Chapter 640

Instead of retrieving her snacks, Hazel only took out her textbooks and placed them on the table. Peter sat across from the three, beaming with pride at the three young adults before him. "Hand over your phones," Peter demanded with his newfound authority, extending his hand. Grace clutched her phone behind her back and protested, "Dad, we're studying right before you. Why do you need our phones?" "Oliver's orders. I have to send him photo updates," Peter explained. Grace could not help but wonder who the real parent and child was. Reluctantly, all three surrendered their phones. Oliver received the photos and forwarded them to Shawn for reassurance. The studying process was monotonous, and the supervision was equally dull. The warm sunlight streaming through the windows made everyone except James yawn with drowsiness. "We have a huge house, yet you all insist on coming to the city library to study," Peter complained, frustrated by the lack of comfortable sleeping spots. Grace