Chapter 39
Hana relaxed after the sermon, sipping a cup of coffee as the older ladies passed Phoenix around like the collection plate. She jumped as Allen’s middle son bounced in front of her. “Guess what, Aunty Hana, you’ll never guess!” he whispered. He glanced around him and she saw the secret burning in his eyes.
Jas perked up and stopped to listen, biscuit crumbs dropping from the custard cream he’d had to chase the biscuit tray to secure. His eyes sparkled. “I know it, you got a puppy!”
Ben looked smug. “Even better!” he said. His face broke into a grin.
Jas frowned. “There’s nothing better than a puppy,” he grumbled.
“I’m going to the Waikato Presbyterian School for Boys,” Ben announced. “I got into the art academy. Dad picked up my new uniform yesterday from the menswear sh
