Chapter 120
Brian spoke with a hint of pride in his voice, not even realizing it himself.
Maxine’s room was all the way at the end of the hall, with only Brian’s room next to it. He wondered if Jessica would end up staying in one of this for downstairs.
Brian thought to himself, ‘I am Mom’s real son, not like Jessica, who is just picked up off the street.
Jessica tilted her head, looking puzzled. “Brian, don’t you sleep with Mom?” she asked.
No sooner had she finished speaking than Maxine looked up from inside the room and saw Jessica standing at the door. “Alright, come on in and get some rest. You’ve got school tomorrow.”
She noticed Brian standing there in a daze, staring at her. After a pause, she said softly, “Tomorrow morning, come with us. I’ll drop Jessica off first, then take you to school.”
Brian nodded blankly, then stiffly turned and went back to his room. Even when they went to school, Jessica got dropped off first.
He thought, ‘That Jessica!”
He clenched his fists, unwilling to give up. He was determined to win his mom back from her.
Brian was up at the crack of dawn the next morning. When he saw Maxine making breakfast in the kitchen, he awkwardly shuffled over. “Anything I can help with?”
Maxine flipped the eggs with her spatula. “No, but go wake Jessica for me.”
Brian had never done anything like this before, but since Maxine asked, he walked to the bedroom door, gently pushed it open, and saw Jessica still fast asleep in bed.
He let out a quiet snort and thought, ‘Finally got you where I want you!‘
He reached out and gave Jessica a firm shove, grumbling, “Get up! Do you even know what time it is?”
Jessica jolted awake, scrambling up with her hair all over the place. She squinted at the doorway. “Brian?”
Brian huffed, “Hurry up! I’m not about to be late because of you.”
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“Okay…” Jessica mumbled, dragging herself out of bed to get dressed. But the pullover was just too much for a little kid. She struggled with it forever, trying to get it over her head, but just couldn’t manage.
Brian couldn’t take it anymore. He walked over and helped her get dressed, muttering, “You’re so hopeless. Hurry up and get ready for breakfast.”
Maxine waited in the kitchen for a while, but when the kids still didn’t come out, she went to check on them. As soon as she reached the bathroom door, she saw Brian awkwardly helping Jessica wash her face.
Brian’s technique was anything but skilled. He managed to get most of Jessica’s clothes and hair soaked, leaving her looking like a little mess. But Jessica didn’t seem to mind at all. She just giggled and kept pushing her hair out of the way so Brian could wipe her face more easily.
Watching Brian practically scrub Jessica’s face with the towel, Maxine couldn’t help but twitch her lips. “Alright, time for breakfast,” she called.
After they finished eating, Maxine changed Jessica into a fresh set of clothes before taking both kids to school.
Gabriel’s case was still missing a key piece of evidence, and with the second trial coming up soon, no matter what was happening with Mona, Ivanna’s case was the real priority.
So, as the online rumors kept getting worse, she just chose to tune them out.
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Brian’s school let out early, and Maxine didn’t want to risk being late and missing him, so she got to the school gate ahead of time, only to vis familiar waiting there.
Sebastian was leaning against his car, quietly watching her. When their eyes met, he started walking toward her.
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