Chapter 452
Chapter 452:
I couldn’t stop smiling as I sat on the bench, watching the kids play from afar. They were in an amusement park with Maddy, running around and having so much fun. Maddy had made it a point of duty to bring them to the park from time to time. Fortunately for me, I used the opportunity to see them.
“Should I take a picture?” Bianca whispered beside me. She often made it seem like we were spies and she wasn’t supposed to raise her voice when talking.
“No. I don’t want us to look suspicious p>
“But the little girl has a new hairstyle. Wouldn’t you want a memory of it p>
She took out her phone, zoomed in on them, and stylishly took a picture in a way I was sure no one noticed. Bianca didn’t know who the kids truly were to me. To the best of her knowledge, I was simply attached to them because we’d been very close before now. She was one of the guests at their birthday party and had seen how they picked me for the games over their mother. In her words, she fell in love with our relationship at that time and perfectly understood why I had a hard time detaching from them.
“How does it look?” she asked as she showed me the picture.
My heart warmed at the sight of it, and I ended up staring longer than… necessary.
“It’s beautiful.” I stared back at them. “Have it printed out. Make sure no one sees it p>
“You got it, ma’am p>
Unfortunately, we had to leave at some point. I still had to get home early enough to avoid Caden’s suspicions.
When Bianca and I reached the car, we found someone waiting beside it—an old friend.
“Jace!” I moved to hug him but quickly held myself back when I remembered we were in public and I looked like a man. It’d be weird if I jumped on him like a woman.
“Hey.” He touched my arm. “How was your day p>
“Fine, I guess p>
He glanced over my shoulder at the park behind us. “You done with them p>
“Yeah. Thanks for the tip p>
“Lyric p>
I already knew what was coming.
“I’d love to keep helping you meet them, but it’s dangerous. How long do you think it’ll take before you get caught somehow p>
“I know, Jace. But believe me, I’ve been careful p>
“Careful is never enough and you know it. You’re in forbidden territory p>
My eyes dropped to the floor, the harsh reality of his words punching me in the guts.
“I miss you, Lyric. I’m sure the kids do too. But you’re taking a huge risk. If you ever get caught by Jaris, I’m afraid he’ll hurt you really bad. The guy has become something else p>