Restore My Hearing and My Heart novel Chapter 6

The next second, Cassidy stood on her tiptoes and kissed Jackson. He tried to push her away at first, struggling for a few moments, but soon gave in anyway.

Bonnie, watching what was happening, quickly headed back into the house. Seeing she was coming, I stopped watching their little show.

I cut myself a slice of cake and sat in the living room, pretending nothing had happened.

She picked up a piece of candy, about to pop it into her mouth, then seemed to hesitate before asking me, "Mommy, can I have one?"

Bonnie loved sweets, but her teeth weren't in great shape. Eating too much always made them ache, so I often kept an eye on her. Maybe this was one of the reasons she resented me.

I nodded. "Go ahead. No one's going to stop you anymore."

She looked at me with a brief, strange look, then happily munched away without thinking twice. Before long, Jackson walked in. Seeing Bonnie devouring candy, he looked somewhat puzzled.

"Hey, Quinn. There's been a lot going on at the company lately. I need to step out for a bit again. Stay home and wait for me. Once I'm done, I'll spend a few days with you."

He looked at me, full of anticipation. He seemed to expect a warm reply, but I knew I was destined to disappoint him.

"Go ahead. Take care of your work," I said before turning to Bonnie. "You should go with your daddy and play in the company's kids' room. I have some things to handle."

Bonnie froze for a moment. There was none of the usual warmth in my voice, none of the affection she was used to seeing in my eyes.

Jackson looked uneasy again, but the sound of a car horn blaring outside made itself known. We both knew it was Cassidy hurrying him along.

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