Melinda no longer wished to talk about Sophia with Lilin. "Let's leave it at that, Lilin. Now go spend some time with Benjamin."
Lilin shrugged and turned her head to look at Benjamin. He was busy playing with his toys on the other end of the sofa. "Benjamin's changed a little, Mom."
Melinda glanced at 'Benjamin' curiously and asked, "How so?"
Lilin tilted her head and said with frustration, "He used to be very quiet. He never talks, and he never smiles a lot either. He was a bit distant with me when we met today, but he became talkative later on."
Melinda felt that her daughter might have been overthinking things. "Children are like that. They tend to open up once they get used to their surroundings. Don't read too much into it."
Lilin, however, was convinced that things were not as simple as they seemed. "I just can't help but feel that Benjamin looks like someone I know, someone I've met before."
"And who might that be?" Melinda asked.
"I don't remember," Lilin answered with a frown. "He just looks really familiar to me."
Melinda patted her daughter's head and teased, "You've just watched too much TV. All those unexplained things you see from those shows aren't real, you know! Don't dwell on it. We'll have a nice family dinner later tonight, so in the meantime, you can play with Benjamin and keep him company."
"Okay," Lilin answered as she walked toward Benjamin. 'Family dinner? As if I'll ever see Sophia as part of my family.'
When Lilin came to 'Benjamin', he asked for her assistance with the toy. He had struggled with it for a while because he could not attach the arm. "Could you help me with this, Aunt Lilin?"
Lilin regained her focus. She looked at the toy that 'Benjamin' handed to her, then at 'Benjamin' himself. She then took the parts and assembled them swiftly. It was not a difficult task, but 'Benjamin' simply lacked the strength to attach the arm into place.
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The readers' comments on the novel: The Day I Kissed An Older Man
This book is a good book, but it’s too short. I hope it has a part two👍🏾...
This book is getting boring now. I loved Jeremy, Corinne, Sonny and Lucas. The story needs to end. or bring back more of Jeremy, etc....
I haven't skipped any chapter at all. Though the story is good, it keeps going back to base one. I think this has no ending at all and somehow after reading more than 2500 chapters it's kinda tiring already. They have drained all the thrills....
Great writing! I almost cried when Helen hit Melody! So sad! 😭 can’t wait to see how the relationship with her and Lucas develops though. So tired of the repetitive problems with different people....
Yikes my body tenses so much, my moods change as the scenes change. It leaves me wanting to continue reading....
my heart breaks for melody, so many ups and downs, i shed a few tears when lucas walked by melody carrying thalia, and melody stayed quiet while watching them leave. i find myself getting into character as if im one. i dont remember ever feeling like that in any other books. im thankful the 10 chapters/day. waiting for the next 10...
We have updated progress from 7 chapters/day to 10 chapters/day.<3...
i love grandma Beatrice, there needs to me more people like her in the world straight forward and to the point, no beating around the bush and worrying about offending anyone, why pretend to be someone your not....
looking forward to more chapters, The same thing is happening to Melody as what happened to Luna, if Luna was back maybe she would set Lucas straight, can't wait to see how Lucas handles the situations that will arrive. Poor Melody....
ya Lucas pay more attention to Melody lets see what happens waiting for more chapters thanks...