A Touch of Sweetness novel (Finnick and Vivian) novel Chapter 2786

"I'll explain everything tonight, okay?" She planted a kiss on his face, after which Larry was willing to relinquish his hold on her.

"Hey Lucius," Joan straightened out her attire as she went out to greet him.

"We're having a parent-teacher conference at school tomorrow, Mommy." The boy threw himself into her arms. His face beaming with excitement.

"Got it." Joan laughed as she kissed her child on the cheeks.

Joan was usually the one to attend such events so she did not inform Larry about it.

Early the next day, Joan and Lucius went straight to school.

"Our homeroom teacher would like for you to make a speech on stage," Lucius told Joan in the car.

Joan nodded. She did not have much else to say as she was already quite used to it.

They arrived at the gates in short order. The school was bustling with activity. All of the parents looked so happy as they held their kids by their tiny hands. Joan, however, had absolutely no idea what was in store for her.

"Well look, isn't that Joan Watts?"

"Yeah, what's she doing here?"

"For the parent-teacher conference, of course."

A few women huddled together and talked amongst themselves in a corner not far from her.

"How does she still have the gall to show her face here?"

"That's right. What a jinx!"

"Achoo!" Joan abruptly sneezed.

"What's wrong, Mommy? Have you caught a cold?" Lucius looked up and asked in concern.

"No." She promptly shook her head in response.

For whatever reason, she kept sensing that someone was cussing at her behind her back. Joan surveyed her surroundings and did not notice anything out of the ordinary. Could she be imagining things?

"Let's go, Mommy!" Lucius rocked at her arm as he led her to a classroom in the vicinity.

"Alright."