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Chapter 20
Dorothy’s gaze inadvertently fell upon the phone screen.
It was Sonia.
Instead of walking aside, Dwayne answered in front of her and said, “What’s up?”
He was so gentle toward Sonia, making Dorothy almost feel like he was a completely different person.
“Dwayne, Brenden isn’t feeling well. He’s been asking about you. What should I do? Could you
“OK. I’ll be right there,”
Dwayne hung up.
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Come over?”
Dorothy bit her lip. Seeing that he was about to leave, she blurted out anxiously, “About the favor…”
“Later.”
He left after saying this.
The room fell silent.
Dorothy’s heart ached.
No matter how important the favor was to her, he left without hesitation over one phone call from Sonia.
By the time Dwayne showed up, Brenden had taken some medicine. Though he was asleep, he held Dwayne’s hand tightly and wouldn’t let go.
Sonia walked into the room with some soup. “Sorry that you had to come all the way here at this hour. Brenden really likes you a lot. Can you stay here tonight, Dwayne?”
She thought, “He will say yes, right? After all, he adores Brenden.”
Confirming Brenden was soundly asleep, Dwayne slowly pulled out his hand and looked at her. “I’ll hire a nanny to look after
him.”
Sonia’s expression changed slightly. “Dwayne, that’s not what I meant…”
He rose up unhurriedly and said flatly, “You’re a single woman, and it wouldn’t be appropriate if I show up here often. Brenden’s fever has broken. Get some rest.”
With that, he left.
Clutching the soup bowl, Sonia glared at Brenden. “Could you be more useless?”
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She then stormed out.
But in fact. Breiden wasn’t asleep. He slowly opened his eyes and curled up into a ball under the blanket, his eye brimming
with tears.
He thought. “I already did what Mommy asked me to do. I soaked in cold water to get sick so that Dwayne would come here and take care of me.
“But why is Mommy still upset?”
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