The Years Between Signing and Seeing novel Chapter 452

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"Suzie..." Jamie stood up and started to speak, but Suzie's voice completely overpowered his.

"Zayn, you're the oldest. You tell me."

Zayn gripped the hem of his shirt with his tiny hands and answered obediently, "Mommy said we can't accept gifts from strangers."

As soon as Zayn finished, Zeke glanced at Jamie, raised his hand, and couldn't help but say, "Mommy, I have something to say."

"Go ahead," Suzie replied, her expression still deadly serious.

Zeke swallowed hard, mustered up his courage, and said, "He's not a stranger. He's been really nice to us."

"Is that so?" Suzie challenged. "Then tell me, where does he live? What's his name?"

"..." Zeke scratched his head, unable to answer, but his eyes kept darting back to the boxes, looking visibly disappointed.

Zoey ran straight to Suzie, looking up with her sweet little face. "Mommy, don't be mad. We don't want them anymore. And please don't ignore him. He saved me yesterday."

Hearing Zoey say that, the other two quickly chimed in, agreeing that they didn't want the gifts and trying to coax their mother out of her bad mood.

Suzie slowly crouched down, her gaze sweeping over them. "Be good now. Go play over there with Mia. I'll come find you in a bit."

Her voice had softened, but there was still a hint of strictness in her words.

Reluctantly, the kids followed Mia to another area.

Jamie, having been interrupted earlier, didn't look angry at all. On the contrary, a faint smile played on his lips. He strolled over to a chair, sat down effortlessly, and looked up at Suzie with undeniable admiration in his eyes.

"You handled that perfectly," he said. "But you misunderstood. These gifts aren't a bribe."

As soon as Jamie finished speaking, Aaron, always quick on the uptake, chimed in, "Ms. Sterling, these are client perks for all the kids. Look over there—another car brought a batch to distribute to the other sets."