Chapter 119: He won't be a Parker.

Liam was struggling with the thought. "If Charlotte were still here," he started, his voice heavy with regret, "I told her once that her kid would be my only one. He'd have my last name, Parker, and get everything I have." "But, Mr. Parker, even if we don't know if Charlotte's gone for good or if she could have had kids, you've got a child already. The whole 'only' child thing has turned into a bad joke, hasn't it?" Serena wasn't pulling any punches, totally ignoring how much her words were cutting Liam as she waved Ethan over. Ethan came over, all wide-eyed and curious, glancing between Serena and Liam. "Mom," he asked tentatively, "do you really not like him?" "That's right," Serena didn't beat around the bush, "I really don't like him." "I kinda like him though," Ethan admitted, looking a bit stuck. He didn't know how to handle liking someone his mom clearly didn't, and he didn't want to stop seeing Liam either. So, in his own awkward way, he tried to sway his mom, "I like