42.

Leo

She flinched and abruptly rose to her feet. Henry was staring at us.

"Uncle Henry, mummy and Leo are going to be great friends!" Nathan chirruped.

"Really? That's wonderful." Henry chuckled. I doubted his sincerity he supposedly exhibited.

Who would be in harmony with a man who posed as a threat to his romantic pursuit?

He walked inside as Layla stepped further away from me. Her beautiful eyes seemed impatient.

"Mummy?" Nathan turned to her. "Miss honey always says be good to your friends. Be good to Leo, too." He said. I felt I had finally gained a voice through him.

His mother nodded quietly and went out of the room. Henry made himself comfortable on Nathan's bed.

"You two are friends too, aren't you?" Nathan queried.

"Yeah?" Henry arched his brows. "Yeah." He affirmed afterwards.

Friends? Last time I checked we were strangers.

"We actually haven't had the chance to talk," Henry began.

"Yeah..." Was all I could say. I wasn't interested in talking to him, most especially when Lay