章 136: Think of a plan

The first meeting with the cubs' grandmother hadn't been too bad. Lara was relieved they seemed to accept her, even though their little heads were filled with thoughts on the way back.

They didn't make trouble before going to sleep, so much that she wondered if giving them something to ponder about would have eased her life in the future as well.

Their weird state of mind lasted for the whole weekend, and they turned back to normal only on Monday, when it was time to go to school.

As soon as Lara left them in the kindergarten, Scarlet approached Jaden.

«I have an idea,» she said.

The little boy didn't like the sound of her tone.

«What do you want to do?» he inquired.

«If this works, we will get rid of Nate for good,» she said.

«But... Are you sure you want to get rid of him?»

«I was starting to like him, but he's too dangerous now. Mommy trusts him too much!»