Rachel shook her head intensely when she heard Edward's words. "No, no, will I allow myself to fail as a mother? Do you think I'm you?"
What Rachel did not know, was that Ziggy was more mature and more adult-like than Josh.
So every fact had proven that she was a failure of a mother.
Edward's face darkened again; he seemed like he was on the edge of detonation.
However, Rachel dismissed his near-eruption with a wave of her arm. "Alright, alright, I understand your request now, so please send me back to my office."
Edward handed Rachel the typed contract with his signature already on it.
"First, sign the contract."
Rachel pouted and reluctantly signed her name on it.
"What do you mean by this, do I seem like the kind of person who would break an agreement?"
Edward stared at Rachel seriously, his gaze conveying the tacit meaning of, 'Aren't you exactly that kind of person?'
The afternoon arrived quietly at the Minnow Nursery School.
The results were out. The previous, slightly-faded, bright-red result slip was now torn off and in its place was a new, eye-catching, bright-red result slip.
Jane and Ziggy walked out of their classroom at the same time as Josh and the old butler.
Jane and the old butler squeezed into the crowd while the masked Josh and Ziggy stood side-by-side, waiting for the results.
They shot each other a pugnacious glance.
Suddenly, two voices yelled simultaneously in the crowd, "What?! Tied for first place?!"
Hearing the disbelieving voices, both Ziggy and Josh walked forward together.
They muscled their way through the overcrowded mass and peered up to the top of the list.
The space allocated for the first place was slightly cramped as two names were sardined into that tiny space.
There were two students with full scores, tying for the first place!
They shared the title of the legend of Minnow Nursery School!
Seeing their names up on that list, Josh and Ziggy were stunned.
Then, they looked at each other in surprise.
"It's you, Ziggy!"
"Josh!"
It was like Fate had destined them to meet in the sea of people.
When the two lifted their head up to look at each other, a flash of surprise hit Josh.
Since Ziggy had his hoodie up, his face was revealed to Josh the moment he raised his chin.
Josh grabbed Ziggy's hand and said, "Follow me!"
Immediately, Josh sprinted away, dragging Ziggy with him.
The older butler did not notice that little exchange as his eyes were fixed on Ziggy's name on the result list. 'Looks like this new genius in Minnow Nursery School is a real one.'
'He even has the same full score as Young Master Josh and is listed at the top together!'
"Young Master Josh, what..."
He looked down to where Josh had disappeared.
Slightly dazed, the old butler quickly looked around for Josh in vain.
Ziggy patted Josh's shoulder. "Just leave it to me!"
Upon hearing Ziggy's words, Josh nodded enthusiastically. "Okay!"
The eyes of these two genius kids sparkled unanimously as they decided to get to the bottom of the mystery.
It was just too bizarre!
After that, Josh and Ziggy sat together and exchanged stories about their younger years.
The entire time, it was Ziggy talking about his memory, while Josh listened with envy and yearning, not contributing to the conversation.
Ziggy stopped. "Josh, what about you? Don't you have any happy memories at home?"
Recalling Rue, who had always been pretentious about her love for him, especially in front of his father, Josh paused.
He shook his head. "I don't think there is any."
At the same time, Ziggy's phone rang. Wearing a smile on his face, he picked it up excitedly.
"Mommy! I got first place!"
Rachel sounded happy. "Really? That's great! Do you want to go to the amusement park later to celebrate?"
Ziggy nodded. "Okay! Let's go to the amusement park!"
After hanging up the call, Josh looked yearningly at Ziggy. "Is your mother taking you to the amusement park?"
Ziggy was slightly startled as he asked Josh, "That's right, have you not been there?"
Josh shook his head and smiled bitterly in response. "I have, but I haven't been on any rides before."
Seeing the dejected Josh, Ziggy squinted. "If that's the case, why don't you go in my place this time?"
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