The Officer's Runaway Wife & Secret Son novel Chapter 321

Most of the children had already been picked up by their parents, and the crowd at the kindergarten entrance had thinned. Felix Bridges, however, was still standing in the same spot.

Ivan's mother shot him a sideways glance, then let out another laugh.

"See? Nobody wants him. Look at the time, and he's still just standing there all alone. Your kindergarten is far too lenient. If it were me, I'd have been blowing up the phone of a problem parent like that long ago."

A nearby parent couldn't stand it anymore and frowned, trying to intervene. "Ivan's mother, that's enough. Why say such things in front of the children?"

"Why should I stop? My son got hit for nothing. That little bast—"

Before she could finish the word, the area suddenly fell silent.

The quiet spread inward in waves from the outer edges of the crowd.

First, the grandparents stopped talking. Then, the fathers who were showing off their new car keys fell silent, their gazes all fixed on a single point.

Ivan's mother sensed the stillness behind her, a chill creeping up the back of her neck.

She trailed off, turning around suspiciously.

Just a few feet away, a man had appeared, though she hadn't noticed when.

He was dressed in a crisp, black SWAT combat uniform, his tactical boots making no sound on the pavement. A pair of sunglasses hid his expression.

Everyone around him instinctively took a step back.

This wasn't your average beat cop who handled neighborhood disputes.

Rhys Huntington walked straight past the woman, knelt on one knee in front of Felix, and took off his sunglasses, clipping them to his collar. The usual coldness in his eyes softened.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Felix's lips formed a pout as he complained softly, "You're so slow."

He huffed internally, having almost given up on the man showing up at all.

Rhys explained in a low voice, "I couldn't help it. I'm not a Heron Bay cop. It was hard to borrow the uniform."

He'd used up all his favors for this outfit, even signing a stack of written guarantees for Mitchell.

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