The Lincoln stretch limousine stopped in front of Rachel's apartment as she quickly alighted.
"Mr. Chapman, let me go explain to my son about tonight."
Nathan was slightly surprised, but he maintained his calm smile. "We can bring him along."
Rachel shook her head. "It's alright, Mr. Chapman. We can just come home earlier."
She did not want her son to enter the upper-class social circle. The more aristocratic a circle was, the messier it would eventually become.
She hoped her son could keep his naivete and live a simple life with occasional smarts.
Nathan followed Rachel upstairs after giving Anne an indicative nod.
After getting the hint, Anne left the apartment.
Knock knock— Rachel knocked on the door, grinning.
The door opened and Ziggy flew into Rachel's arms.
"Mommy, you're home! I've waited for you for so long!"
Rachel held Ziggy in her arms and laughed. "Baby, this is Uncle Nathan."
Ziggy looked at Nathan and grinned, his smile brightening up the entire room.
"Hello, Uncle Nathan."
Nathan nodded. Even though Ziggy was friendly and cordial, Nathan could sense something from him.
He sensed animosity!
Nathan rubbed Ziggy's head. "I have a close friend with a child who is as big you."
Ziggy did not respond to Nathan and rather, looked at Rachel instead. "Mommy, why did you bring uncle to our house?"
Rachel squat down beside Ziggy and rubbed his head. "Baby, this uncle is mommy's boss. I will be going to a ball with him for a short while. Can you wait for me at home? I will be home soon, alright?"
Ziggy was surprised. "Mommy is going to the ball with uncle? Why?"
Rachel answered lamentably. "Because mommy won the competition, and a reward for the competition is this."
Hearing Rachel's explanation, Ziggy was stupefied.
Now he regretted helping Rachel finish the design that sent her to the first place.
This is because sending her to the first place meant that he had to give his mommy away to a stranger.
He swallowed his aggrievement in silence.
"Must you go?" Ziggy looked at Rachel with a pitiful look.
Seeing Ziggy's expression, Rachel felt as if her heart had melted.
She rubbed Ziggy's head again and pointed her fingers up to the ceiling. "Okay, mommy promise Ziggy, I will be home really soon!"
Ziggy bit his lower lip and nodded. "Okay, mommy. You have to keep your promise to come home early."
"And be careful of strangers."
Ziggy turned toward Nathan during that last sentence.
Rachel nodded quickly before she planted a quick kiss on Ziggy's forehead.
"Okay, mommy will remember that."
Rachel set down her stuff and left.
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