Broken Vows and Buried Twins novel Chapter 143

Hearing those words, Caden froze completely.

Before the little boy could even process what was happening, Julian had already stood up and was striding purposefully toward the dining area.

The dining room and the living room were only separated by a short hallway.

Naturally, Julian and Seraphina had heard every word Hester had just said.

Julian walked over, glaring darkly at Hester.

"Hester, what do you think you're doing?"

"Isn't it obvious?" Hester met Julian's gaze, her expression completely flat. "I'm explaining the truth to Caden and correcting our relationship."

"You..."

"Daddy!" Caden suddenly scrambled down from his high chair, ran over, and hugged Julian's leg tightly. He tilted his head back, looking up at him pleadingly. "Daddy, Mommy is lying, right?"

As he asked, tears welled up in his eyes, but he stubbornly fought them back.

Julian crouched down and gently ruffled the boy's hair. "Be a good boy, Caden. Daddy will explain everything properly later. For now, why don't you go play outside with Lena? I'll come find you in a little bit, okay?"

Caden furiously shook his head. "No! You want to send me away again. You definitely have a secret!"

Hearing this, Julian furrowed his brows slightly.

A five-year-old was already capable of distinguishing truth from lies.

Hester's tone had been deadly serious just now, and Caden possessed enough awareness to sense that something was deeply wrong.

"He is going to find out sooner or later," Hester said, looking calmly at Julian. "It's better to just be direct and honest now. If you wait to correct him after he forms an even deeper emotional attachment, the psychological blow to the child will only be worse."

Julian stared at Hester.

Her unshakeable calmness made her feel like a stranger.

She was never like this before.

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