Chapter 13

In the end, it was Celine who came to pick up Jake from kindergarten. She took his hand and told him he needed to apologize to Charlie. Jake just turned his head away, face cold, and refused to even look at Charlie. He muttered, "He was the one who kept talking about my mom. I didn't do anything wrong." Charlie's grandmother let out a frustrated laugh, but she couldn't bring herself to scold a child. So, she grabbed Charlie and stormed off. Celine felt so awkward, wishing she could just get out of there. As they walked off, Celine could still hear Charlie, with a fresh bite mark on his arm, asking his grandmother, "Jake says his parents are getting divorced. Can't his mom be my mom instead?" Jake, still fuming, tried to go after him again, but Celine quickly stopped him. He stormed off without another word, and Celine followed behind him with a heavy sigh. She was really starting to think this job was above her pay grade. If Lucas and Miranda actually went through with the divorc