BXBX NOVEL Chapter 692 - 14.88
Three days had passed, and there was no movement from Clarke. Even Reed was surprised that Clarke hadn\'t ransacked his office or any of his business yet, because he was fully prepared for it.
Meanwhile, the kids started homeschooling, with Reed inviting teachers to the mansion. They had their own separate room for studying.
Hermes asked Uncle Reed whether he could play with his friends from the previous school, but Uncle Reed told him to wait for a moment until the situation with his real Dad had been solved, and then he could play with whoever he wanted.
Meanwhile, Gaius acted like an obedient wife again, but not for Clarke. It was for Reed instead.
Reed told him that he would never touch Gaius unless Gaius was the one who wanted it because he didn\'t want to be a substitute for Clarke.
[Heh, funny he said that. All he did was literally kick Clarke away from my and the kids\' life, and then put himself in that empty position.]
[But still… I wonder what Clarke is up to right now. He hasn\'t done anything for 3 days straight.]
[Pupa: Maybe he has given up on you and decided to marry someone else instead?]
[Aish, don\'t scare me!]
"Mom, tomorrow is Father\'s day, and there will be a sports competition in my school…." Hermes said. He knew that Uncle Reed had cleared the troubles with the school, so he\'d still be registered as a student there but did homeschooling instead. He\'d only come to school for the semester exam.
But that didn\'t kill his excitement to participate in the competition with Uncle Reed!"
"Mom, can you come with Artemis too? The school is open to students\' family members. There will be a food festival too," Hermes asked.
Gaius darted his eyes at Reed immediately, and Reed hummed for a moment before nodding, "It\'s fine to have some fun time outside. I will compete with Hermes against another pair of child-dad on Father\'s Day. You can go with Artemis to enjoy the food festival."
Hermes was so happy with that confirmation and hugged Uncle Reed, "Uncle Reed is the best, really!"
"Anything for you, champ!" Reed laughed heartily and patted Hermes\' head. Meanwhile, Gaius was worried that something might happen. He was scared that Clarke might ransack the whole school festival.
"Don\'t worry about anything. I\'ll take care of it," Reed said to Gaius. He was already comfortable enough with Gaius, although he still put him under house arrest, so this would be the first time to get out of Reed\'s shackle.
But other than that, they lived a comfortable life as a family. Gaius never mentioned Clarke anymore, so Reed thought that Gaius would eventually forget about Clarke.
Little did he know, he still put Clarke deep inside his heart. He just didn\'t want anything bad to happen to him.
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Reed, Gaius, and the kids arrived in front of the school festival. Gaius was a bit surprised at how crowded it was. Because usually, people wouldn\'t gather in a festival for a long time, knowing the attack of supervillains might kill them if they weren\'t careful.
[Does this mean there has been no supervillains attack for a while?]
[Pupa: Indeed. There is no chance of that happening since Reed is too busy with you and the kids these days. He is the master of supervillains, you know.]
[I know, it\'s not surprising anymore knowing the extent of his scary power.]
They walked in and became celebrities instantly, especially because there were no women except little girl Artemis there.
One of the kids, Hermes\' friend, came with his Dad and approached them. He asked Hermes, "Hermes! Glad you came today! Where is your Mom?"
Hermes pointed at Gaius proudly, "That\'s my Mom!"
Hermes\' friend was stunned. He had never heard a man can be Mom. But he dared not ask more because Hermes had a short fuse whenever someone joked that his parents never came to school.
But he seemed to be in full confidence and pride today. He didn\'t even hesitate to tell the world about his Mom.
"T—Then, where is your Dad?"
Hermes choked on air as he realized that Uncle Reed wasn\'t his dad, and his real Dad never went with them.
Reed suddenly patted Hermes\' head and claimed, "I\'m Hermes\' Dad, Reed. And this is my wife, Gaius. He is carrying my little girl. Her name is Artemis."
Hermes\' friend and his Dad were stunned, but they dared not ask for more because it might sound offensive. So they nodded and excused themselves.
"Uncle, thank you…." Hermes said.
"For what?"
"For being my Dad today…."
"What do you mean only today? Champ, I will be your Dad forever! You\'re my son!" Reed claimed out and loud, he didn\'t shy away, and that made Hermes so happy and relieved at the same time.
Gaius watched everything in silence. At this moment, he knew that Hermes finally had a father figure, someone he could truly call Dad, and it wasn\'t Clarke.
[Reed obviously treasures Hermes like his own son. He is a better Dad than Clarke. There is no denying in that.]
[And he is also great at taking care of Artemis. I still remember the bathe Artemis alone when I was busy cooking yesterday.]
[Pupa: And your point is?]
[The kids will be alright even after I\'m gone from this world. I know I can\'t trust Clarke with the kids, but I can trust Reed.]
Reed turned his head at Gaius, and Gaius gave him a light smile, much to Reed\'s happiness.
He knew that he had slowly crawled inside Gaius\' heart. Since he loved the kids anyway, it wasn\'t hard to have his own family.
"We\'ll register now. You should walk around in the festival with Artemis because we\'ll practice first before joining one competition," Reed suggested.
"Okay, call me if you two are going to start. I\'ll return immediately with Artemis," Gaius smiled and walked with Artemis to the food festival.
"Bye-bye, Uncle! Bye-Bye, Big brother!" Artemis waved her hand while she was being carried by Gaius.