A Happy Family

"Oh, Uncle Thomas also asked me to bring you his gift—it's a very beautiful necklace, but... erm..." As he looked at Alonso, Zac pouted, "Mister won't allow." Even though Zac was afraid of the masked stranger, who self-proclaimed as his mother's friend, he still had to be polite. After all, this strange man was the one who brought him over to celebrate his mother's birthday. Upon hearing Zac's words, Hazel understood everything. On the other hand, Alonso only explained calmly, "I just think that... your mother wouldn't like the necklace." Aside from children, he would never allow Hazel to accept gifts from other men. Moreover, what if Thomas decided to plant a tracking device on the child's body? However, that would be impossible since they had checked that all signals were blocked in advance. "Oh, no, I like the necklace very much but... it's too dangerous to walk out in an expensive necklace. I'll wear it once we go back. You know, Mommy is happy that you're here to celebrate my birt