed gritted her teeth, wanting nothing more than to march over and slap him.

She took a few deep breaths to rein in her emotions and said, "Fine. You’re the one making me go."

She turned her head to Selene Adler. "You should go home. Get ready for work tomorrow."

Selene Adler slowly nodded, watching them leave together.

’Does Mr. Grant really love his sister-in-law?’

’But the way he looks at Chloe Reed is so intense, so full of possessiveness.’

Selene Adler pushed aside her doubts and left the café as well.

...

Sunny Reed lived with Noah Grant in a 500-square-meter, single-story apartment. Walker Grant keyed in the passcode and entered.

Chloe Reed took in the scene and sneered, "You even know the passcode. Walker Grant, and you still have the nerve to say you two are innocent?"

Walker Grant gave her a deep look, not bothering to explain.

"Uncle!"

Noah Grant, who had heard them arrive, was already standing at the door. When he saw Walker Grant, he threw his arms around his leg, his delicate, innocent little face alight with joy.

But when he saw Chloe Reed, his smile vanished, and a hint of fear surfaced in his wide eyes.

Chloe Reed stared at him with a cold expression.

Children are especially perceptive of adults’ emotions.

Seeing her expression, Noah Grant grew even more frightened and clung tightly to Walker Grant’s leg.

Walker Grant glanced back at her. "He’s just a child. Don’t scare him."

"I don’t like him. You’re the one who forced me to come," Chloe Reed said coldly.

’I came, and now he expects me to put on a smile and coddle this little liar?’

’Noah Grant is only three. If he were thirteen, I would’ve slapped him across the face by now.’

Walker Grant picked Noah Grant up. "Noah, say hello."

Noah Grant shrank into his embrace and said timidly, "Hello, Auntie."

Chloe Reed immediately looked away, walked further into the apartment, and sat on the sofa.

Walker Grant glanced around. "Hasn’t your mom come back yet?"

"No."

Noah Grant wrapped his arms around his neck and shook his head. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The nanny, standing to the side, spoke up. "The young madam said she was going out to buy something, but it’s been two hours and she isn’t back. She didn’t take her phone, so I don’t know where she went."

A glint of coldness flashed in Walker Grant’s eyes. "Go look for her."

"Yes," the nanny said.

He sat on the sofa with Noah Grant on his lap, picked up the building blocks beside them, and started to play with him.

At first, Noah Grant kept glancing over at Chloe Reed, but gradually, his attention was completely captured by the toys.

The man and the boy played intently, the little one even handing Walker Grant the blocks he needed.

Walker Grant’s gentle gaze would sometimes rest on Noah, and he would occasionally pat his head.

The scene was incredibly warm and natural.

But to Chloe Reed, it was an eyesore.

She was once again reminded of his vasectomy.

’If he hadn’t gotten a vasectomy, they could have had a child, too.’

’Instead of this, watching him dote on another woman’s child.’

’And Sunny Reed probably gets to see scenes like this all the time.’

’She probably even joins in, making them look like a happy family of three.’