At that moment, Nancy's phone rang.
Her expression changed when she saw the caller ID, but she promptly answered the call.
"Nancy, I heard from Doris that you're back. That's great. I asked her for your address, so I can pick you up on my way to work," a man said happily on the other end of the line.
This man was none other than Ethan Ye, Nancy's schoolmate from primary school to college. Now, he was the director of the orthopedics department at the municipal hospital where Nancy worked.
In Nancy's eyes, she owed him a favor that she would never be able to pay him for the rest of her life.
If she hadn't known Caspar and hadn't had a baby, she might have fallen in love with Ethan Ye. Unfortunately, there were no 'if's in the world.
"Ethan, you don't have to pick me up. I know you are busy. I'll just take a cab to work," Nancy replied immediately.
"Your house is on the way so it doesn't matter. Get ready, I'll be there in five minutes." The call was disconnected before Nancy could argue further.
"Boyfriend?" Charles asked lazily, wiping his hands with a tissue.
However, there was a trace of jealousy in his voice.
"No, he's not," Nancy answered honestly.
"You are my mommy. You can't have a boyfriend,"
Bobby interjected unhappily, raising his head.
Nancy was speechless. This kid just would not let go of her, would he?
"Eat quickly. Your mommy has to go to work." Charles deliberately emphasized the word "mommy," making Nancy roll her eyes.
'Tm full," Bobby said, pushing his bowl to the side.
"Well, let's go downstairs together. It's time for me to leave," Nancy urged after taking a look at her watch. She couldn't be late to work on her first day, and besides, Ethan Ye would be here in a few minutes.
The three of them went downstairs together.
Ever since Nancy had gotten the call from Ethan Ye, Charles had been wearing an expression of displeasure on his face.
Nancy didn't dare to comment on it, but Bobby snickered and thought to himself, 'My daddy looks so cool when he's jealous!'
When Nancy opened the door, she saw Ethan Ye in front of her house sitting in a white BMW. In the few years since she had last seen him, he had gone from being an inexperienced teenager to a mature man.
"Hi, Nancy. Long time."
"Yeah. It's nice to see you," Nancy said politely.
"Come on, get in," Ethan Ye said as he got out of the car and opened the door for Nancy.
The whole time, Nancy was praying that Charles and his little boy would ignore her and just go quietly to their car.
But just before she could get into Ethan Ye's car, she heard Charles' loud voice saying, "Bobby, say goodbye to Mommy."
"Goodbye, Mommy. I'll come back to see you again sometime," Bobby shouted obediently.
Nancy almost shrank in embarrassment. With an awkward laugh, she said, "Goodbye."
Charles smiled triumphantly as he opened his car door for Bobby.
Then, without so much as a glance at Nancy, he got into the driver's seat.
"Daddy, you have competition. It seems like that man likes her! Are you going to just stand by and do nothing?" Bobby asked, turning back to look wistfully at the other car as they drove away.
"Competition? Yeah, right." Charles snorted. Anyway, he didn't really care either way. As far as he was concerned, it was just by chance that he had met this woman. There would be no reason for him to see her again.
"I think you will fall in love with her," Bobby said, childishly sticking out his tongue.
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