âHuh?â
The assistant was utterly confused.
Make it public? Wonât that backfire immediately? Wonât it give Ms. Wand a reason to stay with the
Hayes after her identity is reclaimed?
Noâ¦no way!
The first thing he had to confirm should he make the news public was whether Sashaâs household
register was still tied to the Hayes. She would find out soon enough that Old Mr. Hayes had yet to learn
of her return, and that would reveal to her Sebastianâs reasons for doing what he did.
The assistant nodded as he put two and two together in his mind. He glanced at the lawyer sitting in the
backseat, slightly shocked by this revelation.
Meanwhile, Sasha made her way to her kidsâ preschool to pick them up after school.
She had thought that they would leap into her embrace the moment they saw her as usual, but she was
instead greeted by several teachers, much to her confusion.
âMs. Wand, we need to inform you that your son got into a little scuffle with another kid and got injured as
a result,â a teacher said with her head bowed low apologetically.
âHuh?â Sasha exclaimed with a gasp.
No wayâ¦didnât his twin brother just get in a fight today? Can they communicate telepathically or
something?
Without wasting another second, Sasha rushed into the building to look for her son.
Matteo was sitting in the middle of the room while being surrounded by teachers, who were trying their
best to comfort him.
âDoes it hurt, Matt? I can apply some ointment on the wound,â a teacher offered, only for Matteo to turn
her down with a wave of his injured hand.
âNo need. Iâm a brave young man!â he declared with a large grin.
The truth was, he had sustained that injury while beating up another kid with his twin brother, and the
fight with his classmate was just to dispel suspicion.
Vivian, having taken part in the same fight as her big brother, watched everything from the sidelines.
After a while, she stood up and announced, âHeâs fine, donât worry! My brother never loses a fight!â
Matteo and the teachers fell silent, confused by her sudden declaration.
Luckily, Sasha rushed in at that very moment before any of the teachers could figure out what Vivian
meant. âAre you alright, Matt? I heard that someone beat you up!â she exclaimed, scooping her son into
her arms to check him for injuries.
However, much to her bewilderment, aside from the bruises and swelling on his knuckles, he was
completely unscathed.
Waitâ¦did he get beaten up or did he beat someone else up?
Sasha gave Matteo a sidelong glance, and he panicked a little on the inside.
Wrapping his arms around her neck, he cooed, âAlright, Mommy. I didnât do it on purpose. Werenât you
the one who taught us to forgive and forget?â
Sasha opened her mouth to say something in response, but nothing came.
In the end, they left the preschool to return home as the teachers thanked them profusely in the
background.
Back home, Sasha disappeared into the kitchen to cook dinner with Vivian following close behind.
Seeing that both of them were distracted, Matteo snuck back to his room and dialed Ianâs number.
âHey, Ian! How are things at your end?â
âIâm good. What about you?â
Ian was still rather concise, but he seemed to be working on his communication skills.
Matteo patted his chest proudly. âIâm fine! I even got into a fight with another kid in my class after I went
back, and my teacher and Mommy didnât suspect a thing! Donât you think I am smart?â
âYeah,â Ian said without much thought. âBy the way⦠I donât want to go to that preschool anymore.â
âHuh? Where do you want to go then?â Matteo asked, confused.
Ian fell silent as memories of Matteoâs preschool resurfaced in his mind.
When they accidently switched places that day, Ian had had the time of his life in Matteoâs preschool. It
was not as big or well-furnished as his own preschool, but the kids and teachers there treated him well.
Most importantly, Vivian was there as well.
âOh, do you want to come to my preschool? We can just switch places again! I can help you teach those
rascals a lesson before we switch back!â Matteo said with a smirk.
Ian was pleasantly surprised by the suggestion, and his eyes lit up immediately. âReally?â
âOf course! Though⦠Mommy wonât have anything to do in Frontier Bay once we switched places. Then,
she might go and work at Uncle Solomonâs company once that happens,â Matteo said.