Lucas and Scarlett bickered lovingly throughout dinner, presenting a wholesome sight for the other restaurant patrons. The child was adorable, and the mother was young and stunning. Unfortunately, the happy family dynamic was missing a father figure.The other patrons were all envious of Scarlett and Lucas. Who said that children who grew up in a single-parent family would be unhappy? Just look at how happy this child was! Scarlett and Lucas could feel the unabashed gaze of the other customers on them, and they exchanged a knowing look. The patrons of this restaurant were terrifying. They didn't even try to hide that they were blatantly staring at the duo.Monica, who had just finished dinner with a client, came out from the restaurant's private room with an older, middle-aged man. Monica was holding the older man's hand with a coquettish expression and even giggled at intervals. It was so cringy that onlookers got goosebumps watching Monica. Scarlett spotted Monica leaving the roo

The funniest part was that as she said all of that, Scarlett had stared at her rice and had not explicitly named anyone, so they technically couldn't blame her for defamation. Insisting that Scarlett defamed them would be admitting that Monica was the bitch she was talking about. Regardless, they were at a loss."I just wanted you to have a nice dinner. Who would've thought that you would need to witness this mess as well?" Scarlett said as she stared at Lucas forlornly.She kept on pretending that Jonathan and Monica didn't exist and resumed her meal after refilling Lucas' glass of water.At that moment, Scarlett's phone rang, and Dylan's name appeared on her phone screen."Dylan, did you just get off work?" Scarlett's tone was sweet as she picked up her phone.Jonathan was getting angrier by the minute and had the overwhelming urge to throttle her. First, she pretended he didn't exist, and now she was talking so sweetly to another man!Scarlett ignored Jonathan, who was clearly

"Replacing her was a good thing! I hope she dies from anger." It was apparent that Lucas despised Monica."Why don't you like her?" Scarlett asked, surprised by Lucas' sudden hatred for Monica."Of course I don't like her. She insulted you!" Lucas replied straightforwardly.Hearing this warmed Scarlett's heart. What a thoughtful child!However, she still had another question. "Then why are you picking on Jonathan?" she continued curiously."That's because Mommy doesn't like him. You always come home late because of him, so I don't like him," he replied and silently added, "Let's not forget that he was also an absent father for six years."Scarlett was overjoyed at this revelation. As long as Scarlett did not like someone or if someone had mistreated her, Lucas would automatically hate them as well. Recently, she doubted her decision to bring Lucas into the world the way that she did, but now, she was sure she had made the right choice. As long as she had Lucas, it didn't matter t

Jonathan glared at Scarlett before saying, "She's right. I'll visit you in a few days, alright? Listen to your mom and go to sleep."Since the adults had instructed him to go to bed, Lucas had no choice but to comply. "Okay, but you have to give me your phone number."Lucas pulled out a phone from his pocket, and Jonathan keyed in his phone number before returning the phone to Lucas."Then, I'll be leaving first," Jonathan informed Scarlett.Scarlett simply nodded, and Lucas forlornly watched as Jonathan walked out of the house."Mommy, can he sleep with me tonight?" Lucas pleaded.She was flabbergasted and guessed that Lucas probably found out the truth about Jonathan. Why else would he ask to sleep with a random man he just met? She was torn. On the one hand, she wanted Lucas to be happy, but on the other hand, Dylan would be coming over early in the morning tomorrow.Though she wasn't dating Dylan, he would be devastated if he found out that she let another man stay over, and

Lucas was silent for a while before saying, "That's alright. I've never met my dad. It has always just been me and my mom. I did ask my mom who my dad was before, but she would always cry after that, so I stopped asking. My mom loves me the most in this world, so I don't want her to cry or be sad. Mommy is also really good to me! The first few years we were in Amerstica, we weren't doing good at all, but she would rather suffer than see me suffer."Lucas continued, "She still works even when she's sick just because she wants to earn money to raise me in a good environment. So, I don't talk about my daddy, and I won't let anyone bully her or make her cry either."Jonathan listened to Lucas attentively and felt a twinge of pain in his chest. He didn't know that Scarlett and Lucas had such a tough life before moving back to Catheden and that she had to endure it all alone. He thought she had been living well for the past six years, but it seemed he was wrong. Inexplicably, he found hims