Helen was lucky that she had simply tied the kids to the chairs and hadn't truly hurt them in a cruel way. Stefan’s arm had been wrapped, and he held on to Conan the whole time.
"Hey, where's Leo?" Conan peered behind Mona and was surprised not to see Leo. It might not have been possible to fix things so quickly for today's festivities without Leo’s support.
Mona shook her head. She remembered the words she had said to Helen in a hurry, and her eyes grew heavy. She had thought of several ways that Leo could find out who the kids really were, but she had never thought of this one.
Conan appeared to know what she was thinking and patted her on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. I'll back you up if you have to fight for custody.”
Mona didn't say yes or no; she merely called Mr. and Mrs. Jen
