"Who?" Tom asked curiously, sitting in the chair opposite his sister Rose.
Rose's eyes flickered as she looked at him, hesitant to speak. Finally, she said, "You'll find out soon enough."
Tom went along with her mysteriousness and nodded indulgently. "Okay, I won't ask."
After finishing their meal, Rose hailed a cab and gave the driver an address.
When Tom heard the address, his brow furrowed with worry. The area was upscale and only inhabited by the wealthy.
With pursed lips and after a moment of silence, Tom couldn't help but ask hesitantly. "Are you taking me to Elliot's villa?"
Rose was taken aback for a moment before quickly responding. "No," she said firmly.
She was taking him to meet his nephew and niece but knew that even if she told him now he would still be skeptical so it was better just to take him there directly...
An hour later, they arrived at Valentin's villa where Sean came running out upon seeing them.
He paused for a moment when he saw a man who looked like his mother standing next to her before continuing towards them slowly, trying not to show any hesitation or uncertainty on his face.
'Is this my uncle? Does my uncle know that Mommy already has children?' Sean thought as he approached them cautiously.
Rose immediately saw through Sean's hesitation and crouched down with open arms smiling at Sean saying, "Come here, baby boy! Give Mommy a hug!"
Upon hearing this, the little guy threw away all of his worries from earlier on and flew into his mommy's embrace, saying softly, "Mommy I missed you."
Tom who had been standing behind Rose heard what Sean had said clearly causing both of his eyes widen in shock, wondering if he had misheard something.
Just then, Valentin walked out from inside the villa, catching sight of three people standing outside near the entrance gate and curiously looking towards this unfamiliar man beside Rose.
'Is this my master's mom's suitor?' Valentin wondered while sizing up Tom who himself was also sizing up Valentin thinking, 'This kid calls Rose 'Mommy', could it be that this young man is the kid's father?'
At that very moment, little Sean lifted up his head buried in his mommy's shoulder, looking over towards Tom and asking softly, "Mommy is this person my uncle?"
Tom was struck again and stood frozen in place, unable to speak for a moment.
He watched the kid in front of him.
The little one has a fair and tender skin tone. His eyes are not small, and his facial features are well-defined on his small face.
Why does it feel so familiar when I look at it?
Tom frowned and lifted his gaze to the young man standing not far away.
Rose nodded with a smile and reached out to ruffle the little one's head, "Yes, that's right. This is your uncle."
Sean's eyes lit up and he immediately flashed a bright smile at Tom.
"Hello, Uncle, I'm Sean."
Tom suppressed his doubts and awkwardly said:
"Hello."
He looked at his sister who had stood up, with a clear inquiry in his eyes.
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