Chapter 104

Steven was heartbroken, too. He patted Zachary's back gently. "You still have Mommy Jessie." Zachary's crying stopped abruptly. Thinking his words had helped, Steven continued, "She'll treat you even better than Mommy did." "No, she won't." Zachary pulled away from Steven's embrace. "Daddy..." His tone turned serious. "Please stop lying to me. I may be a kid, but I understand everything." Before Steven could respond, Cody spoke up, "Daddy, can we go home?" Steven turned to look at him. Cody frowned. "I'm hungry." "Let's head back, then." Steven quickly decided. "We can't let you go hungry." Zachary stood frozen, watching as Steven walked away holding Cody's hand. His own dad had also become someone else's dad without him even realizing it. Since when had everything turned out this way? Zachary could not figure it out. … The martial arts coach, Howard Lardon, arrived early. When we pulled up to the mansion, we found him—who was rather unfamiliar—standing awkwardly