The Officer's Runaway Wife & Secret Son novel Chapter 265

The moment the words left his mouth, he knew he was in big trouble.

"I..." Felix looked guilty. It was rare for him to be at a loss for words.

Clara knew the little rascal she had given birth to all too well.

Every time he stole chocolates or broke one of Noah's models and hid it, he wore this exact expression.

"Look me in the eyes," Clara said, crouching down as well. "Where have you seen this gentleman before? Why did you say he's injured again?"

Felix's little heart was pounding.

He sort of understood why Daddy Simon and Daddy Noah always hid things from Mommy when they lied.

What to do? What to do?

Daddy Noah said he couldn't tell, but Mommy was scary when she was angry!

He looked at Rhys with a pleading gaze.

Rhys felt his back tense up.

If Clara knew he had privately contacted the child back in Heron Bay, given her current temper, she would absolutely assume he was scheming to fight for custody.

"Um... Clara, actually..." Rhys started to speak, trying to defuse the situation.

"I'm asking the child." Clara's eyes swept over him coldly. "This doesn't concern you. Shut up."

Rhys was silenced by her glare.

No one dared to make a sound when he was drilling his squad, but now, shut down by a single sentence from his ex-wife, he had to stand obediently to the side like a scolded schoolboy.

The nearby team members were dumbfounded.

Seeing that his backup was useless, Felix realized he had to save himself.

His eyes darted around. He took his small hands off his mouth, twisted the hem of his shirt, and stammered out, "Just... just... on TV."

Rhys quickly jumped in to support the lie. "Cop shows and cartoons are pretty popular these days. Kids watch too many of them; they probably think police officers are always getting hurt."

It was a terrible excuse.

Felix nodded vigorously. "Yeah, Paw Patrol too!"

Clara stood up, her gaze shuttling between the two of them.

They were too alike.

"Rhys?" a team member approached cautiously, holding the cigarettes he'd just bought. "Who was that?"

Rhys withdrew his gaze and shot the team member a flat look. "Don't ask. Fall in."

With that, he peeled the wrapper off the melted gummy and popped it into his mouth.

It was sweet, yet a little sour.

-

When Clara brought Felix back to Simon, they arrived just in time for a new announcement.

"Attention passengers, we regret to inform you that due to thunderstorms along the flight path, flight CA85XX to Heron Bay has been canceled. Please proceed to the counter to handle refunds or rescheduling..."

A chorus of groans erupted in the waiting hall.

Simon looked devastated. "You're kidding, right? It's really canceled? I have a meeting at nine tomorrow morning! I promised President Turner I'd be back!"

Clara handed him the hot food. "Eat something first."

"I can't eat," Simon waved his hand, glancing at Felix who was happily munching away. "Can we switch airlines?"