Davin was still shocked as he muttered, “Let me think of something. Why did my sister-in-law become an idiot all of a sudden? Hmm?”
The way he asked the question caught the attention of the four kids who had just returned home from school.
Nina glanced at her siblings. “Who did he just call an idiot?”
Kyle stared at Davin without blinking. “He said it’s his sister-in-law?”
Juan was astounded. “His sister-in-law is our mommy!”
Maya’s lips parted in horror before she yelled, “Mommy’s an idiot? How could that be?”
Davin turned to the kids and immediately hung up. He forced out a smile. “You’re back? Time for lunch!”
“Uncle Davin, did you just say our mommy became an idiot?”
Davin lowered his head and tried to brush them off. “N-No. You must’ve heard me wrongly.”
“Did we?” Juan looked at his siblings, who shook their heads. “No, we heard it clearly.”
Davin insisted. “I wasn’t talking about your mommy. It was someone else.”
The kids saw through a guilty Davin instantly. They were certain it was their mommy.
Nina went up to him. “Uncle Davin, if you are telling us the truth, who was the person you were talking to? Can we talk to him?”
“Yes. Give us your phone so we can ask him.”
Davin paused. “Err, my phone ran out of battery.”
He knew the kids would find out the truth, so he made up an excuse.
Nina folded her arms and snorted. “You’re lying. That means you’re feeling guilty. We were right. You were talking about Mommy!”
Maya glared at him sternly. “Uncle Davin, our teacher told us not to lie. Those who lie are naughty. You can’t lie to us.”
Has your teacher taught you what a white lie is?
This is a white lie, alright?
Kyle announced, “Since Mommy is now an idiot, and we’re her kids, we need to protect her!”
“Yes! Let’s pack and leave now!”
Juan threw his schoolbag down and rushed to his room to pack immediately.
The other three kids followed suit.
“Hey!”
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