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“It is.”
Mrs. Sun rubbed her forehead.
“I don’t even know where to begin.”
I considered helping.
Then wisely decided against it.
Eventually the children left for their classes.
The courtyard slowly emptied.
Teachers guided students toward classrooms.
Parents began leaving.
The academy finally started functioning as an actual school.
Mrs. Sun watched the students disappear.
Then looked at Jason and me.
Her expression changed.
Immediately.
Serious.
Businesslike.
Interesting.
“There will be a family dinner tonight.’
Jason frowned.
“Why?”
Mrs. Sun smiled.
“Because the adults need to talk.”
That answer worried me.
A lot.
Before either of us could ask more questions, she walked away.
Leaving us alone.
Jason sighed.
“That can’t be good.”
“No.”
“It never is.”
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His arm settled naturally around my waist.
Protective.
Comforting.
Familiar.
Together we walked toward the parking area.
Halfway there, something caught my attention.
The man from earlier.
The one who had interrupted the question panel.
He was still there.
And he was taking pictures.
of us.
Of the school.
Of the children.
The moment he noticed me looking, he turned away.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Jason followed my gaze.
His expression hardened immediately.
“I see him.”
Of course he did.
Nothing escaped Jason.
The man disappeared into the crowd before security could reach him.
We drove back to the castle.
And for approximately fifteen minutes, everything was peaceful.
Then Pamela called.
Which ended the peace.
Immediately.
“Tell me something good.”
Pamela laughed.
“No.”
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preved
Wonderful.
What now?”
“The internet.”
Of course.
Always the internet.
Pamela sounded exhausted.
“There are new articles.”
I put the call on speaker.
Jason groaned.
“What kind of articles?”
Pamela hesitated.
“The funny kind.”
That was concerning.
“The first one says Alice and Alex are Jason’s biological children.”
I blinked.
“What?”
Pamela continued.
“Apparently they’re claiming he had them with a mistress.”
Jason nearly drove off the road.
“The what?”
“The article says that’s why you adopted them.”
A pause.
“And that claiming they were your cousin’s children was a cover story.”
I looked at Jason.
Then at Alex’s latest school photograph.
Then back at Jason.
Okay.
That one was at least understandable.
Alex really did look like him.
Unfairly so.
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Pamela wasn’t finished.
The second article is better.”
That statement terrified me.
“The second one claims Alice and Alex are actually both of your biological children.”
Silence.
Jason blinked.
I blinked.
Pamela continued.
“Apparently you had them during college.”
A pause.
“And Amber only married Jason to stay close to her children.”
I stared out the windshield.
Speechless.
“The article says she’s being emotionally blackmailed.”
Jason laughed first.
A full laugh.
I followed seconds later.
Neither of us could stop.
The articles were ridiculous.
Absurd.
Desperate.
Which meant someone wanted us upset.
Good luck with that.
I took out my phone.
“Pamela.”
“Yes?”
“Take Alice and Alex’s opening speech.”
A pause.
“Promote it.”
Pamela immediately understood.
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