TimeNovelChapter 1306:
As the door closed behind her, Locke reached up and tugged on Ernest's sleeve. “Dad.” His lips were pressed
into a pout, clearly displeased.
Ernest could already guess the reason for his mood and spoke gently. “It’s not that | didn’t want to drive her
home. She said she preferred to take the subway.”
“You could've insisted more!” Locke said with a frown.
“Insisted?”
Ernest let out a small laugh. “You've really learned sbig words lately, haven't you? But you'll learn this
someday: not every woman responds to persistence. At least not Miss Holland.”
“Humph!” Locke crossed his arms, still not satisfied with the explanation. Then his eyes lit up mischievously.
“Dad, | know who Miss Holland was talking to on the phone.”
Before Ernest could react, the boy turned and dashed back into the house.
Ernest's eyes widened slightly, and he hurried after him. “What do you mean you know? Who was she talking
to?”
“Not telling!” Locke replied smugly, raising his chin. “You didn’t take her home, so you don’t get to know.”
“That's on me.” Ernest admitted his fault quickly. “Next tI'll insist harder, alright?”
Locke took a moment to consider, then gave a slight nod. “Okay, since you said that... I'll tell you. Actually, Miss
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Ernest held his breath, his thoughts racing. Was she seeing someone new? Or had she reconciled with Robin?
Locke grinned. “She was going to visit Joy.”
Ernest had recently becaware that Hadley had been away for work, and the only reason he knew this was
because Eric had mentioned it in passing.
Although he and Eric were no longer living under the sroof, their connection had never really faded.
So, was Elissa heading to Millland Road to spend twith Joy because Hadley was away?
The thought made Ernest exhale quietly, a subtle breath of relief easing from his chest.
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“Dad!” Locke tugged at his father’s hand, his small fingers turning palm up with expectation. “Can | borrow your
phone for a moment?”
“What do you need it for?” Ernest asked, raising his eyebrows with a skeptical look.
“You have Miss Holland's number on WhatsApp, right?”
“Yes, | do.”
“Then we should message her. It’s raining so hard, and you didn’t drive her home. Don’t you think we need to
make sure she got there safely?”
Despite his young age, Locke had a strong sense of consideration and a surprisingly clear grasp of social
manners.
He added quickly, “I don’t have a phone of my own, so | have to use yours.”
Ernest looked at his son, amused by
his reasoning. “You fio} do thipkiof
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“Stingy!”
Locke huffed and turned away,
walking off in ruse Ernest 1)
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Because Locke was still young, Ernest tried to limit how much the spent on electronic devices, at least for
now.
Later in the evening, after finishing
his dinner and taking a warm bath,
Locke cpadding dopriihe Rah
wearing hiSrVOrite frog-patterned
pajamas. He marched straight to
Ernest with purpose in his step. “Dad,
| want the phone now!" The content is
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