Chapter 16

Caspian looked seriously at Tyler and paused for a long time before he spoke, enunciating each word clearly. "Dad, I don't want a mother. I don't have a mother. Even though other children have a father and a mother, having a father is enough for me. I don't need a mother." He spoke earnestly, but Tyler felt a wave of frustration. His poor child had been sent to the orphanage as soon as he was born. He had overcome so many hurdles on his own to reach the age of three, and he had finally met his father. Why did Annaliese have to barge in and disrupt their lives? At that thought, Tyler's eyes filled with anger. He turned and gritted his teeth as he looked at Annaliese. "You heard him. Caspian says that he doesn't need a mother, and I don't need a wife either. I have the ability to raise him, so you don't have to trouble yourself!" Before Annaliese could open her mouth again, he picked Caspian up and crossed the road. Annaliese was startled. She ran after him quickly, but a speedin