Suddenly, his gaze halted, and there she was, a familiar face – Sophia, Jenna’s babysitter!
“Sophia!”
Gilbert immediately dashed towards her.
“Mr. Johnson?” Sophia, who was sitting on a park bench knitting a sweater, stood up in surprise upon seeing him.
“What are you doing here?”
“Where’s Jenna?”
He paused, then added, “And Jenna’s mom?”
“Huh?” Sophia wasn’t sure why he was asking but pointed in a direction anyway.
“Jenna’s mom took her to the ice cream parlor over there for some milkshakes.”
“Got it! Thanks!”
After thanking her, Gilbert turned and hurried towards the ice cream parlor.
As he reached the street across, he stopped.
The door of the ice cream parlor swung open, and out came a little boy, followed by a young woman carrying a cuddly doll.
It was Jenna! Jenna snuggled into the young woman’s neck, planting a shy kiss on her cheek before whispering something in her ear.
“Ha ha…” The woman burst into laughter, gently patting Jenna’s back. Leaning over to Jenna’s ear, she whispered something back.
The two of them, wrapped in each other’s arms, looked incredibly close…
Gilbert’s gaze was fixed on the woman’s face, a face completely unknown to him…
It wasn’t the face he was familiar with!
This was Jenna’s mom. And Jenna’s mom wasn’t Sherilyn…
He smirked, shaking his head. What was he thinking? That Jenna could be Sherilyn’s child? Seems like he was overthinking…
Turning away from the young woman, Gilbert walked back to his car parked by the roadside.
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It was Charles.
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“Alright.”
After hanging up, Gilbert checked the message from Charles.
The information about the other buyers… completely unfamiliar names, no mention of Sherilyn.
Gilbert frowned, wondering where Sherilyn got that hair clip from.
Just as he was about to start the car, his gaze froze again…
The door of the ice cream parlor opened once more.
This time, it was the face he recognized…
Sherilyn, with a smile on her lips a her hair loosely tied in a low bun, still wearing that Minnie Mouse hair clip.
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“Not at all. Kids should be lively.”
As the adults chatted, Jenna leaped from the woman’s arms and ran to Sherilyn. “Mommy!”
“Hey!”
Sherilyn bent down with a laugh, catching her daughter in a secure embrace.
“Mommy!”
Jenna pouted, a little upset. “Am I not good enough? Do you like Dawn more?”
Sherilyn and the young woman exchanged looks and burst into laughter.
Sherilyn whispered into her daughter’s ear, “Mommy loves Jenna the most, didn’t you know?”
“I knew it!”
Jenna’s face lit up with a smile, snuggling into her mom’s embrace, “I love Mommy the most too!”