Ch. 1501..1510

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1501-Zachary said, “I want you to introduce me to a professional rehabilitation doctor.

I need help on how to correctly exercise my legs so I can stand up again. Over the years, I've been suspecting Sophia of using drugs to stop me from recovering. Every single doctor she sent would mislead me and teach me the wrong way rehabilitation techniques. As much as I tried to spit out the medicine she gave, I still showed no signs of improvement. I'll discuss the emotional entanglement with your sister after I can stand up on my own again."

The request was within reason one, so Lucas nodded. “I can do that, but will Sophia allow you to accept the doctor's guidance?"

Zachary replied, "Online will do. Sophia would never allow me to contact outsiders. Here's my email address. Get a hacker to bypass all security measures and send me the doctor's contact information. Sophia keeps close tabs on my cell phone and other means of contact. She doesn't allow me to be in touch with anyone."

Lucas suddenly realized how much control Sophia had over Jeremy in recent years. It would have been very difficult for Jeremy during that time. He nodded.

"Okay."

Zachary then added, "If it's possible, could you also try to delay Sophia's progress in selling off her father's property? Drag it for as long as you can manage."

Lucas thought for a moment and narrowed his eyes. "Okay. I'll send someone to monitor her progress and try to delay it as much as possible."

Zachary then thanked him. "Thank you very much."

Time was running out, and it would be bad news if Sophia came back ahead of schedule. Lucas had a lot of questions to ask Jeremy, but there was no point in doing so because the latter had no recollection of anything. He then decided to get up and prepared to leave. He wanted to determine Sophia's progress and find a reliable doctor for Jeremy.

"Uncle!"

Just as Lucas was about to leave, he heard a voice from behind him.

He stopped abruptly and turned around in disbelief. It was a child who looked exactly like his nephew. He thought that the child was the same one that Jeremy took back then, but the boy's way of calling him 'Uncle' did not seem to add up.

Lucas frowned and asked, "Are you Bryan?" "Yeah! It's me!" Bryan ran over and hugged Lucas' thigh.

Lucas was a little perplexed. "Why are you here?"

Bryan blinked guiltily and explained, "Well… When Mommy and Aunt Francine brought me and my siblings for a picnic, something happened that made Mommy carry the wrong person away. This handsome uncle then brought me back with him!"

After hearing his nephew’s explanation, Lucas had a sudden realization and looked at Zachary. "So, the child staying with Corinne now is the child that you took with you all those years ago?"

Zachary clarified, "I cannot admit to having taken the boy because I don't remember anything from the past, but I can say for sure that the child staying at Miss Corinne's place is my son, Benjamin."

Lucas immediately felt a headache coming on. "Then…"

Zachary then said, "We can only leave things as it is for now and switch them again when a suitable opportunity arises. Sophia will suspect something if you bring Bryan back with you now."

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1502-Lucas frowned in contemplation, knowing that Jeremy's words made perfect sense. Taking Bryan away would leave him with no child, and it would be difficult to explain everything to Sophia when she returned. However, he did not feel comfortable leaving Bryan with the scheming Sophia.

Bryan seemed to understand Lucas' concerns and tugged on the man's clothes.

"I've been with this handsome uncle for several days now. I'll be fine! Don't tell Mommy about this, okay? I don't want her to worry."

Lucas massaged his temples, feeling as though he had little choice in the matter.

He finally understood why Corinne complained about the strange behavior that 'Bryan' had been displaying lately. It was because the two children had been switched! He had to admit that it all seemed incredibly coincidental.

Lucas looked at Zachary with a stern warning, "Take good care of him, or you won't hear the end of it from me!"

Zachary nodded calmly. "Please make sure that Miss Corinne takes good care of my son as well."

Meanwhile, Sunny was eavesdropping on the conversation through the wall of the other suite. Unfortunately, the thick walls and excellent soundproofing made it nearly impossible for him to hear anything.

Having tailed Lucas slyly, he watched as Lucas entered the first room, then came out to knock on the door of the room opposite. Sunny could not make sense of the situation. He thought his brother had come for a romantic rendezvous, but the situation left him confused.

Many questions popped up in his mind. 'If Lucas is in a relationship, why would he reserve two rooms next to each other instead of one? Is his girlfriend a married woman? Could that be the reason for all that secrecy? Lucas is out of his mind to do that!' Sunny was concerned about how such an affair might damage the Riveras' reputation, and he could already imagine how his grandparents would take the news.

His unease grew even more, and he began to pace around the room he checked in. He tried his best to ponder on what he should do next, but he was unable to come up with a good plan. His last resort was to call Corinne.

At that moment, Corinne had just returned from lunch and was engrossed in her work. She answered the call in a seemingly distracted manner.

"Corinne! It's me!" Sunny said urgently.

"You're late," said Corinne. "I've already had lunch, and I'm not going to starve myself to wait for you. Go get something to eat yourself!"

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1503-Sunny then said anxiously, "Wait, Corinne! That's not why I'm calling!

Something urgent popped up!"

Corinne was typing on the keyboard as she asked, "What is it? I'm busy right now."

Sunny continued, "It's about Lucas. I have reason to think that he got himself into a mess."

Earlier that day, Corinne felt that Sunny's character had matured. Alas, his phone call made her assume he reverted to his impulsive ways. "You should

discuss this with the elders in your family, not me! I'm busy with work, so if there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

Sunny pressed on, "Please don't hang up! I can't let our elders know about this, Corinne! With your help, we can figure out a plan to set Lucas back on the right path."

Corinne shot back irritatedly. "What happened to Lucas? Why are you so worried?" "I happened to pass by the company at noon today," Sunny began, "and I saw Lucas driving out alone. Curiosity got the better of me, so I followed him and saw him check into a hotel. He chose a presidential suite-and during lunch, of all times! Isn't that weird?"

Corinne felt that Sunny tailed Lucas because he had nothing better to do."

There's nothing suspicious about checking into a hotel at lunchtime. Your brother is an adult. He has his reasons. It's rude to pry into other people's privacy, which includes your brother."

Sunny became increasingly anxious. "Hear me out! After he checked in, he knocked on the door of the presidential suite opposite him and went inside. It's been a while, and he still hasn't come out yet!"

Corinne massaged her temples and asked, "So you've been waiting outside the door and spying on your brother to see who he's meeting in the presidential suite?"

Sunny raised his voice in frustration. "Oh, come on! Haven't I made it clear enough? Why don't you understand the gravity of this situation? It's not normal at all! If he wanted to meet someone, he could've just knocked on the door and entered. Why would he bother checking into the opposite suite? Something is obviously not right!"

Corinne sighed. "Just because your brother is acting differently doesn't mean you can stalk him! You have no right to invade his privacy. Go and do something productive, or I'll give him a call right now and tell him that you're spying on him!

Let's see how he deals with you when he finds out!"

Sunny panicked, "No, no, no! Please don't call him! I'm only calling you because I trust you! Please don't expose me! I’m worried that Lucas might be having an affair with a married woman. I want you to come with me to check what's going on. I'm too afraid to do it alone. We need to stop him from going any further if he's having an affair! If that doesn't turn out to be the case, then you can help mediate the situation so he won't be too angry with me and beat me to a pulp."

Corinne retorted, "Why should I be bothered about your brother's affairs? Stop trying to make a fuss out of nothing! Your brother isn't the type to get involved in that sort of stuff! Didn't you want to come with me and pick the kids up after I'm done with work? You can still make it in time for me to bring you along if you make a move from that hotel. I'm not going to wait for you if you're late."

Sunny conceded. "Fine. I'll just treat it as though I'm overreacting. I'll head over to meet you soon."

As he made his way to the door with frustration and took the access card with him, he was still unable to shake off the feeling that something was amiss. Even though Lucas might not be involved in an affair, the secretive rendezvous suggested some sort of hidden agenda.

Sunny was contemplating that as he waited for the elevator. The elevators reached his floor, and he entered the first elevator that opened for him. As soon as he got in, the other elevator's doors opened and a woman stepped out. Just as his elevator doors were about to close shut, he saw the figure of a familiar woman walking past him.

He recognized the person as Sophia.

Sunny could not believe his eyes, and he immediately rushed out to confirm what he had seen.

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1504-Sunny looked at the woman and confirmed once again that the woman was Sophia. She headed to the room that Lucas entered earlier.

"Lucas is meeting Sophia?" Sunny muttered to himself. He was taken aback by the unexpected encounter.

He ran back to the room and called Corinne. His tone was anxious as he said, "Corinne! You need to come here right now!"

Corinne responded impatiently, "Just how long are you going to keep this up?"

Sunny pleaded anxiously, "I'm not trying to make a fuss! Do you know who Lucas came to meet?” Corinne replied disinterestedly, it's none of my concern."

Desperate to keep her on the line, Sunny blurted, "It's Sophia! He's here with Sophia!"

Corinne's fingers froze while she was typing. "What did you say?"

Sunny was on the verge of tears after finally getting Corinne to pay attention. "I'll send you the address. Come over right now! We can't let that woman trick Lucas!"

After a brief pause, Corinne said, "Fine. Text me the hotel address and room number."

Sunny hung up and immediately texted her the hotel details.

Corinne stopped working and narrowed her eyes as she read the address.

Unlike Sunny, she was not concerned that Lucas and Sophia were having an affair. Instead, she was troubled by the possibility that they met at the hotel to discuss matters related to the land auction. He doubted that Lucas would initiate a hotel meeting, so it was very likely Sophia arranged it. Corinne was worried that Sophia might be up to her old deceitful tricks again.

Consumed by her concern, Corinne assigned some tasks to her secretary and picked up her belongings before leaving her office.

As soon as she arrived at the hotel, Corinne knocked on the room number that Sunny had sent to her. Before long, Sunny opened the door and ushered her in.

He then shut it discreetly behind her. "You're finally here!"

Corinne shot him a look that chided him for being so paranoid. "What's the situation now? Is he still with Sophia?"

Sunny nodded. "I think so. He hasn't left since Sophia entered. They're in the room next to ours."

Corinne acknowledged that and promptly turned to exit.

Sunny was a little puzzled at her behavior and asked, "Where are you going?

"I'm going over to knock on their door and get to the bottom of it," Corinne replied. "We should confront them together."

Sunny seemed to feel conflicted over that idea. "So we're just going to knock on the door? I'm not sure if that's a good idea…"

Corinne raised an eyebrow. "What other choice do we have? If you don't want to go, I'll go on my own."

Sunny hesitated and said, "I'm just worried that we might see something we shouldn't…"

Corinne offered a disdainful smile. "We're all adults here. What's there to be embarrassed about? If you're uncomfortable, you can just sit here while I check things out on my own."

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1505-Sunny was a man, so he did not have anything to be embarrassed about. It was Corinne that he was worried about, but it became apparent that his concerns were unnecessary because she did not seem to show any fear of embarrassment. He decided to follow Corinne and accompany her to the room next door. With Corinne around, he did not need to fear the possibility that Lucas might give him a good beating for confronting them.

As they reached the door of the adjacent suite, they tried to eavesdrop on the situation within but could not sense anything odd. Corinne then raised her hand to knock on the door.

Meanwhile, Edmund was closely monitoring the situation from the opposite suite when he saw Corinne and Sunny approaching the door. Their sudden presence startled him, and he needed to act swiftly as there was no time to seek further instruction from Lucas. As if by instinct, he opened the door and dragged the two persons in before closing the door shut. 1 Corinne was caught off-guard when someone pulled her, and she was prepared to defend herself when she saw that it was Edmund. Her alertness turned to that of confusion, with Sunny being just as perplexed as she was.

"Edmund?" Sunny asked. "Why are you here?’ Edmund felt a headache coming and immediately responded, "I should be asking you that. And why did you bring Miss Corinne with you?"

Sunny said with a frown, ’I saw Lucas coming to this hotel, so I tailed him to find out what he was up to. Please be honest with me, Edmund. Is he having an affair with Sophia? Is that why he asked you to keep watch here?"

Edmund's lips twitched slightly as he struggled to understand Sunny's suspicions.

As Sunny looked eagerly at Edmund for an answer, Lucas' calm, aloof voice resounded through the room. "Do you suspect me of having an affair with Sophia?"

Sunny was startled and felt a chill down his spine. He turned to see that Lucas was sitting leisurely on the sofa with a cup of coffee.

'Wait a sec! Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in the opposite suite?' Sunny wondered.

Lucas looked at Sunny's petrified reaction. He took a sip of coffee before raising an eyebrow. "I take it you're here to catch me in the act? And you even brought Corinne along! Quite an initiative on your part."

Beads of sweat were starting to form on Sunny's forehead, and he was starting to feel guilty. Nevertheless, he still questioned Lucas, "Why would you meet Sophia at a hotel if you were just discussing business?"

Lucas chuckled. ’Your boldness seems to have increased a lot during the past three years. To think you'd even start questioning my plans!"

Sunny was fast losing confidence, and he had a frustrated frown. "I'm just concerned about you, Lucas! You know that Sophia isn't a good person, and you'll only get yourself in trouble if you're involved with her! You agree, don't you, Corinne?"

Sunny sought support from Corinne and avoided confrontation.

Corinne gazed calmly at Lucas and asked, "Could you please explain what's going on?"

Lucas' expression softened involuntarily as he glanced at her. "Come sit with me, Corinne."

Corinne went over and took a seat.

Edmund caught sight of Lucas' glance and immediately understood what Lucas was asking of him. He headed to the pantry and fetched a bottle of juice and a can of Coke, which he gave Corinne and Sunny respectively.

Corinne graciously took the juice bottle, but she was in no mood for a drink. She looked inquisitively at Lucas and asked, "Did Sophia try to give you a hard time because of that piece of land?"

Lucas smiled and shook his head. "It's not that. The issue with that land has been resolved. The auction house has finally agreed to sell it to US at the initial price before Sophia raised it."

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1506-Corinne was relieved to hear the news.

"Then why did Sophia still ask you to meet her here?” she asked.

A hint of guilt flashed across Lucas' eyes.

How could he bear to tell her that the man she had been waiting for the past three years was in the suite opposite theirs and that he had forgotten about her?

Not to mention, he was playing happy family with another woman and the baby he stole from her.

He could not. It would be too cruel.

"Oh, it's nothing. She didn't really ask me to meet her here. I just happened to find out she's staying in this hotel too. Out of curiosity, I wanted to find out who she came back with, so I made up some excuse to meet her," lied Lucas.

Corinne's eyes turned sharp. "Then did you see if there's anyone else in her suite?" she asked curiously.

Lucas shook his head. "I only saw her with a kid wearing a cartoon mask. There was no one else."

In truth, Lucas did not see Sophia at all because he was already back in his own suite by the time she got back.

It was when Sunny was waiting for the lift, so he did not see Lucas coming out either.

Corinne frowned. She did not suspect anything was amiss, but she could not help but feel disappointed.

After that, she pointed to Sunny and said, "Mister Lucas, it was Sunny who kicked up a fuss. He said you might've gone astray and asked me to come and save you."

Sunny thought he was off the hook by then, so he tensed up again when Corinne threw him under the bus.

'Wha…? How could she do this to me? Just my rotten luck; he thought.

He smiled sheepishly. "Lucas, I only asked her to come 'cause I was really worried about you…"

Lucas looked at him coldly. "More like you have nothing better to do. I was planning on giving you a few days off since you just got back, but I see there's no need for that now. You'll start working in the company tomorrow, n Sunny pouted. "No! I haven't had enough fun. Please give me two more days, Lucas."

"You don't need to come back home anymore if I don't see you at the company tomorrow morning!" said Lucas sternly.

Sunny accepted his fate. Sighing, he said, "Fine. I'll go. Happy?"

Corinne felt vindicated at Sunny receiving his punishment. She regretted listening to him and coming to the hotel to 'save' Lucas when she could have used that time on her work.

Lucas turned to her and asked gently, "Since you're here, how about I go with you to pick up the kids, and then we can all have dinner together?"

Corinne looked at her watch. There was another hour to go before the kids got off school, so she nodded. "Okay."

The kids quite liked their Uncle Lucas, so she thought they would be happy to see him later. Also, she would not be able to finish her work even if she went back to the office then, so she might as well go earlier tomorrow to complete and approve the remaining contracts.

Sunny put up his hand. "Umm… Can I go, too? It's been a long time since I saw the kids."

Both Lucas and Corinne gave him an annoyed side glance and ignored him.

Sunny scratched his head awkwardly. Even though they both glared at him, he knew he still had a chance to tag along since they did not outright reject him.

After chatting in the suite for a while more, Corinne thought it was time to pick up the kids from kindergarten.

Thus, she and Lucas made their way out with Sunny following them sheepishly

The Day I Kissed An Older Man Chapter 1507-Before they left the suite, Edmund peeked through the peephole to make sure no one was in the corridor before turning and nodding at Lucas.

It was only then Lucas opened the door and he and Corinne walked out.

Alas, the thing he feared the most happened nonetheless.

At that moment, Sophia's door opened too, and she was wheeling Jeremy out while saying, "Zachary, I know you're bored with being cooped up in the hotel all day long, but I really have my hands full with Dad's business. So I can't take you out that often nor do I feel comfortable letting other people do it. But what I can

do is take you to the garden in the hotel for some fresh air, and I promise I'll take you and Benjamin to travel round the world after everything is settled here."

Corinne's face immediately froze when she saw the man in the wheelchair.' It's him!' she thought with fury.

Lucas quickly pulled Corinne back into the suite and slammed the door shut. He did it so fast that neither Sophia nor Jeremy saw anything. All Sophia heard was the sound of the door shutting, but when she looked up, she only saw a tightly shut door.

"Zachary, did you hear somebody coming out of the suite opposite ours just now?" she asked with confusion.

Jeremy looked at the door and shook his head. "No."

Sophia assumed she was just imagining things. "That's weird. I could've sworn I heard somebody closing the door. I even felt the whoosh of wind…"

"It's got nothing to do with US. Let's go."

The doubt vanished from Sophia's face. She shook her head to clear her mind and said, "Okay. Benjamin, help Mommy close the door. Let's go take Daddy out for a stroll."

Meanwhile, in the other suite, Lucas was holding Corinne tightly with one hand over her mouth to stop her from rushing out or making a sound. The worst that could happen then was having an all-out confrontation with Sophia.

Corinne's eyes reddened with anger. She bit down hard on Lucas' hand.

As much as it hurt him, he still did not let go.

Sunny did not see anything outside, so he did not know what happened." What's going on, Lucas?" he asked curiously.

Lucas threw him a warning glare to make him shut up.

A chill ran up Sunny's spine and he dared not ask any more questions.

Lucas only let Corinne go after making sure Sophia and Jeremy had gotten into the lift.

Corinne immediately rushed out of the suite, but the hotel corridor was empty by then. She instinctively chased after them, but Lucas grabbed her by the arm again.

"Calm down, Corinne!"

Corinne paused in her tracks and turned around to look at him with both fury and disappointment. She flung his hand away.

"You knew he was in that suite with Sophia, yet you chose not to tell me?"

Lucas frowned. "I wasn't going to hide it from you forever. I was waiting for a better time to tell you."

Corinne scoffed. "Better time, you say? You know I've been looking for him for three years, so what's a better time? Three years later?"

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1508-"No!" Lucas' heart broke at seeing Corinne so mad and sad. "Corinne, he's not the Jeremy you knew before. He doesn't remember who you are at all. I was worried you couldn't take it…"

'He doesn't remember me at all? Did he have a memory loss? Hah! How convenient of an excuse,' thought Corinne, displeased by the explanation.

Sneering, she said, "The fact that you hid this information from me meant that you were working with him. I'll never believe you again."

Corinne then turned to leave. She would unearth the truth by asking Jeremy himself about everything that happened.

Lucas pulled her back and wrapped her up in a tight embrace.

"Corinne, you need to calm down first. Please…" he said while stroking her hair.

Corinne's shoulders gradually relaxed. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Why? Why is he with Sophia?" she asked.

Seeing that Corinne had finally calmed down, Lucas decided to tell her the truth.

"Jeremy isn't with Sophia; she has him under her control. He doesn't have any freedom, but it's true that he lost his memory. He doesn't remember anything from his past, including you."

Corinne fell silent.

With his hand still around her shoulder, Lucas guided Corinne to the floor-to - ceiling window. He would not want to risk Corinne running out to find Jeremy again.

Once there, he told her everything he knew so far.

Corinne showed no emotions while she listened to him. She simply stared out of the window at the ground below as that was where the hotel garden was.

There were all sorts of beautiful topiary and an elegant fountain in the hotel garden.

Sophia was wheeling Jeremy around the fountain with Benjamin trotting beside them.

Corinne narrowed her eyes. "So that kid is mine, too? I gave birth to triplets three years ago?"

Lucas thought there was no point in hiding the truth from her then, and it was not like he could anyway.

He nodded. "Yes."

However, he did not tell him that Benjamin and Bryan had swapped places. He was worried about causing her unnecessary shock.

Corinne nodded quietly before scoffing. "Well, you and Jeremy are certainly good at keeping secrets from me. I won't be surprised if you plan to hide this forever from me if I didn't happen to come here by accident."

Lucas fell silent. He had to admit that if Corinne had not bumped into Jeremy, he would have kept it a secret for her for at least a while more. He just did not think there was a point in Corinne finding out about all this since it would only add to her burden.

However, it was all too late. In the end, she saw him, so all he needed to do then was to make sure she did not do anything rash.

Corinne kept staring at the hotel garden for a while more before checking the time on her watch.

"I should go pick up the kids now. Bye."

There was no way Lucas was going to let her be alone at that moment. He followed her and said, "I'll go with you, too."

Corinne did not turn him down or stop him. "You can come with me, but make sure you don't lose Sophia, Jeremy, and Benjamin. I need some time to think about how to handle this."

"Don't worry. Edmund will keep an eye on them. You can be sure that he won't let them out of his sight," said Lucas.

"For your sake, I hope so," said Corinne with a scoff.

It was then Sunny finally understood what was going on. 'So the guy staying with Sophia is Jeremy?! Not only is he crippled, but he lost his memory, too?'

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1509-Sunny's heart really went out for Corinne. He knew she had been desperately searching for Jeremy for the past three years while looking after her kids.

'She finally found him, yet he's lost his memory and is living with another woman… Anyone would have a breakdown if the same thing happened to them.

No wonder Lucas didn’t want anyone to know he came to the hotel. He’s probably worried Corinne will go into shock when she finds out about this…and I happen to ruin it all. Sh*t. He's definitely going to beat me up for this…' thought Sunny. 1

He got into the car after Lucas and Corinne, and they made their way to the kindergarten together.

Among the three kids they were picking up, there was one called Joey, who was adopted by Jeremy and Anya. However, Corinne took up the task of raising him after Anya was sent away and Jeremy went missing.

Sunny knew Corinne always treated Joey like her own child. That alone was not something many women could do. Thus, it was a pity that a nice girl like her had to endure so many hardships in her love life.

Corinne sat in the middle with a dazed expression.

Lucas was really worried about her mental state, so he would pat her on the shoulder occasionally. Sunny, too, was worried about her. He wanted to hold her hand to comfort her, but she refused to let him.

Her hands were very cold, so she did not want anybody touching them as she did not want to be pitied. All she thought about at that moment was how ironic and ridiculous the whole situation was.

'I can’t believe I'm the last to know I gave birth to triplets! This means the Holdens, Xante, and Aaron… They all kept it from me! So I wasn't imagining things when I saw and bit Jeremy hard on the arm in the delivery room. But how could he steal my baby?

'And now Lucas said Jeremy has lost his memory? He doesn't remember why he stole the baby or whether it was he who really did it…

'Hahaha! How could a man like him lose his memory? Even if he did, it doesn’t mean he should get away with what he did.

'He might be wheelchair-bound now, but he looks so happy with Sophia. I won't be surprised if he doesn't want to regain his past memory. Of course, there's a possibility he's just faking his memory loss. No, I need to focus on getting my baby back instead. He's my kid. I carried him for nine months, so why should I let them have him?' These were the thoughts racing through her mind.

At that moment, it was not important to her whether Jeremy really did lose his memory or if he would eventually regain it.

No, the most important thing to her was to get Benjamin safely back in her arms.

She was his real mother. She was willing to let Jeremy stay with Sophia, but she would never let Benjamin stay with them!

 

The Day I Kissed An Older Chapter 1510-"Corinne, we're here," said Sunny when they arrived at the kindergarten.

Corinne snapped out of her thoughts.

"Okay. You guys wait in the car while I go pick them up," she said. She then got out of the car and walked toward the entrance.

Sunny could not help but think she looked so lost and small as he watched her make her way to the entrance.

"Lucas, don't you think Corinne…doesn't look too well?" he asked worriedly.

"You have the cheek to ask?" Lucas was also staring worriedly at Corinne's back. "If you hadn't called her over, she wouldn't have found out about Jeremy and Sophia!"

Sunny knew he was to blame, too. He dropped his head in shame and sighed.

After a while, Corinne led the three kids out of the kindergarten.

Lucas and Sunny got out of the car one after another.

"Uncle Lucas!" cried Joey and Christine happily when they saw him. They then ran toward him with their arms wide open.

Lucas squatted and welcomed them with open arms as they threw themselves at him.

Only 'Bryan' acted shyly. He was holding Corinne's hand as he quietly called him, "Hello, Uncle Lucas."

Lucas looked up from Joey and Christine's heads and at 'Bryan'. He knew he was not really Bryan but the baby Jeremy stole three years ago.

'If I remember correctly…Jeremy named him Benjamin,' he thought. He knew he should not say anything since Corinne had not realized anything was amiss.

Sunny crossed his arms and pretended to be angry. "Hey, you three! What about me? Have you forgotten all about your Uncle Sunny?"

'Uncle Sunny?' The three kids turned to look at him in unison.

Joey had seen him before when he was little, so he was somewhat familiar with him. On the other hand, it was the first time 'Bryan' and Christine had met him.

They looked at Sunny and then back at Lucas, thinking they looked similar.

They then looked at Corinne with a questioning look in their eyes.

Corinne nodded at them. "Yes, this here is Uncle Lucas' younger brother. You can call him Uncle Sunny."

After getting confirmation from their mother, Christine was the first to walk up to Sunny. She looked up at him and asked in her haughty-cute way," Uncle Sunny, are you going to spoil US like Uncle Lucas spoils US?"

Sunny laughed dotingly before tapping her on the nose. "Of course! You should know I love kids. I can teach you guys how to play games. I'm awesome at that."

Christine was not interested in games, but the two boys' eyes immediately lit up.

"Uncle Sunny, what games do you play?"

"Uncle Sunny, when can you teach US how to play games?"

Sunny was about to answer them when Lucas cleared his throat intimidatingly.

"Ahem! Really? Is that the first thing you're going to teach when you just got back? Don't you know they're still young, so they shouldn’t be spending so much time staring at screens?"