Elly was taken aback, then quickly laughed and explained, "Of course not. Did you forget that Daddy told you yesterday he would be on a business trip for a few days? He’ll be back in a couple of days."
At these words, William’s eyes immediately lit up.
"Of course it’s true. Why would Mommy lie to you?"
While saying this, Elly got up from bed and started to wash and dress.
When she was fully dressed and came downstairs with her son, she saw a piece of A4 paper on the dining table with a line written on it—
[Breakfast is ready and kept in the food warmer. Remember to eat it when you wake up. Hubby has left first, miss me just like I miss you.]
Seeing the cold and domineering handwriting, which matched Adam’s personality, Elly found it a bit amusing yet frustrating.
She put away the note and went to the food warmer in the kitchen; indeed, there were two prepared breakfasts waiting— one for her and one for William.
Carrying the breakfasts back to the dining table, William eyed the fanciful children’s meal set in front of him, complete with plating in the theme of cartoon characters, and his eyes grew even brighter.
"This must have been made by Daddy."
He hurriedly sat down at his chair and began to eat with a look of utter satisfaction.
Elly couldn’t help a few strands of frustration cross her forehead as she remembered the look on her son’s face when he heard she might be making breakfast—how his complexion had changed with fear, and she couldn’t help but feel a little resentful.
Her son had never shown such disdain for her cooking in the past.
With that thought, she picked up her utensils and stuffed Adam’s handmade breakfast into her mouth, biting down hard on it.
That shameless wretch Adam always knew how to curry favor with his son in front of him, huh!
Gazing down at the delicious and exquisite breakfast on her own plate, while irritated that he managed to steal their son’s attention, she decided not to resent him considering he had risen early to make breakfast before leaving on a business trip.
With those thoughts, she unknowingly finished everything on her plate.
She didn’t even realize that throughout the meal, a faint smile had lingered at the corners of her eyes.
Because she had fired Lynn Clark, Elly had to take William to kindergarten herself.
After Adam had personally intervened that day, everyone in the kindergarten from top to bottom recognized Elly and her son fully.
Seeing her personally bringing William to kindergarten, no one dared to treat them with anything but the utmost respect, treating the pair as if they were heads of state.
A stark contrast to the previous disdainful attitudes that suggested they thought William was an illegitimate child.
And Miss Davis, William’s homeroom teacher, had truly been frightened by Adam that day, relieved that they, the couple, hadn’t held a grudge, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
"William’s mom, about that day... thank you for not pursuing the matter with me."
After William had entered the kindergarten, Miss Davis took a moment to thank Elly in private.
Seeing that she was young and had shown a good attitude in admitting her mistake, Elly hadn’t clung to the issue either.
Because she had stayed in Boston for a while, there were a heap of matters at the company that required her personal attention.
By the time Elly had dealt with everything, the day had passed.
With Lynn Clark fired, picking up William would have to be Elly’s responsibility as well.
After finishing her work, she looked at the watch—it was just the right time to pick up William from school.
Once at the kindergarten, she picked up William and brought him home. Looking at the empty house, Elly suddenly felt a sense of emptiness inside her.
"Mommy, will Daddy be back tomorrow?"