These days, Angel and Henry Moore were getting along really well.
“Do you like Mommy or Daddy?” Monique asked expectantly.
She wondered if Henry’s involvement in their lives had left any significant marks.
It would be a lie to say she was not worried.
“I like both!”
“Both?” The disappointment on Monique’s face was apparent.
She had cared for Angel since she was a baby, but after spending a few days with Henry, the man was equivalent in standing to Monique in her baby’s heart? Would Angel love him more?
Monique felt threatened.
Angel gave her mother a sweet smile. “I like Daddy and Mommy.”
“If you could only pick one?” Monique was not backing down.
The little girl puffed her cheeks and assumed a thinking posture.
Monique watched her daughter deliberate. Was it a difficult choice?
Angel could recognize the look of jealousy in her mother’s eyes. She blew a raspberry and laughed. “I’m kidding. I love you more Mommy!”
Monique let out a heartfelt laugh. “Oh you little brat, trying to trick your mother huh?”
She tickled the little girl.
“Mommy, what are you looking at?” Angel followed her mother’s line of sight. There was nothing on the door. “Mommy, can I? I miss Daddy.”
Monique rubbed her temples. Angel was forming an attachment to Henry Moore. It hurt her to see that but she smiled and said, “Your father is probably busy. You might disturb him with your call.”
It was a lie.
She was simply too much of a coward to call Henry Moore. If Angel accidentally mentioned something about the date, Monique would be in so much trouble.
“No funny business.” Henry’s words from before resounded in her mind, making her uncomfortable.
She did not want him to learn of this matchmake.
Angel’s eyebrows knitted together. The little girl put on her best pout. “But I miss Daddy. I want to talk to him.”
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