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What Tamara implied was that Krish could never say those words unless somebody taught him.
Zayden pursed his lips quietly and his cold vibe indicated his anger.
Krish was an astute kid. Although Zayden didn’t say a word, he could feel Zayden was displeased.
He subconsciously tried to explain, “Mom didn’t tell me that. It’s…”
Tamara interrupted him before he could finish his words.
“Krish, I know Ms. Griffith didn’t tell you that. It must be some passer–by, right?”
Krish didn’t understand the implied meaning of Tamara’s words. He thought Tamara had really figured it out herself. He nodded seriously.
“That’s right. I heard a woman say that in the restaurant just now.”
Tamara said gently, “Krish, I trust you.”
Krish was about to give a smile when he seemed to think of something and then looked serious.
He stared at Tamara and insisted on asking for an answer.
“Ms. Mosley, will you be a mistress?”
Zayden frowned and meant to say something, but he was stopped by Tamara.
She shook her head at Zayden and said to Krish, “Krish, did you forget
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this? I can only live for less than half a year.”
Krish usually called her Tamara.
Now he just called her Ms. Mosley, which made Tamara a bit panicked.
Five years old as Krish was, he was no ordinary kid.
Stunned, Krish seemed to have just remembered that.
He didn’t know why he asked that question.
Somehow, he kind of regretted it.
“Tamara is such a nice and gentle woman. How can I suspect her? Besides, she’s dying.” Krish thought.
Krish was smart, yet five years old only.
He didn’t even notice that Tamara hadn’t given him an exact answer yet.
Krish subconsciously bit his lower lip and apologized, “Ms. Mosley, I’m
sorry.”
Tamara smiled and said gently, “Alright, forget about it. Krish, think about what you wanna eat later. I’ll buy it for you.”
Krish quickly left it aside and talked with Tamara about what to eat later.
“Tamara, I wanna eat fried chicken today!”
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Tamara agreed without hesitation, “Sure.”
Zayden interrupted, “Mara, your health isn’t good. The doctor told you. not to eat fried dishes.”
“It’s OK to eat just a bit.” Then, Tamara turned her face to take a glance at Krish. “And Krish wants to eat fried chicken. No need to stick to the
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doctor’s words all the time. We gotta indulge once in a while for fun.”
Krish thought of Lailah, who didn’t allow him to eat those unhealthy foods. He felt that Tamara was more understanding indeed.
But his mother would do nothing but discipline him.
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The next early morning, when Krish went downstairs, Zayden was reading the newspaper in the dining room.
Seeing Krish rubbing his eyes with a drowsy face, Zayden said with a frown, “Krish, why haven’t you gone to the kindergarten?”
Krish lowered his head and said, “No one woke me up. I got up late.”
At this moment, Alyvia got out of the kitchen with breakfast.
Zayden looked at Alyvia with annoyance, “Why didn’t you ask Krish to get up?”
Alyvia was also stunned to see Krish still home.
She explained awkwardly, “Mr. Walter, it’s always Mrs. Walter who wakes Mr. Krish up…”
Zayden’s face fell. “The meals are cooked by Lailah. My son is awakened by her, too. So, what are you doing here?”
He was apathetic and taciturn.
Alyvia had never seen Zayden flare up since she started working here five
years ago.
At the moment, Zayden gave off a domineering vibe, making Alyvia shiver all over.
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However, as she thought of Lailah had done so much for the family but was never appreciated, Alyvia couldn’t help speaking for Lailah.
“No. Mrs. Walter said you and Mr. Krish had stomach problems and needed to have herbal soup.
“For some herbal soup, it’d take at least two hours to process the herb. The whole making procedure could be rather complicated. Mrs. Walter spent a long time learning traditional medicine by herself to make herbal soup.”
Herbal soup?
Zayden’s eyes slightly flickered.
No wonder his stomach disease hadn’t flared up for a long time..
Alyvia added, “Afterward, you and Mr. Krish finally got better. And she could’ve taken a rest.
“But…”
Alyvia darted a glance at Zayden and mumbled, “Once, Mrs. Walter brought you a meal and Ms. Mosley happened to have a seizure from the low blood sugar. Then, you gave the herbal soup to her.
“Mr. Mosley found the soup quite to her taste. After knowing that it was the herbal soup, she mentioned that the doctor told her to eat some herbal soup as well. But she didn’t know anyone who could make herbal soup. Meanwhile, she kept complimenting Mrs. Walter on the herbal soup.
“So, you asked Mrs. Walter to cook for Ms. Mosley passingly.
“Mrs. Walter said Ms. Mosley’s taste was different from yours and Mr. Krish’s. She was afraid that Ms. Mosley might not like the soup she made.
“Then, you and Mr. Krish said whatever Ms. Mosley liked to eat was fine
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by you too. From then on, Ms. Mosley will send a list of what she wants to eat to me and Mrs. Walter.
“I’ll buy the materials and Mrs. Walter will cook.”
Just at that moment, Alyvia’s phone buzzed.
She took out her phone and checked the message before passing it to Zayden.
“See? Ms. Mosley has sent the list again.”
Zayden glanced at the phone only to find that it was a group chat.
The members included Tamara, Alyvia, and Lailah.
Most of the time, it was Tamara who sent the messages.
Her text said, “I wanna have three dishes and a soup today.”
Then it was followed by the dish names.
Before Zayden could finish reading the messages, Alyvia snatched the phone and quickly sent her reply.
Zayden was a bit shocked to see her actions,
Faced with his confusion, Alyvia explained, “Last time I didn’t reply in time because I was doing some cleaning. Then, when I took the meal to Ms. Mosley, she refused to eat it as if suffering some serious grievance.
“Later, she fainted due to low blood sugar and was taken to the hospital. After she woke up, she said she was dying and that it’d be a waste to have the herbal soup. So, she didn’t feel like bothering Mrs. Walter anymore.
“Back then, you threw a tantrum at Mrs. Walter, saying that she deliberately ignored Ms. Mosley. No matter what I said, you and Ms.
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Mosley just wouldn’t believe me.”
Alyvia took off the apron while talking.
“Mr. Walter, Mr. Krish, please make do with the breakfast I prepared. I gotta buy the groceries now, or they’d be not fresh enough. Ms. Mosley would think it was Mrs. Walter’s deliberate act again.
“Then, Tamara will complain to Zayden again for sure,” thought Alyvia.
Suddenly, a notification appeared in the group chat.
Alyvia just stopped as she saw that.
