At that moment, the school bell rang to signal the end of the classes. Cooper decided to go to the school gate and wait for the children.
Cooper waited for a few minutes until he spotted Lucian and Amanda among the group of children leaving the school. He noticed that Tiffany was holding Amanda's hand and had her head lowered, seemingly saying something to Amanda.
“Uncle Cooper,” Amanda exclaimed upon spotting him, running toward him and throwing her arms around him. “Why are you here to pick us up today?”
“I'm not busy with work today,” replied Cooper. He took Amanda's bag from her shoulder and held it for her. Then, he greeted Tiffany, “Ms. Yerton.”
Tiffany's breath hitched when she saw the tall, elegant man in front of her.
Shortly after, she averted her gaze and reached out to touch Amanda's head. “Mr. Sutton, since you're the one who's here to pick Amanda up, I need to tell you that the school has arranged for the teachers to conduct home visits and discuss the students' progress at school with their parents.”
Cooper hummed in acknowledgment and asked, “Is it today?”
Tiffany answered, “No, the teachers will schedule a date with the parents before they conduct the home visit.”
“If you're busy with work, we can schedule the home visit to be on Saturday,” Tiffany added.
“Saturday works for me,” Cooper replied. Work wasn't an issue for him, but he preferred not to have a meeting with a woman at his home at night.
“Okay.” Tiffany nodded. She then lowered her head to look at Amanda. “Goodbye, Mandy.”
“Goodbye, Ms. Yerton!” Amanda waved at Tiffany before taking Cooper's hand and skipping toward the Bentley.
After getting into the car, Amanda climbed onto the driver's seat to look at Cooper. “Uncle Cooper, are you in a bad mood?” she asked.
“No.” Cooper drove the car away from the school.
“You are. Your deep frown has given you away, Uncle Cooper,” Amanda said, pointing her little finger at the frown on Cooper's forehead that had never disappeared.
Cooper patted her head and replied in a soft tone, “I'm driving. Please go back to your seat.”
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