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really looked like a perfect match. You probably saw it in the
group chat too–so many family members were cheering for
you.“”
Bethany’s words were like thorns, stuck hard in Terrence’s
throat.
“I already explained, on the day of the parent–child event, I
called you but your phone was off, you were late, and she just
happened to be with me.”
“Enough.” Bethany cut Terrence off. “You could let her go for
being late, but when others mistook her for Mrs. McConnell,
mistook her for Emery’s mom, you could’ve explained. Why
didn’t you ever explain?”
“I..”
Terrence wanted to explain, but his explanation sounded pretty
weak, since he really didn’t clear things up at the time.
He still forced himself to explain, “In that situation, it was hard
to clear things up. You know Emery really looked forward to
the family event, and I always kept myself clean, never had any
scandals. I thought you’d understand.”
Bethany almost laughed out of anger. She didn’t even want
go to the family event back then. It was because Emery was
to
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looking forward to the whole family being together, so she went for her son.
Before this, she and her son were really close. After the parent-
child activity, Emery changed and started to dislike his mute
mom.
Without Terrence’s first indulgence, how could their son have
possibly not looked down on her.
“Terrence, I didn’t know how you had the nerve to say
something like that. I just gave Julio a quilting frame, and you
brought up Mrs. McConnell’s title. If I took him out and people
said he was Emery’s dad, I wouldn’t deny it. Can I also tell you
that I always keep myself in check, do you get that?”
Terrence’s mouth twitched, but he couldn’t say anything for a
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