"Mommy?" Cameron, who was playing with a small ball with his head down, suddenly raised his head, and his curious gaze met Lily, who was close to his eyes, with a mix of doubt, surprise, and desire.
Lily reached out to touch his delicate and lovely little face, but Cameron shrank back, his eyes filled with resistance.
"Dad, is she really my mommy?"
Michael Scott stepped forward and put his arm around his small shoulder, patiently saying: "Of course, look, doesnt she look exactly like the mommy in the photo?"
Cameron stared at Lily seriously for a while, then nodded heavily, stretched out his short right arm, but couldnt reach Lily.
Michael Scott glared at her fiercely, reminding her to stop being stunned.
Because of Camerons action of shrinking back just now, Lily was worried that she would scare the child again.
But after Michael Scott gave her an unhappy look, she understood what he meant and excitedly stepped forward to hold her own child, her hands trembling slightly, and tears couldnt help but slide down the corners of her eyes.
Her child is not dead, this warm little body is in her arms, just like a small stove, making her heart that has been cold for five years extremely warm, her tears kept flowing, but the corners of her mouth gradually turned up.
"Mommy, why didnt you see me before?" Cameron asked cautiously.
Lily released his small body and wiped the tears on her face with her fingers.
"I..." She didnt know how to tell the child, could she tell him that she had never known about his existence? Then her parents lies would be exposed, and Michael Scott would definitely not let them go.
"Your mommy was on a business trip before, she didnt mean not to see you, but every time she came back, you were already asleep, so you didnt see her." Michael Scott helped her answer this question, and she was very grateful to look at him.
Cameron thought about it with his head down, and also believed it. But then he grabbed Lilys hand: "Mommy, when you come back next time, if I fall asleep again, you wake me up, I wont cry or make a fuss."
He seemed to be afraid that Lily wouldnt believe him, so he shook his head vigorously twice. Such an expression and action made Lily feel heartache.
"Mommy wont leave you again, she wont!" She hugged Cameron into her arms again.
Michael Scott watched their interaction and didnt say a word, his eyes were complicated. When Lily said she would never leave Cameron again, his back stiffened unconsciously.
Upon hearing Lily, Camerons eyes widened instantly, and he poked his head out of her arms in surprise: "Really?"
"Of course." When Lily said this, her tone was slightly insufficient, and she glanced at Michael Scott, worried that he wouldnt give her such an opportunity.
Her gaze made Michael Scotts face tense instantly, and his eyes became more fierce.
He just believed the woman full of lies, and her guilt was exposed in an instant, Michael Scott couldnt help but scold himself in his heart.
He reached out coldly and pulled Cameron back to his side, his tone hard: "Lets go to school."
Lily opened her mouth, but didnt say anything, he was willing to let her see the child, and she was already very happy. Even if she wanted to spend more time with the child, she didnt dare to ask for fear of making him angry.
"No, I dont want to go to school!" Suddenly, Cameron pushed Michael Scott away in a burst of emotion and curled up on the sofa with a gloomy face.
"Why dont you want to go to school?" Lily stepped forward and reached out to touch his little head, asking gently.
"Is someone bullying you at school, Ill go talk to your teacher." Michael Scott thought of this possibility, and he was immediately furious.
"No one bullied me." Cameron explained immediately, "I just dont want to go to school."
"Are you being stubborn again?" Michael Scott stared at Cameron, knowing that this was not the first time he had been like this.
Cameron grabbed Lilys arm: "I dont want to go to school, I dont want to go home, and mommy is gone again." He finished grievance, raised his face, his eyes filled with tears.
"You silly child, when you come back from school, mommy is still at home."
Even though Lily said this, the sensitive Cameron still didnt believe it: "Other classmates mom and dad are together, but mommy you are never with us, are you really my dads wife?"
"Ah?" This question caught Lily off guard, and when she didnt know how to answer, Michael Scott came over, his right hand around her neck, and accurately kissed her lips.
Lily was surprised and stared wide-eyed, but she didnt push him away. Soon, he moved away from his lips, his hand around her shoulders, and smiled at Cameron: "Your mommy was busy before and has been on a business trip outside, she wont be in the future, right?"
He looked at her as if he was waiting for her answer like Cameron.
Lily quickly nodded: "Yes, she wont."
Camerons doubts seemed to be dispelled by their interaction, but he still said he couldnt go to school. After they tried many ways to ask and persuade, he finally told the reason. Halloween is coming soon, and the teacher asked them to make a pumpkin lantern with their parents, but he didnt do it well.
"Why didnt you tell dad before?" Its not a difficult thing, but thinking about it, Camerons mood has been bad recently, maybe a very simple point will hurt him, and parent-child activities are definitely on the list.
"I want to make a pumpkin lantern with dad and mommy." He said in a sticky voice.
"When is the homework due?"
After Michael Scott finished asking, Camerons face wrinkled again: "Today."
Hearing his words, Michael Scott immediately called the kindergarten teacher. After hanging up, he came over to comfort Cameron: "The teacher said its okay to teach late, and the activity evaluation is on the weekend."
Camerons eyes instantly regained their luster because of this: "Then dad, lets do it quickly."
Michael Scott immediately had someone find a pumpkin.
Because they had never done this kind of toy before, Michael Scott checked the tutorial, and the three of them worked together, destroying three pumpkins, and finally made a satisfactory one.
"I didnt expect you to be not very good at this." Michael Scott curled his mouth and made a complaint to Lily, "Arent people who study dancing supposed to have flexible fingers?"
"You..." Lily was also unwilling to admit defeat, "You are so powerful with a long knife, and you are not flexible when cutting a pumpkin."
The two teased each other, staring at each other angrily, and no one thought of giving in. For a moment, they seemed to have forgotten the hatred and misunderstandings of the past six years. Lily also felt less fear of Michael Scott since they met again.
"Dad, mom, are you arguing?" Camerons gaze wandered between them, worriedly asking.
"How could it be? Dad would never argue with your mom." Michael Scott was worried that Cameron would be unhappy, so he explained immediately, "I was just laughing at how stupid your mom is."
Lily gave him a white eye.
Lily, who was telling stories to Cameron, quietly left the childrens room after making sure Cameron was asleep, and went back to her room to take a bath.
She came out and found Michael Scott sitting on her bed.
She was scared and took two steps back: "Why are you here?"
He looked at her frightened expression, his face tightened instantly, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He patted the place next to him, indicating that she should come over.
Lily took a breath, pressed down the fear lingering in her heart, and walked over slowly.
As soon as she sat down, she heard his sarcasm.