NovelReadingChapter 1851 When Colby got home, he found his mom helping his dad get dressed. Right away, something felt off to him. These were his parents, but for a split second, they seemed like strangers.
"Colby, what's up with you? I told you to cback early, but you never listen. The guests will be here any minute!" his mom said, walking over just like she always did, about to help him with his coat.
"I had such a beautiful child, and you turned out to be a boy! I've got so many pretty dresses, and you'd look amazing in them," she lamented with a sigh.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtColby's face darkened. "Mom! I thought we agreed to drop this?" "But it's such a shame," she insisted, handing him a suit his dad had custom-made for him. "Wear this to the dinner party tonight. Don't embarrass your father in front of Andrew!" His dad stepped up, frowning. "How could my son ever embarrass me? If we hadn't been a step late back then, his daughter would be callingDad." Colby remembered clearly that the Russell family had a daughter. They played together a couple of times when they were kids, but then he went abroad and lost touch. Her nwas Sophie.
When her npopped into his head, he felt a strange familiarity.
"Colby, stop standing around and get ready." "Yes, Mother," Colby replied in a formal tone, taking the suit to the next room. The room felt familiar, filled with the essence of home, yet he couldn't shake off the feeling that it wasn't really his place.
Downstairs, the guests had arrived. As Colby made his way down, he greeted the Russells, clearly uncomfortable with these family gatherings.
Almost on autopilot, he drifted outside the Costello estate and unexpectedly found Sophie standing by the fountain.
"You." "Me?" Sophie turned, pointing at herself, glancing around as if unsure he was talking to her.
"Why are you at my house?" Colby asked, eyebrows knitted together.
"My house?" she responded, puzzled. She had bumped into his car earlier that day, and now here she was again-what a coincidence.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe felt like he'd seen her before. Colby took a step forward.
Startled, she instinctively stepped back. "Stop! Don't cany closer!" Seeing her flustered face, Colby couldn't resist teasing her. He took another step towards her.
As he got closer, Sophie climbed onto the fountain's stone edge m looking pale as she pointed at him, stammering, "You, you! I told you not to... Ah!" 'Splash' Colby froze.
The grand fountain erupted, sending water everywhere. Sophie was now in the fountain, her hair and makeup a mess.
Watching Sophie's bedraggled state, Colby suddenly remembered how, as om kids, she'd rope him and the boys into O hide-and-seek. Back then, she was chatty and mischievous, while he was the quiet type.
Sophie loved to tease him, getting a kick out of making him blush. She even once coaxed him into climbing once coaxed a tree, only to hide in the bushes herself, leaving him up there for three hours, completely unnoticed.
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