Chapter 5

Jacob was in a pretty good mood, with a toy car for Leo in his hand.

The moment he stepped inside, he spotted Leo sitting on the couch, his eyes red and puffy.

"What's going on? You look a little down."

Jacob asked casually.

Sally had come back a day early to take care of her cat.

She was holding her cat and feeding it treats, and cut in before I could say anything.

"Oh, kids are like that. It's totally normal for them to sleep in on weekends, right, Claire?" she said, glancing at Claire.

She threw me a…