Chapter 147


    Did he really see what he thought he saw?


    Ss felt something was weird. He immediately called Maurice on his smart watch.


    “Hello, uncle. Why aren’t you here to pick me up yet?”


    “I’m on my way. Wait a little.”


    Maurice asked Corbin to park the car on a nearby corner. From there they could secretly observe


    Eliana and the children.


    “You are always busy with work. Are you still working? Have you forgotten what day it is?”


    Ss was irritated and hurt.


    Before Maurice could exin, Ss had already hung up in disappointment.


    Ss stood still in silence. His little body drooped down, making him look like an abandoned puppy.


    Aileen and Adrian nced at each other. “Ss, if your uncle isn’t picking you up, you cane to our


    house,” Aileen said. “Bowling isn’t there, but we can y with Foodie.”


    Adrian bumped Ss’ shoulder. “That’s right. Let’s go to our house and y.”


    “Not today.” Ss shook his head and looked down at the ground. He was silent.


    Eliana could tell that something was wrong with Ss.


    He was usually a polite and sensible kid, and it was strange for him to reject an invitation and ignore his


    friends.


    Eliana squatted down, grasped his hand, and asked gently, “Ss, can you tell me why you are sad?”


    Eliana’s kindness reached Ss’ heart. He bit his lip and tears welled up in his eyes. “Today is the


    day… my parents died. But my uncle has forgotten about it.”


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    This stunned Eliana. She could see her younger self in Ss. She knew better than anyone the pain of


    losing parents.


    Poor kid…


    Eliana hugged andforted Ss. “Ss, you have to believe that your uncle has not forgotten what


    day it is today. You lost your parents, and your uncle also lost his sister. How could anyone who lost


    their loved one not feel grief? He must have something going on today. I’ll stay with you and wait for a


    while, okay?”


    As a mother of two, Eliana knew that childcare was not easy.


    After Ss’ parents died, only his uncle was left to take care of him. Since he was also working, it was


    inevitable that he would not be able to give Ss hisplete attention.


    After a while, a Lincoln limousine came to a stop in front of Eliana. She could barely see a man wearing


    sunsses and a mask in the driver’s seat.


    The windows into the back seat werepletely dark.


    The driver looked strangely familiar.


    As Eliana tried to get a closer look at him, he said, “Mr. Gorman, I apologize for my tardiness. Please


    step in the car.” Corbin tried to make his voice sound different.


    Eliana frowned when she heard the driver’s strange voice.


    Ss was also confused, but he didn’t want to. He said goodbye to Eliana and the twins.


    “Miss Pierce, Aileen, Adrian, I’m leaving now. Goodbye.”


    “Have a nice dinner with your uncle.” Eliana hugged Ss.


    Ss waved goodbye to the three of them and got into the limousine.


    “Where is Maurice?” Ss asked Corbin suspiciously.


    “Here.” Maurice sat up in the back seat.


    Maurice waste because he had changed to a different car to avoid Eliana recognizing him.


    “Ss, I’m sorry. I haven’t forgotten what today is. We agreed to have dinner together today, and I won’t


    break my promise.” Maurice’s voice was sincere.


    Ss was surprised and turned around. The kind man in front of him waspletely different from his


    indifferent uncle.


    Ss remembered what Eliana said. He couldn’t help but ask, “Uncle, when my mom died… were you


    sad?”