Chapter 48: Single Parent Family

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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry's tears almost fell. She may not be so sad if Dan wasn't such a good boy. He never asked for
too much. She couldn't help but feel sad because he was too sensible. Daniel was really a godsend to
her!
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&#lt;p&#gt;The mother and son sat in a corner of Tranquil Restaurant, watching the cars come and go outside the
window. But Mr. Brooks was nowhere to be found.
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&#lt;p&#gt;After drinking the juice Dan said, “Mommy, Uncle Liam was just joking with me. I get it now. I will never
let you go out again.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Let's go home!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;They have rejoiced too soon.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Hang on, Dan!" Sherry didn't want to give up. She wasn’t doing it for the money. She couldn't bear to
see her son
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Mommy, I know Uncle Liam is not coming, let's go!” Dan has adjusted the mentality.&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;Just then, a tall figure appeared at the door of the restaurant.
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&#lt;p&#gt;It immediately drew attention of the waiters as soon as the person came in. The guy was in a vintage
silver-gray suit and
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&#lt;p&#gt;purple tie. His vibe created an invisible bright circle where he was standing. Everyone was focusing on
him.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry didn't even notice at all.
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&#lt;p&#gt;He hurriedly walked to the reception desk and lighted up a gorgeous smile before speaking up,
"Excuse me, has anyone
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&#lt;p&#gt;looked for a Mr. Brooks?"
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh!" The waitress was stunned. What a good-looking man!
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Miss?” Liam asked patiently with a smile.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Um! Oh, sir. The mother and son over there were looking for you!" She pointed at Sherry.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry was helping her son organize his clothes with her head lowered.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam glanced over and said to the waitress, "Thank you!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;He walked towards them and Dan saw him first. It was the uncle he had met before. The pretty uncle
was with Mr. Big Dick last time!
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Hey! Pretty uncle!” The little boy spoke up first.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam recognized that it was that cute little boy who gave William a hard time. He couldn't help but
laugh, “Wow! It's you, little
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&#lt;p&#gt;The voice sounded familiar to Sherry. She raised her head and saw Liam. Just then her jaw dropped in
shock. "Why are you
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Is he the genius William mentioned, Sherry?" Liam looked around and was surprised that there were
no other children.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"So, Mr. Brooks, why are you here?" She wasn't sure what Liam was doing here, and she didn't dare to
ask.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“William suddenly wants to develop a game software for some reason. He asked me to have a meeting
here!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Oh, it was you!" Sherry was stunned and burst into laughter. "I thought we were being scammed!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Uh! Sorry, there was a traffic jam!" Liam sat down opposite them. "Turned out I was going to have the
meeting with you.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Haha, what a coincidence!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Did Mr. Big Dick send you here?” Dan couldn't wait to speak up.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry blushed right away. Meanwhile she was weighing if "Mr. Big Dick” was William Rowland?
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Hahaha..” Liam couldn't help laughing. “What's your name, sweet little boy?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Daniel Murray!" Dan answered loudly, not timid at all.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam paused, “Your last name is Murray? Is this child yours?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"This is my son!" Sherry smiled and answered!
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam was stunned, “Wow, you are married?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;He never expected that a young girl like Sherry would have a child this age. The news was even more
powerful than an
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&#lt;p&#gt;This is Sherry’s secret. She didn't like to talk about Dan's past in front of others, nor can she explain it.
She nodded. "Yes, Mr. Brooks, I was married!”&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam swallowed, trying to digest the news.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Dan looked at Sherry in confusion, not understanding why mommy said that.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Oh!” Liam nodded. He was so shocked that he didn't know how to react. "By the way, does Will know
that Dan is your son?"
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry was shocked and shook her head, "I don't know whether he knows about it or not! Maybe he
doesn't know!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Oh God, I wouldn't believe even if you deny that the kid is not yours. He looks just like you!” Liam
looked at Dan seriously,
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&#lt;p&#gt;nodded and said, "Yeah, you do look alike!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh!" Sherry panicked and pursed her lips. Why did everyone say that Dan looked like her? Maybe
that's a good thing. Maybe
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&#lt;p&#gt;people will stop saying that the child was not hers. She looked at Liam and nodded, “Yes, my son looks
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&#lt;p&#gt;“What a beautiful child! How old are you, Dan?"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Five years old!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;"You got married that early, Sherry?” He remembered that her age was either 23 or 24 on her CV. In
other words, she gave
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&#lt;p&#gt;birth to the child when she was 17 or 18!
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Yes!" Sherry nodded awkwardly and lowered her head. It's wrong to lie. But she couldn't tell everyone
that she has been a
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Was my game really okay, Uncle Liam?" Dan couldn't help but interrupt. He didn't forget why they
came out here today.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Oh! Let's get down to business!" Liam snapped his fingers, "Waiter, take our orders!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry paused but didn't dare to speak.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Since it's your son, let me treat the little genius!" Liam smiled, and his eyes fell on Sherry's face.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"What do you like to eat, Dan?" Liam liked the kid when they first met.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Dan first glanced at Sherry, but didn't order anything. He didn't dare to order if mommy didn't say
anything.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam looked at how the kid behaved and seemed to understand something. He was really a good kid.
Obviously, Sherry has
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&#lt;p&#gt;taught the kid well.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Let me buy you a lunch, Mr. Brooks!” Sherry thought if her son's game could be sold, she should treat
Liam.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"That's not acceptable.” Liam said anxiously, "How can I let a woman pay? Besides, you have saved
my life, and I didn't have
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&#lt;p&#gt;"You don't have to be so kind, Mr. Brooks!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;"You were being too kind, Sherry!" Liam glanced at her arm. “By the way, Sherry, how's your injury?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh! Much better!” Sherry said.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Let me drive you to the hospital tomorrow!” Liam glanced at the menu and saw that their mother and
child were acting
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&#lt;p&#gt;squeamish. He ordered something suitable for the kid. Then he ordered another nourishing soup for
Sherry, remembering that she needed nourishment.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Give me some juice!" Liam spoke up when he saw the empty cup on the table.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“It's ok, Uncle Brooks!" Although Dan liked juice, he also knew not to be too cheeky, especially in front
of strangers.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"What's the matter? Are you saving money for me? Don't. Uncle Brooks is using company's expense
and my boss will have to
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&#lt;p&#gt;pay me back! Hahaha...’
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Can I drink some more juice, mommy?" Dan carefully asked for permission.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Watching the scene, Liam felt sad. What a sensible kid! It even made him feel sorry that the kid was
such a good boy. "It doesn't break the law to drink juice. You don't have to ask your mommy. Uncle
Brooks will decide for you!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh!" Sherry knew about his sense of humor and didn't say anything.
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&#lt;p&#gt;“That's right. Drink, kid!" Liam put the juice in front of him, and Dan immediately became excited when
he saw the juice.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Is it true that the president wants to buy Dan's game?" Sherry asked in doubt.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Yes! That's what he told me today. He asked me talk to you. But I didn't expect it to be you!”&#lt;/p&#gt;
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry couldn't help but blush after knowing that the person from last night was William Rowland. It
turned out that William
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&#lt;p&#gt;was the person who had bought all the condoms. Why did he need so many condoms?
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&#lt;p&#gt;There must be too many women. That jerk was using such a hit product. Aren't those popular among
young students?
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Sherry?" Seeing her lost in thought, Liam called out.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Mommy has a lot on her plate recently. Don't interrupt her. You can talk to me!” Dan looked like a
grown-up.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh!" Sherry caught on right away after hearing what Dan had said. She hurriedly apologized, seeing
Liam's thoughtful
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Haha, were you distracted?" Liam nodded and asked Dan with a smile. “Your game has a very
promising future, Dan. Mr. Big
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&#lt;p&#gt;Dick said he will give you one million yuan worth of rewards. Are you happy?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uncle Brooks, are other people's games the same price?" Before Sherry could speak up, Dan already
asked the question
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&#lt;p&#gt;seriously, "I want to know if other people's games are at this price?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam was holding a cup and he was startled. He looked at the serious looking kid with hesitation. This
kid was quite business minded.
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&#lt;p&#gt;This reminded him of someone twelve years ago. In his freshman year, he had designed a game by
himself and said exactly the same thing when he was negotiating the price!
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam was stunned that this kid had the same business sense as William. Except that Will was 18 years
old 12 years ago, and Dan is only five now.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam quickly came to his sense, and then smiled gently, "Well, yours is higher than others!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;He didn't know why Will would pay such a high price, but he said the kid was worth it.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Why?" Sherry couldn't help but asked.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"I don't know!” Liam smiled, "Here is the check, it's already written!”
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam took a check from his briefcase and handed it to Sherry. The amount was already filled in!
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Mommy, so this is a check?" Dan frowned, "Can we buy a house with this?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uh!" Sherry blushed, looking at the check in astonishment. A game developed by her son cost more
than her ten-year-salary!
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&#lt;p&#gt;"But Mr. Brooks, does Dan's game really have the potential? Is it worth the price?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Frankly speaking, an average game is worth only hundreds of thousands. It must be his intention if the
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&#lt;p&#gt;hugh-sum check. If I am guessing right, he must have no idea that Dan is your son. So, take the
money. Don't worry!” Liam assumed she was worried that William had ulterior motives.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"We can buy a house now, mommy. We don't have to put others to trouble anymore!" Dan just wanted
to buy a house so that
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&#lt;p&#gt;her mother could live a good life.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam asked with concern after hearing his words, "Don't you have a place to live?"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“No, I live at my friend's place!" Sherry explained.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Oh, well. This is not enough to buy a house!"
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&#lt;p&#gt;“Not enough?” Dan looked upset when he heard it, "How much does it cost to buy a house?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Dan!" Sherry looked at her son and said softly, "Buying a house is mommy's concern. You don't have
to worry about it, okay?”
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&#lt;p&#gt;"OK!" Dan was obviously a little down.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Liam felt distressed when he heard their conversation, "Where is his father?"
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&#lt;p&#gt;Sherry's face turned pale right away.
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&#lt;p&#gt;"Uncle Brooks...not every child has a daddy, just like not every child has a mommy!" Dan spoke up
before Sherry could say
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&#lt;p&#gt;He was shocked again.
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&#lt;p&#gt;Is this a single-parent family?&#lt;/p&#gt;
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