Patricia came to the police station with Byran in a car driven by the family's driver.
Later, Byran was sent home early to review the lessons.
So now, she needed to hitch a ride home with Balfour.
When Patricia got into Balfour's car, she immediately saw an exquisite statue of deity.
This statue was holy and solemn, with a small photo inlaid in the middle, which showed a photo of a little girl and her mother. The little girl, like Patricia, had a red mole the size of a grain of rice between her eyebrows.
Patricia knew that Balfour didn't buy into any of that supernatural stuff, but despite that, he was willing to keep a deity figurine in his car for the mom and daughter, praying for them.
How much the woman and the girl in the photo meant to him was as clear as day.
But the people in the photo were not Patricia and her mother.
It was their father's ex-wife and the daughter, Pearl Howard, he had with her.
Patricia got a bit ticked off, "You still have Pearl's picture in your car?"
Just as Balfour was starting the car, with his hand on the steering wheel, he glanced at the figurine, his eyes suddenly warming, "Yes, I keep it as a memento."
"Balfour, why don't you hang a picture of me and Byran?" Patricia's eyes were sparkling, she looked a bit down in the dumps.
"You guys don't need to compete with her."
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