That was why, no matter how busy he was, he would always be there himself when Ian was sick.
Stella Shields said, "It's alright. I'm not busy anyway, so I can stay here with Ian. I don't know what Anne Sutton said to him to make him hate me so much."
Nathan Fawcett glanced at Ian, then back at Stella Shields. "Is it possible that Ian just doesn't like you? Besides, what did you just ask him to call you? 'Mom'?"
Stella Shields: "..."
Feeling a pang of guilt, she said, "No. It's just... didn't Ian always think I was his mother before?"
Nathan Fawcett warned, "Don't say things like that anymore. It'll cause misunderstandings."
Stella Shields glanced at him. Seeing his serious expression, she asked tentatively, "Are you afraid Anne Sutton will get the wrong idea?"
"..." Nathan Fawcett didn't explain.
