Inside the coffee shop.
Julian leaned slightly past Shawna to take a napkin from behind her, then used it to wipe the ice cream from the corner of Liam's mouth.
The next second, Shawna saw Zane suddenly appear.
She was startled.
"Why are you here?"
Beside her, Liam only stared at him with his big, round eyes and said nothing.
Zane's heart suddenly sank.
Only then did he realize that Liam seemed not to have called him Dad in a very long time.
In the past, even though their relationship had never been good, every time Liam saw him, the first thing he would do was call out, "Dad."
But now, the mother and son seemed to be standing on the same side.
Instead, he was the one who looked like a stranger.
An inexplicable irritation rose in Zane's chest.
He could not help speaking with co
