I exchanged a glance with Carol and smiled, remarking, "Looks like he's turned a new leaf. His son is a little angel who changed his life.”

"Chloe, if he’s like this now, I might need to reconsider my opinions of him. I can’t look down on him anymore." Carol playfully stuck out her tongue.

Her words made me smile. I glanced at her and teased, "So, you admit you used to look down on him?"

"I... didn't know. How did he suddenly change so much?" Carol chuckled awkwardly.

As I approached Arton,