CHAPTER 97
CLARA’S POV
“Are we staying with Dominic from now on, mom?” Nico asked the next morning.
I had never seen him so happy, so vibrant as he jumped around the bedroom. He kept on smiling whenever I looked at him, clearly the innocent child couldn’t see the frustration in his mother’s eyes. Nonetheless, I smiled at him but cautioned him when he started to run so fast that I thought he’d trip and fall.
“No, Nico. We’ll be going back to our home very soon,” I replied and his face turned gloomy almost immediately. “Come on, Nico. I know you enjoy Dominic’s presence, but this isn’t our home, okay? And there’s no place better than home.”
He smiled at me, a mature gesture that made me feel ignorant, “Maybe this time, mother, I beg to differ,” he said.
My eyes flickered with surprise
