My Substitute CEO Bride (Nash Calicraft) novel Chapter 1973

"Your mom is practicing cultivation in solitude,” Nash said, attempting to gloss over things.

“Huh? But, I thought my mom couldn’t cultivate unless she learned how to tame demons…”

“Ahh, no, no, not that.” Nash realized he had said the wrong thing.

“Don’t listen to his nonsense. Your mom is… She’s…” Zaafea tried to come up with a reason as well.

“Nora… has gone on vacation. I’m sure you know how much your mom enjoys traveling. So, she wanted me to take care of you for now,” Clint said, tears appearing in his eyes as he tried to put on a brave front.

“Oh, yes, Mom loves traveling. You're my uncle for sure. I can see that now.”

“Why don’t you get some rest? I’ll get you something to eat in a bit.”

“Alright, thank you. Also… how long was I asleep for?” Deluca asked innocently.

“Oh, not for too long. You’ll be alright,” Zaafea said nonchalantly.

Clint summoned Beau over after making sure Deluca had settled down.

“This is my sister’s child, Mr. Leroy.”

“Miss Melton's child?!”

“That’s right. Could I trouble you to take care of him for a while? He’s… special.”

“No problem, Mr. Melton. Since he's Miss Melton's child, I’ll make sure to do my best.”

“Are you Mr. Leroy?” Deluca asked. “I saw you in one of Mom’s pictures. But you didn’t have a beard in those pictures, though.”

“Hahaha, that’s right…”

…

Clint walked out of the room and turned to look at Zaafea.

“So… how long was he asleep for?”

“Ten years.”