Leap OF Fate novel Chapter 77

Felicity’s bright, smiling eyes looked up at Justin. The smile on her face pierced Justin’s heart. His chest tightened at the sight of her. Her smile brightened her face, removing the veil of gloom that blanketed his heart for the past five years.

“Lizzy!” Serene’s stern voice made Felicity release her hold on Justin’s leg and take a step back towards her mother.

“What did we talk about strangers?” Serene said, looking at her daughter’s eyes with warning.

Justin felt a painful blow on his stomach from Serene’s voice. Stranger? Of all the people in the room, she knew best that he’s the child’s father. How could she carelessly say that he’s a stranger? His eyes challenged hers, but she did not budge. Fury met fury. Fire met fire.

“He’s not a stranger, Mom. Pax and I know him,” Felicity’s gentle voice reasoned with her mother.

Her daughter’s retort brought confusion and fear in Serene. The twins knew Justin? How? When? Her eyes darted from Felicity to Pax and back.

With a deep crease on her brows, she probed, “You know him? How?” The worry and panic in Serene’s voice were clear.

Justin’s jaw clenched upon seeing her reaction. Was the thought of him knowing his children so repulsive she had to overreact this way? Did she really intend for them to grow up not knowing and having him in their lives?

“He’s Kenny’s dad,” Felicity confidently said and looked in Justin’s direction.

“Kenny? Who’s Kenny?” Serene asked, sounding confused. The creases on her brows deepened for every question she asked. She scanned her daughter’s face, and she found nothing but innocence.

“The cute one,” Felicity added and beamed at her mother.

Serene felt a headache starting. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and applied a gentle pressure to her temples before turning her attention to her son. “Pax, help me out here, please. What is Lizzie saying?”

She looked at Pax like he was her lifeline. Felicity could be ditzy sometimes, but Pax has always been level-headed.

The little boy sighed as he looked at his mother and sister. “Lizzie’s right Mom. He’s Kenny’s dad.”

“I heard that, Darling. But I don’t know who Kenny is,”

“You know him, Mom. He was here yesterday.”

“He was? But Darling, you had lots of friends over yesterday, which one is Kenny?”

Pax thought for a moment, then answered, “You changed his pants!” Pax raised his forefinger in the air to make a point. His eyes bright like he had some Aha moment.

“Oh, Snowball?” Serene clarified. She received a nod from her son as confirmation.

So, the cute child yesterday was Justin’s. She did not know why, but she felt a pain in her heart at the thought that he already had a child of his own.

After Pax clarified Serene’s confusion. Felicity once again ran to Justin to hug his leg. She looked up at him with bright, inquiring eyes.

“Uncle Chester, could Kenny go with us to the amusement park?” Felicity asked in a sweet angelic voice.

Justin stood fixed on the ground. He stared at the beautiful child who looked up to him. Her melodious voice transfixed him, missing everything she said.