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As soon as Titus slipped out of the house, the old doctor knew.
He didn’t stop him — just quietly followed the little guy from a distance.
The Medicine Valley sat deep in the mountains, surrounded by dense forests. Even in broad daylight, people unfamiliar with the trails wouldn’t dare to wander in, afraid they’d get lost, run into wild animals, and never make it out alive.
At night, it was even worse. The calls of birds, insects, and wild beasts mixed into a creepy symphony that could scare the life out of anyone.
Titus was brave for his age, but he was still just a little kid.
The farther he walked, the more scared he got — terrified he’d run into some ferocious animal that might eat him.
In the end, he turned back, embarrassed and defeated.
The old doctor pretended not to notice anything. He quietly returned to his own room, tucked the little suitcase away, and went back to sleep.
Home, after all, was safe and comfortable.
After that night — after being scared straight — Titus gave up on running away. No matter how often he got punished, he would sit down and copy medical books without a fuss.
When the call with Jane ended, she contacted the old doctor and asked if Titus could call Liberty, saying that Sonny missed him.
A few minutes later, Liberty’s phone rang. It was the old doctor.
After the adults exchanged a few polite greetings, they handed their phones over to the kids.
“Sonny, I miss you so much,” Titus said, full of excitement.
“I miss you too! Summer break’s coming soon. Will you come back? If you do, I’ll go over to your house to play, and you can come over to mine.”
Titus said, “I’m not sure. It depends on what my master says. If he lets me, I’ll come back. I really wish I could grow up faster — then I could go wherever I want and not be stuck listening to adults.”
Sonny agreed. “I want to grow up faster too.”
Liberty and Duncan exchanged a look. Liberty smiled, then pushed Duncan’s wheelchair and said, “Let’s go for a walk and let the boys talk a little longer.”
“We’ll head back to Jensburg tomorrow,” Liberty added.
“Anytime’s fine,” Duncan said. “Wherever you go, I’m going too.”
They were husband and wife — they stuck together.
As Liberty pushed Duncan outside, she reminded Sonny, “After you’re done talking to Titus, bring me the phone, okay? I’m taking Uncle Duncan out for a walk.”
“Okay!” Sonny answered without even turning his head. Then he said excitedly to Titus, “Titus, I’m a big brother now! My aunt had a baby — I have a little brother! When he was first born, he wasn’t very cute… kind of ugly, actually. But now he’s adorable! This is my little brother. I’m officially a big brother!”
Titus replied with a simple, “Oh.”
Last time he visited FC Manor, Jane had mentioned that Aunt Seren had a baby growing in her belly.
Now, after so long, it made sense the baby had been born.
Titus said, “My little brother and sister can already walk and call me ‘brother.’ Your little brother’s just a newborn. Who knows when he’ll be able to call you brother?”
Sonny was stunned into silence.
Titus had just poured cold water all over his excitement.
When Jane’s twins turned 100 days old, Serenity had just found out she was pregnant. Zachary had immediately brought her back to Wiltspoon.
Now Serenity’s baby had been born, while Enzo and Avah were already a year old — walking, talking, calling out for their brother.
It was normal.
After a moment of speechless frustration, Sonny puffed up and said, “My little brother will talk too! Someday, he’ll call me brother. He’ll grow up… and so will we.”
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Sonny still remembered that when he first met Titus, he was just two or three years old. Now he was five and had grown a lot taller.
“Titus, my mom wants to take me to Jensburg for school. I don’t want to go. What should I do?” Sonny asked.
Realizing he couldn’t outdo Titus when it came to showing off younger siblings, Sonny quickly changed the subject.
The two little boys had a lot to talk about.
They said whatever popped into their heads, not caring if the other fully understood.
Titus asked, “Where’s Jensburg? Is it fun there? Why does your mom want you to study there?”
Sonny explained, “My mom’s got a job in Jensburg. She’s gonna be working there for a long time, and she doesn’t want to be apart from me, so she wants me to move and study there. But… I don’t want to leave my aunt.”
Titus responded casually, “So what? I didn’t want to leave my mom Jane and Uncle Ben either. It’s not like I chose to come here. My master brought me. I don’t even know what this place is called.”
The adults had never told him.
Titus couldn’t figure it out. He’d been living there for years, even went to kindergarten, but still didn’t know the name of the place.
Every time he had to go to kindergarten, it was a long trip — by private plane, no less.
When he went to school, aunts and uncles would take turns flying helicopters to pick him up.
“Sonny, even if you move schools, at least your mom will be with you. My mom’s not with me. Every day my master makes me dry herbs, plant herbs, pick herbs, and memorize medical books. If I mess up, I have to copy medical books and practice over and over again. I can’t even be lazy. Even when I have to go to kindergarten, I have to practice before I leave and again when I get back.”
Titus had been forced to practice so much that Sonny could never beat him at anything.
No one at kindergarten dared to bully him either.
If a kid tried to snatch his toys or push him, Titus would push back harder, sending them flying.
Anyone who tried to fight him would end up crying on the ground.
Now he was like the king of the kids — everyone listened to him.
Titus said, “Sonny, I really envy you.”
Sonny smiled and said, “I envy you too.”
Titus had lots of uncles and aunts who loved him.
Sonny envied how Titus always seemed better than him, how he had several little brothers and a really cute little sister.
That’s just how people are — you think someone else has it better, and they think the same about you.
They never realized the things they disliked were the very things others wished they had.
“When you come back for summer vacation, make sure you call my aunt. I’ll ask her to take me to play with you, and I’ll bring my little brother too. He’s really cute,” Sonny said excitedly.
“He doesn’t cry like your brother. He’s really well-behaved.”
A baby who only eats and sleeps might seem like an angel now, but reality had other plans.
Soon enough, Sonny would find out his little brother could cry plenty — and wasn’t so easygoing after all.
Titus said, “Yeah, my little brother cries all the time, but my little sister’s really well-behaved. Last time I visited, she kept calling me ‘brother.’ I like her so much.”
Sonny was left speechless.
His little buddy, Titus, always circled back to talking about his sister.
Today, it felt like they couldn’t keep the conversation going much longer.
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“Sonny, why doesn’t your aunt give you a little sister? It’d be so nice if you had a brother and a sister like my mom, Jane.”
Sonny was quiet for a moment before he answered, “My aunt said my little sister is still swinging in the garden and doesn’t want to come play with me yet. But when she gets tired of swinging, she’ll come find me.”
Titus asked, “Which garden is she swinging in? Why don’t we just go find her? We could swing there too.”
Sonny answered honestly, “My aunt didn’t say which garden, and I don’t know where to find her.”
Titus said, “You should’ve asked her more clearly.”
Sonny: “…”
“Then I’ll ask my aunt tomorrow which garden my sister’s in,” Sonny said. “I’ll go look for her — maybe I can even bring back two sisters.”
Titus immediately chimed in, “Ask Aunt Seren where my sister is too! I’ll help you look. I love my sister so much. She’s way cuter than my brother. My brother cries all the time, but my sister’s really well-behaved. I love having a sister. Just one isn’t enough — I want a bunch!”
Sonny said, “I’ll tell you after I find my sister.”
If he really did find some sisters swinging in the garden, he’d bring a few home for himself and not tell Titus — that way Titus would only have one sister, but Sonny would have several.
“Okay, you have to tell me once you find out,” Titus reminded him again and again.
The two kids stayed on the phone for a long time, talking until their phones started heating up. Finally, Sonny said reluctantly, “Titus, I have to hang up now. See you during summer break! I’m going to live in Jensburg with my mom. You should come visit me. It snows in Jensburg in the winter — we can have snowball fights and build snowmen!”
It never snowed in Wiltspoon during winter. People there had always been fascinated by snow. Sonny only saw real snow for the first time when he visited Jensburg last winter.
In his mind, he figured his friends had never seen real snow either.
Annenburg and Wiltspoon were both in the south, and winters there weren’t very cold — definitely no snow.
Logically, Titus shouldn’t have seen snow either.
But Titus lived with his master now, and where they lived, it snowed a lot. Once winter came, the fields would be blanketed in snow.
After hearing Sonny’s invitation, Titus laughed and said, “Okay, okay! I play in the snow all the time in winter. My master’s place gets tons of snow.”
Sonny: “…”
He thought his friend had never seen snow — turns out he was wrong.
After they finally hung up, Titus handed the phone back to the old doctor.
The old doctor took the phone, popped out the SIM card, slid his regular SIM card back in, and tossed the used SIM card away.
He had plenty of spares anyway.
Every time Titus needed to call someone, the old doctor would install a fresh SIM card and then remove it after the call. That’s why Titus didn’t have a fixed phone number.
“Master, why do you always throw away that little thing?” Titus asked, confused as he watched.
The old doctor said, “It’s to protect you. You’re still young — you’ll understand when you’re older.” He patted Titus’s head and added, “Titus, you have to study hard and train well. You need to learn everything I teach you.”
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The old doctor added, “It hasn’t been easy for you to get where you are today. It hasn’t been easy just to stay alive and grow up.”
Titus had no idea how much the old doctor had sacrificed behind the scenes to protect him.
He also didn’t realize how much his family had given up to help him survive and succeed.
Titus seemed to understand a little and said, “Master, I’ve been studying and practicing really hard lately. I haven’t been slacking off.”
Titus still didn’t know the truth about his past. He didn’t know he was carrying a blood feud, and he had no idea so many people were out there searching for him.
He had the love of his mother Jane, Uncle Ben, his master, and his grandmaster — and that was enough to make him feel carefree. Even though he didn’t know who his biological parents were, it never affected his happiness growing up.
The only thing that confused him was the strange totem on his back. But his master had warned him never to tell anyone about it. Even when his best friend Sonny accidentally saw it, Aunt Seren made sure Sonny knew to keep it a secret too.
Titus could only guess about the totem — he couldn’t see it himself. Sonny said it looked weird, kind of like a dragon, but not exactly. Either way, it was strange.
It probably had something to do with his hidden past.
Everyone kept it from him. Since no one talked about it, he didn’t ask. All they wanted was for him to grow up happy.
Titus said, “Master, I have a question.”
The old doctor nodded. “Go ahead. If I know the answer, I’ll tell you.”
Titus asked, “Sonny’s aunt had a baby boy, but he misses having a sister. He asked his aunt when he would get a little sister, and his aunt said his sister was still out there swinging in a garden somewhere. Master, are my sisters also swinging in some garden? Which garden are they in? I only have one sister right now, but I want two more. I want to go to the garden and bring back some sisters. My sister really loves swinging in the garden.”
Whenever Titus thought of Avah, he pictured her climbing onto the swing. She was still little and didn’t like sitting on it alone — she always needed him to hold her while she swung. Every time they played on the swing, Avah’s face would light up with happiness.
That’s why Titus believed his sister loved swinging.
Uncle Ben had even promised to install a special swing chair for Avah so she could swing safely by herself.
Titus didn’t know if it had been installed yet — he hadn’t been back to FC Manor in a long time.
The old doctor was speechless.
He just stared for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Titus looked at his master, confused. Was his question really that funny?
He truly wanted more sisters — especially if they were as cute and sweet as Avah. He already had a bunch of brothers, but every time he took them out to play, he ended up with a headache from all their crying.
No wonder Uncle Ben and Aunt Lilian — who was also his master’s apprentice — would hand Fabian off the second they saw the old doctor. That little brother of his cried more than anyone.
Fabian was by far the loudest and the biggest crier among his brothers.
He was also the youngest, always trying to join in the fun even when the older boys didn’t want him around. He would force his way into their games, grab toys, and start crying when things didn’t go his way.
Fabian wasn’t even a year old yet and couldn’t walk — he could only crawl.
But he crawled fast, especially when he was trying to snatch toys from his brothers. As soon as the nanny put him down, he would crawl straight toward the toys and then yell at her to pick him up and rescue him.
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Fabian was always afraid his brothers would snatch his toys away.
Of course, every time he tried to grab toys from his brothers, they’d either push him over or hit him with a toy, and his cries would echo through the entire villa.
They were all just one or two years old — way too young to know how to share.
Whenever the little guys played together, it usually ended in a scuffle.
The worst of them was Enzo. He had just learned how to walk. Even though he wasn’t the oldest, he acted like he was. He loved bossing his older brothers around and bullying his younger ones.
In short, he was as domineering as they come.
The only person Enzo was afraid of was his twin sister.
They would often fight over toys, and Enzo usually lost to Avah. He’d throw a huge tantrum, while Avah would just sit there, watching him cry like she was the winner.
Losing to Avah taught Enzo a lesson — she wasn’t someone he could easily mess with. So he ended up being a little scared of her.
Even though all the kids were still too young to speak clearly, they had already learned how to read the adults’ expressions. They knew their little sister was everyone’s darling — and that the four brothers combined were no match for her.
Their great-grandmother used to joke all the time, Why did we have so many boys?
Titus said, “Master, don’t laugh. You said if you knew the answer, you’d tell me. Sonny said his sister was brought back from a park. Is that true? Can you really bring a sister home from a park?”
“Next time I go home, I’m going to ask my mom why she didn’t bring back two sisters instead. Why just one? Couldn’t she just bring a sister instead of a brother?”
The old doctor was laughing so hard at Titus’s serious questions that his stomach started to hurt.
Titus stared at him, dead serious.
Hadn’t his master promised to answer his questions?
Why was he just laughing? Was it really that funny?
In Titus’s mind, his question wasn’t funny at all.
It was important — a very serious and solemn matter.
“Master, if you laugh again, I’m going to be mad,” Titus said, his little face turning bright red with frustration.
The old doctor forced himself to stop laughing — but he still chuckled quietly under his breath.
Finally, he said, “Kid, you’ve been tricked. Where are you going to find a park with little sisters you can just take home?”
“Babies come from their mother’s belly. It’s not like the mom can just pick whether to have a boy or a girl. If you’re meant to have a brother, you get a brother. If you’re lucky, you might get a sister. What Sonny’s aunt told him — that was just to comfort him. It’s a little white lie. When you grow up and fall in love, you’ll understand.”
Titus frowned. “Is that really how you coax kids? But Sonny’s aunt said it. Aunt Seren doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would lie. She’s always really nice to Sonny. Why would she lie to him?”
The old doctor smiled gently and said, “Sometimes there are things adults just can’t explain to little kids. So they tell a harmless lie instead. When you get a little older, I’ll tell you the truth — or you’ll figure it out yourself. You’re my grandson. You’re studying medicine. Pretty soon, you’ll understand exactly where babies come from.”
“It’s really not something like — ‘Oh, I want a sister, and then boom, I have a sister,’ or ‘I want several sisters.’ It doesn’t work that way. Your mother’s family and the York family both tend to have a lot more boys than girls. The Johnson family’s a little better — they usually have a girl every other generation. As for your Aunt Seren’s in-laws, they haven’t had a daughter in generations. It’s been nearly a hundred years since one was born.”
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Titus still didn’t really understand, but he didn’t ask any more questions. His master had made it pretty clear — if they kept pushing for answers, he’d just make up a story to brush them off.
At least Titus now knew one thing for sure: you didn’t go pick up a sister from a garden swing.
That meant Sonny wasn’t going to find any sisters swinging in a park either.
Haha — I have sisters, but Sonny doesn’t, Titus thought proudly.
“Master, are you about to cry?” Titus asked, tilting his head.
The old doctor tapped him lightly and said, “All kids love to cry. And you even gave your precious little brother nicknames — Crybaby Fabian, Lovely Fabian… How adorable is Lovely Fabian?”
He chuckled and added, “And don’t think I didn’t notice — you still cry sometimes too. So don’t go calling your brother a crybaby.”
Titus rubbed the spot where his master had tapped him and grumbled, “But Fabian cries the most. Was I like that when I was a baby? No way. I heard Mom say I was really well-behaved. Every time I saw her, I would hug her and call her ‘Mom’ right away.”
Mom always said she and he were destined to be mother and son.
The old doctor smiled. “You’re still just a kid yourself. You think you’ve grown up already? You’re only four or five years old.”
“Master, I really don’t know what you were like when you were Fabian’s age,” Titus said thoughtfully.
When Jane had first picked up Titus, he had just learned to walk and could barely speak. He could only manage to call out “Mom” and “Dad.” But the moment he saw Jane, he reached for her and called her “Mom,” melting her heart completely.
That moment sealed their bond — and soon after, Jane and Ben officially adopted him.
“Master,” Titus asked seriously, “you said every child is born from their mother. What about me? I don’t envy my mom. I envy my mom when I was born.”
Titus saw Jane as his real mother. But deep down, he understood — he wasn’t born from Jane like Enzo and Avah were.
He had seen it himself: Jane’s belly had grown big, she went to the hospital, and then she gave birth to his little brother and sister.
But he had been… picked up.
The old doctor pulled Titus into a tight hug. After a long pause, he said softly, “Master doesn’t know what your mother looked like. But you — you look like your parents now.”
“Usually, children resemble their parents. Sometimes, they take after their grandparents.”
Titus’s biological parents had been murdered years ago. It wasn’t just his parents — his entire family had been wiped out.
Only Titus survived, because the nanny had risked everything to smuggle him out.
Even so, the nanny and the bodyguard who helped protect him didn’t make it in the end.
It was a miracle that Jane had found him. And it was a blessing that the old doctor’s apprentice had spotted his talent and taken him under his wing to pass down the art of healing.
Thanks to them, Titus could now live a carefree, happy life.
But when he came of age, he would have to face the blood feud he unknowingly carried.
Poor child, the old doctor thought as he hugged him even tighter.
He had raised so many children over the years, but every time he thought about the cruel fate that awaited Titus, it broke his heart all over again.
Yet there was nothing he could do but protect him until he grew up.
He was getting old now.
By the time Titus was ready to face his destiny, the old doctor knew he might not be around anymore.
Just because he was a miracle doctor didn’t mean he could cheat death. His body had been damaged years ago from testing medicine on himself.
If his apprentice hadn’t graduated and taken over his heavy responsibilities, he might not have lasted even this long.
Now, retired and living quietly, he had no major worries. His only goal was to teach his apprentice and Titus well.
If he was lucky, maybe he could live another ten years.
Maybe — just maybe — he could live long enough to see Titus take his revenge, reclaim everything that was stolen from the Labbe family, find happiness, marry, and have children.
Then, he could leave this world with no regrets.
“Master, are my real parents dead?”
Titus suddenly looked up and asked.
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The old doctor froze for a moment, then gently touched Titus’s head and asked kindly, “Why do you ask that? You’ve never seen your parents. You don’t even know what they look like. If they were alive, why wouldn’t they come looking for you? How could you have ended up abandoned on the side of the road, only to be found by your mother?”
Titus was a smart boy—he knew how to think things through.
“Sonny’s parents got divorced, but he still sees his dad all the time. He lives with his mom. Even when she goes far away for work, she comes back to see him. But me? They never came to see me. They didn’t look for me. So I thought… maybe they turned into stars in the sky, watching over me.”
The old doctor pulled him into a hug, let out a long sigh, and said, “Titus, you’re a lucky child. Your mother Jane and Uncle Ben love you like their own. The Johnson family treats you like part of their family too. Even though your parents are gone, you still have so many people who care about you. You’ll grow up surrounded by love.”
Titus snuggled into his master’s arms.
So it was true—his biological parents were gone.
For as long as he could remember, Jane had been his mother. With her love and the care of the Johnson family, he never felt sorry for himself. He hadn’t missed his biological parents, probably because he’d been so young—just a baby, maybe one or two years old—when it all happened.
But now that he was five, he understood more. He could tell he was different from his friends. He thought about things. He analyzed them. And he believed his real parents were no longer in this world.
He had no memory of them, but now that he knew the truth, a quiet sadness settled in. Still, he didn’t cry.
“Master,” Titus asked, “do you know how my parents died?”
The old doctor lied, gently. “You were chosen by your master and taken in as his disciple. That’s how I met you. I don’t know anything about your past. Not even your mother Jane knows. So how could I?”
Titus pressed on. “What about Uncle Alijah? Everyone says he’s really powerful. If he wants to find something out, he can figure out anything.”
The old doctor kept up the lie. “No one’s ever asked him to look into it. How would he know? We don’t even know where you came from. Jane found you in Meadspring, but you’re not from there. She asked around—turns out, you definitely weren’t born in Meadspring. But I believe your family was well-off, and it was fate that brought you here.”
He gently pulled Titus back and looked down at the bright little boy. In a warm voice, he said, “Titus, all you need to do is study hard. Learn medicine from your master. Practice martial arts with your brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles. Whatever they teach you—learn it. When you grow up and become strong, you’ll be able to find out who you are and learn about your birth parents.”
Titus asked, still sounding like a child, “Master, when you became powerful, did you meet my parents? If I get strong too, will they come back? I really want to know what they looked like.”
No matter how kind Jane was or how much love she gave, she wasn’t his biological mother.
If he hadn’t been abandoned, he would want to know who his real parents were.
The old doctor said softly, “They’re watching over you. The stronger you become, the happier they’ll be. And the more at peace they’ll feel.”
Titus didn’t quite understand, but he didn’t ask more questions.
He felt like the topic had suddenly made everything quiet and heavy. His master wasn’t playful anymore—just very gentle, almost too gentle. It made him feel like something was off.
He figured it was this topic that changed his master’s usual cheerful tone. Maybe he felt bad for him. That’s why he was being so soft and kind now.
“Master,” Titus said with determination, “I’ll study hard and train every day. I’ll learn medicine from you and become someone who can heal people and save lives.”
The old doctor smiled. “That’s my boy. I’ll reward you with a chicken leg tonight. Let’s go catch a chicken. There are two legs—one for you, one for me.”
At the mention of food, Titus’s eyes lit up.
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Titus ran straight to the backyard.
All the chickens the old doctor raised were free-range and kept in the backyard. He always said that chickens raised this way tasted the best.
Watching Titus disappear around the corner, the old doctor muttered, “This little foodie—once chicken’s mentioned, he forgets all about his parents.” He got up and followed. “Master’s old now and has no real teeth left. I’ll let you have both chicken legs.”
Titus glanced back and said, “Master, you’ve got a mouth full of teeth! And you always say the leg is the tastiest part of the chicken—tender and juicy. So how can you not eat a leg when your teeth are still there?”
He didn’t mind either way. He planned to eat one chicken leg and give the other to his master.
The old doctor replied, “These teeth? All fake.”
“Still, you’re eating the chicken leg. Master Carden doesn’t like chicken legs, so call her and tell her that old lady who keeps visiting wants to move in with you and grow old together.”
The old doctor scowled. “You little rascal! If you dare tell Carden that, I’ll show you what real punishment looks like.”
There was indeed an old woman who kept showing up, pestering him, saying she wanted to live with him in his old age.
But the old doctor had no interest in that. He was content with the life he had. He was surrounded by his disciples, a group of loyal old friends, and several caring nephews. One of his apprentices, like a daughter to him, had even given him a little grandson—Titus—who stayed by his side every night.
He wasn’t lonely. He didn’t need anyone to live with.
He’d never married—not when he was young, and not even in middle age. After taking in an apprentice, he put all his energy into raising her and never considered finding a stepmother for the child.
Now that he was older and finally retired, he just wanted to enjoy life in peace. Why complicate things?
And who knew what that woman’s intentions really were?
He had his doubts. So, he quietly changed the formation at the entrance of Medicine Valley, making sure that from now on, the old woman couldn’t come in anymore.
But he didn’t want his disciple to find out. That disciple was still hoping to find a wife for her master.
Titus stuck his tongue out playfully. “So Master does get scared sometimes.”
The old doctor tapped him on the head. “You little brat, trying to scare your master now, huh?”
“You’re just afraid Master Carden will find out you don’t honor her and won’t even share a chicken leg. Then she’ll think you weren’t taking care of her, and that’s why you let that old lady come and keep you company. If I tell her that…”
“Alright, alright, don’t say another word. Two chicken legs—one for you, one for me. Happy now?”
“Then go catch the chicken already! But don’t grab a big one. We’re cooking it in the kiln—smaller ones are better for that.”
A big chicken would be too much for just the two of them.
Titus happily agreed and ran off to catch one.
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After some commotion, Titus finally caught a hen and carried it over.
“Master, is this one okay?”
The old doctor took the chicken from him, gave it a quick weigh, and nodded.
“This is the one. Let’s go—grandfather and grandson, time to feast.”
Titus followed the old doctor cheerfully, running back to the kitchen to boil water.
While Titus and the old miracle doctor were getting ready to butcher the chicken and cook it in the kiln for dinner, Sonny had wandered off with his phone, looking for his parents.
He found them sitting under a tree in the yard, deep in conversation. From a distance, he saw Uncle Duncan gently brushing his hand across his mom’s cheek, then watched as his mom leaned her head against Duncan’s shoulder.
A moment later, Uncle Duncan leaned in and bit his mom’s mouth.
Why would Uncle Duncan do that? Was her mouth tasty? Was he trying to eat it?
“Uncle Duncan!”
Sonny came running and shouted loudly.
Startled, Duncan and Liberty quickly pulled apart and backed away.
Liberty’s face flushed red with embarrassment, clearly flustered.
They had gotten caught up in the moment, showing affection in front of their child—something they shouldn’t have done.
Liberty shot Duncan a sharp glare.
Sonny ran up to them and asked Duncan, “Uncle Duncan, why were you biting my mom’s mouth?”
Duncan was at a complete loss for words.
No matter how thick-skinned he usually was, even he didn’t know how to respond to a question like that from his stepson.
“Sonny.”
Liberty gently pulled her son to her side and took the phone from him.
“Did you finish talking to Titus? You guys hadn’t chatted in a while—why not talk a little longer?”
She quickly changed the subject to ease the awkward tension and avoid answering the unexpected question.
Sonny replied, “We talked for a long time. My phone got hot. Oh! Mom, Titus said he wants more baby sisters. He said one isn’t enough—he wants a bunch. Auntie said my baby sister didn’t even know which park to go to for the swings. Titus told me to ask Auntie which park my sister was at. Let’s go find her and bring her home. I want lots of sisters, as cute and sweet as Avah—eight or ten would be great! I have money too. I can buy milk powder, toys, and lots of pretty dresses for them.”
Sonny clearly understood that raising kids costs money.
Liberty burst into laughter.
Duncan couldn’t help laughing either.
Their laughter made Sonny forget all about asking Duncan why he bit his mom. He looked up, confused by their reaction, as both of them laughed uncontrollably.
Watching them, Sonny started to grin too, his silly smile making Liberty laugh even harder.
Holding her stomach, Liberty chuckled, “Sonny, are you trying to make Mommy laugh to death?”
She pulled him into her arms, trying to suppress her laughter, and said, “Your aunt was just joking. It was something anyone could say—don’t take it seriously. There’s no sister waiting at a park to be picked up. Sisters are born, like your little cousin. She was born from your aunt’s belly.”
Sonny wasn’t convinced.
“But Auntie did say my sister was on the swing at the park. She also said my sister was sitting on the clouds looking for her mommy. If my sister’s trying to find her mom, then we should go get her and bring her home so she can call you Mommy.”
Liberty didn’t know how to explain any of this to her curious son.
“Auntie wouldn’t lie to me. Auntie’s not a liar.”
Sonny just couldn’t accept that his favorite aunt had made something up. In his mind, the story of his sister on the swing was real. But now his mom was saying that sisters are born?
Born how?
When would his aunt or mom give birth to a baby sister?
Liberty sighed and said, “Your aunt—never mind. When you’re older, you’ll understand what she meant. Mommy doesn’t really know how to explain it right now.”
Sonny pouted.
“Mom, you’re just picking on me again because I’m little. I’m not some dumb 16-year-old anymore!”
Duncan laughed and added, “That’s right! Our Sonny’s no 15-year-old kid—he’s already a big 20-year-old!”
Married At First Sight Chapter 4400
Sonny: “…”
Okay, fine—he was still a kid after all.
“Did Titus say when he’s coming back you?” Liberty quickly changed the subject, trying to steer the conversation away from more tough questions.
She really didn’t know how to explain things to him right now.
“He said he’ll be back during summer break. Right now, he’s living with his master, and he has to copy medical books every day. His hands are sore from writing so much.”
Sonny remembered when they visited FC Manor and helped copy some of those medical texts. It didn’t take long before his hand felt like it was going to fall off.
And his handwriting? It was a mess—plus, he didn’t even recognize half the characters.
Titus, on the other hand, had really neat handwriting and knew way more words.
His aunt once told Titus that his beautiful handwriting was thanks to being punished by his master to copy every day.
Sonny barely practiced writing, so it made sense his handwriting wasn’t great.
His aunt had even said hers wasn’t very good either.
Sonny believed her—until he saw her writing at home.
It was gorgeous, even better than Titus’s. That’s when he realized she was just trying to make him feel better.
“I told Titus I might be transferring to Jensburg, and I asked him to come visit during the holidays,” Sonny said, looking up at his mom. “Mom, I’ve made up my mind. I want to live with you in Jensburg and go to school there.”
Titus had said he really wanted to be with his parents too, but he couldn’t.
He was committed to learning medicine from his master and could only visit home during breaks.
Sonny felt lucky.
He could see his parents whenever he wanted.
He even had two dads now. His mom said Uncle Duncan was also his dad—his stepdad counted too.
Uncle Duncan was great with him. Honestly, Sonny liked Uncle Duncan even more than his real dad.
Liberty was a little surprised. She guessed talking to Titus must’ve helped Sonny make up his mind about transferring schools.
She picked him up and settled him on her lap, speaking gently.
“Sonny, even though we’re moving to Jensburg, we’ll still come back to visit when we can. And your aunt and the others will visit us too when they’re free. If I’m busy, Uncle Duncan can bring you back to Wancheng.”
Sonny nodded.
Then he suddenly wrapped his arms around her neck and whispered, “Mom, I love you.”
Liberty smiled and hugged him back. “I love you too, baby. When we get back to Jensburg tomorrow, I’ll start looking for a good kindergarten. You’ll start there in September.”
Sonny nodded again.
Wherever his mom was—that’s where home was.
He decided he’d stay with her.
Aunt Seren had a baby now and was busy taking care of him, so she didn’t have much time for Sonny anymore.
And Mom had told him it was her job to take care of him, not Aunt Seren’s.
He couldn’t keep relying on his aunt forever.
Liberty leaned down and kissed Sonny on the cheek.
Sonny grinned and kissed her back.
Duncan stood nearby, quietly watching the sweet moment between mother and son.
The family felt warm, close, and happy—just the way it should be.