The Day I Walked Away My Empire Began novel Chapter 101

Lucie froze, her heart tightening so much that the cookie in her mouth suddenly tasted bitter.

“Mum, I really miss Aunt Shannon. Please? Can you talk to Dad and ask her to come back?” Cody tugged at her arm, putting on a sweet face that was way too sly for a kid his age.

“Cody, do you really want Shannon to be your mum?”

Cody’s eyes darted around. “Uh… can’t I have two mums?”

Lucie’s heart skipped a beat.

Technically, he did have two mums.

Maybe that’s why he felt such a strong connection to Shannon. He even looked a bit like her, especially around the eyes. But his build and attitude was all Steven—tall, broad, and already a little harsh.

He was like a little wolf pup.

“Can I? You can be my main mum, and Aunt Shannon can be my second mum.”

Lucie shivered and shoved him away, a little harder than she meant to. “Go away! Just get out!”

Cody stumbled back, his face screwing up in anger. “You’re so mean! What was that for?”

Lucie’s heart sank. She couldn’t even look at him. “Just leave! I’m not your mum anymore. You’re not my son. Go call Aunt Shannon your mum if you want!”

Cody stuck his hands on his hips, pouting. “Fine! I don’t want you as my mum anyway. If Dad didn’t tell me to come cheer you up, I wouldn’t have bothered. So there!” He stuck out his tongue, pulling a face at her.

“Ow, it hurts! I think I’m going blind! Dad!” Cody cried even louder, rubbing his eyes until they turned red and puffy. “Dad, I don’t want her as my mum anymore. Can Aunt Shannon be my mum? This mean lady yelled at me, hit me, and now she’s trying to make me blind!”

Steven’s face darkened as he saw Cody’s red, swollen eyes. He looked at Lucie, furious. “Lucie, how could you do this to him? How could you be so heartless?”

A cold shiver ran down Lucie’s spine.

Sure, she’d thrown flowers at him, but come on—they couldn’t have hurt him. Who knew a little kid could fake it so well?

What would he be like when he grew up?

Cody heard his dad scolding Lucie, and a little smile flickered across his face even as he kept crying at the top of his lungs. “Dad, I can’t see anything! Am I going to be blind?”