"What? How can you make such an assumption?" Scott uttered, looking absolutely flustered.Cora was no fool. She noticed the change in his expression and got more suspicious. Tears dripped down her cheeks as she stood on tiptoes to look him in the eye. "That doesn't answer my question, Scott. Is Zara the reason why you have been so closed off to me? Are you in love with her?"Scott looked away without uttering a word. He was surprised at himself. Turns out, he didn't even know the answer to these questions. Why was he feeling so regretful, yet so angry since Zara reappeared? Was this some kind of—"Answer me!" Cora screamed, breaking his train of thought."Beat it, young woman!" He scolded her. "Stop raising your voice here. This is a hospital, remember?"Cora shook her head vigorously. "I won't stop until you answer my questions, Scott. Why is it so hard for you to answer? Do you have feelings for that bitch? Yes or no?""No!" he yelled and took a deep breath. He then opened his arms.

Having been up before the crack of dawn, Zara was tired. She sat down under the small tent to catch her breath and rest her legs before the kids got tired of playing.It was at this time Scott spotted her from afar. He went to his car and took out a shiny box. Holding it with both hands, he walked up to Zara slowly. Her eyes were closed when he arrived. He was just about to turn back when she suddenly opened her eyes."Oh, I didn't mean to disturb you."Zara yawned tiredly. "What is it?"He stretched out the box and said, "This is for Jayden. Tommy personally picked it out for him. I'm not quite sure there will be a gift opening section, so I decided to hand it over to you instead."She looked down at the box with a blank expression. After much ado, she reached out and took it. "Thank you."Scott smiled at her brightly. "You are most welcome." They both shared an awkward silence for the next minute. When he sensed that she was going to walk away any moment now, he broke the silence.

In a crap mood, Scott drove home with Cora and Tommy in the backseat. The woman didn't have the guts to sit in the passenger seat, afraid that he would land one of the blows he had been giving the steering wheel, on her face.Tommy was crying his eyes out as he sat strapped in his car seat, but none of his parents could console him. The road was very free at this time. So, Scott stepped on the gas and refused to stop at any red light. His blood was boiling as his mind went back to what just happened. Quite frankly, he understood why Zara was mad, but he didn't stop Mia from beating Cora up because he cared about her. He just didn't want them to fight in the presence of kids. What example were they setting for them if he allowed that?It hurt that Zara didn't give him a chance to explain and apologize. Worse still, she had been so concerned for Jordan after the punch. He pondered jealously. Didn't she see when that bastard slapped my chest first? Does she hate me so much that she's bl

The cops nearby immediately ran to Steven's side. Cora was screaming hysterically while shaking the bars of the temporary holding cell as if she was a she-hulk. "Someone let me out of here!" Everyone turned a deaf ear to her. In a matter of seconds, the paramedic was deployed and Steven was taken away to the clinic. It took about thirty minutes before the cop in charge of the case received news that Steven was now in stable condition. "I need to go see my father! Let me out!" Cora yelled for the umpteenth time. The cop banged his desk again. "Enough, Ms. Anderson. I just said that your father is in a stable condition. His life isn't in danger, so until we get the matter straight, you won't be released. You had better cooperate with us. Tell the truth!" Looking like a madwoman at the moment, Cora screamed at the top of her lungs, "I said it before and I'll say it again. I didn't hit Jayden. He was being a brat, so I just tapped his head in correction." "What do you have to say abou

Shock pulsated through Zara. She hugged herself as she looked at the second man's back. It was familiar. Far too familiar, actually. She held her breath when he turned around."Scott?"It was really Scott. His face was twisted in a frown as he glanced at her. His eyes were also glistering like never before."What are you doing here?" she blurted out, glancing at the drunken man who was now wincing in pain on the floor.Before Scott could utter a word, the man sat up, holding his back. He fired a finger pistol at his attacker and yelled, "Hey, do you want to die? I'm gonna kill you!"A spasm of fury flitted across Scott's face. He murdered the man with his eyes as he made a beeline for him. "Don't get your hopes up, idiot! I'm going to kill you first!"With that, he punched him in the face again and again. "You. Fucking. Asshole!"Zara completely froze. It wasn't until she saw blood oozing from the man's nose that she finally snapped out of it. She rushed over to them and grabbed Scott