Chapter 33


    Anthony and Nial followed right behind


    Charmine and Chris.


    They entered the congee shop, and


    Charmine ordered a pot of congee with


    some light dishes. Once the waitress took


    the order and left, Charmine eyed both


    men sitting opposite her and scolded,”


    Can’t you two men behave appropriately?


    The boy is still so young. How can you


    feed him spicy food? Growing tall by


    eating spicy food is aplete bullsh.t.


    How can men like you two believe in such


    nonsense!?”


    “We—. NMI refuted instinctively in an


    attempt to exin.


    Anthony kicked him under the table, and


    with a solemn and undersMnding


    expression, he spoke, “Miss Jordan is


    right. I’ll take note of that. Is there


    anything else tattooed take note of?”


    “Mommy, Daddy always signed me up


    for tuition sses,” Chris chimed in. “I


    have sses till twelve o’clock every


    night!” He continued, “Oh, and Daddy


    always leaves me alone at home, only


    sharing one meal with me every week.


    Also, he brings me out to y only once a


    month!. hemented. “All my friends


    have parents to y with them, but I’m


    always alone..”


    What a poor kid. Charmine listened as her


    heart melted with sympathy before she


    scowled at Anthony, “Mr. Bailey, you’ve


    got it all wrong. Even though he was born


    with a surrogate mother, he bleeds your


    bloodlYou.re his father, and you have to b


    e responsible. He’s still a young boy!Why


    sign him up for so many dasses? You


    can’t just treat him like a robot; he needs


    a happy childhood.Also From then on,


    Charmine rambled on and on, and there


    was no space for interjection.


    Still, Anthony was not offended stall! he


    silently listened as he refilled her water


    every now and then. Once she finally said


    her piece and settled down, he took out


    his phone and curtly asked, “Miss Jordan,


    could you please leave me your number?


    This is so that you could impart your


    knowledge on educating children with me


    in the future.”


    “Yeah, Mommy. You’ll have to remind


    Daddy every day of what you just said, or


    he’ll forget everything.” Chris nodded his


    tiny head approvingly.


    Without even hesitating, Charmine took


    out her phone and added him on


    Whatsapp. Nial, on the other end, was


    confused. How did that happen? Did they


    just get along so well that they added


    each other on Whatsapp?


    Out of the blue, Charmine’s phone lit up


    with an iing call, and the caller ID


    was ‘Eric’. Although Eric was his agent


    and friend, he usually would not ring her


    unless there were urgent things.


    charmine hastily walked away and


    answered the call.


    Anthony’s chest tightened with jealousy.


    Eric? That was a man’s name!


    Nial muttered under his breath, “Gut it,


    I’ll find out who it is.”


    Charmine stood outside the door as she


    listened to Eric’s exnation.


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    “There are two things: Fleshy, Kay found


    the list of names of those that visited


    Phoenix Hotel five years ago…”


    Charmine’s body instantly quaked the


    moment she heard that name: Phoenix.


    She unconsciously turned to look back


    Maids the restaurant.


    Anthony was picking food for Chris. He


    caught her looldng at them and nodded at


    her. Charmine could not exin this


    feeling, odd as it was. She felt like she


    should not speak of this matter—the fiveyears-


    ago incident—to Anthony.


    “We’ll talk more when I get back,” came


    Charmine’s swift reply. With that, she


    hung up.


    When he noted her strange behavior,


    Anthony asked in a concerned tone, “Is


    everything okay?.


    “It’s nothing Charmine frowned.


    What just happened? Whywas she


    worried Anthony would find out what


    happened in the hotel? now peculiar.


    She recollected herself and curtly replied,


    “Something happened, and I have to go


    back The repairpany finished


    repairing my motorbike and they’re


    sending it over. Take good care of Mom,


    and don’t make him eat spicy food.”


    “Mammy!” Chris got up quickly and


    hung on to her thigh; he did not want her


    to leave.


    Charmine ruffled his hair. “Be good,


    Moron I’ve added your. father on


    Whatsapp, and I’ll be keepMg a close eye


    him. Make sure hes not mistreating


    “Alright then! Mommy must remember


    o video-call me,” beamed Chris with his


    doe-eyes. He looked much like a kitten


    this way.


    Charmine nodded, lust as she was about t


    o leave, Anthony stood up and followed


    behind her. “I’ll walk you out.”