Twins - The Unforeseen Legacy of My Ex's Uncle-in-Law novel Chapter 201

Drusilla said, "Sit tight for a sec, honey. I’m gonna have a word with your teacher."

"Okay." Though Drusilla had reassured him, Cormac still wore a sullen face.

Looking at her son's downcast demeanor, Drusilla gently ruffled his hair and said, "Cormac, in this world, not everything goes as planned. But no matter what comes our way, I want you to stay strong. Don't let a little setback like this kill your hope, okay?"

Cormac mumbled a subdued "Hmm" in response.

After soothing her sons, Drusilla headed to the kitchen to prepare dinner. Meanwhile, she sent a message to the daycare teacher to ask about the day's events.

It took a while before the teacher replied, sounding somewhat apologetic, "I'm sorry, this wasn't my decision. It was the organizers. They called today, specifically excluding Colton and Cormac. There's nothing we can do."

"What? Who are the organizers?" Drusilla frowned.

"It's Celestial-Sounds Ltd., that popular app company. They're quite influential. I'm really sorry! I know Colton and Cormac are innocent in this, but my hands are tied. I even discussed it with the principal this afternoon, and she couldn't do anything either."

Drusilla's frown deepened. She googled Celestial-Sounds Ltd. and found out it was a subsidiary of the Larkin Group.

Wait, wasn't that where Harlan was working now?

At first, she was puzzled, but then it clicked. Was this Harlan's doing?

Was he retaliating over what happened at lunch by taking it out on their kids?

...

Meanwhile, Harlan was out shopping with Lilith, browsing through a toy store. Lilith said, "Honey, what do you think about this?"

"It looks great," Harlan replied.

"If we give this to Uncle Enoch's kids, they'd absolutely love it."

But now, Harlan had the power to make decisions that affected her.

Did Drusilla even realize that?

Despite the distance, Drusilla could sense Harlan's smugness through the phone. That man…

He was probably waiting for her call all along!

Fuming, Drusilla said, "Did you call the daycare to cancel my son's participation in the contest?"

Harlan replied, "You found out so quickly? Seems like you really do care about your kids! I thought it would take you a couple of days to come begging to me!"

"Harlan," Drusilla nearly laughed out of frustration, "have you lost all shame? To stoop so low as to target children?"