Mr. Norman, She's Out of Your League Now novel Chapter 2

A pretty woman stood before the boy and said sweetly, "Hello. I'm Susan Hall. I'm a pretty good doctor, and I'd love to help your daddy."

When Kayden heard Susan introduce herself, he scrunched his face in annoyance.

Although he was here with his father to seek medical aid, he never said anything about choosing a stepmother.

He wondered where in the world that ridiculous rumor came from. Besides, where did this lady with a face full of thick makeup get the confidence?

Disgust was written all over Kayden's face.

Charlotte watched the whole scene, looking at his expression closely.

Although Kayden didn't say anything, she could feel exactly what he was thinking.

Charlotte couldn't help but chuckle.

Her sudden laugh attracted the attention of everyone else.

When they saw her, they straightened up immediately and greeted in unison, "Dr. Mandy!"

Someone whispered under their breath, "Damn, how could we forget about her? Her skills are legendary, even if she's only here temporarily for surgery. Susan doesn't even compare."

Charlotte quickly realized she had unintentionally become the center of attention. She wiped the smile off her face and said politely, "Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. I just think maybe there's been a little misunderstanding. I don't think this boy is shopping for a stepmom out here."

Everyone looked at Kayden suspiciously, wondering if they had misunderstood him. But they got the news straight from the janitor, who had overheard it outside the director's office. It had to be true.

"How would you know he's not?" Susan snapped, clearly annoyed that her moment had been interrupted.

Charlotte shrugged. "It's just a hunch."

Susan frowned and was about to say something when Kayden jumped down from his seat and interrupted innocently, "She's right. I wasn't planning on looking for a stepmom. But now, I've changed my mind. Ma'am, I've fallen in love with you at first sight. Would you like to come home with me and be my mommy?"

Everyone was stunned to hear that, including Charlotte.

She hadn't expected Kayden to confess his love to her. After a moment, she broke into a smile.

This boy looked like he was being serious.

She looked at him with a gentle smile. "Sweetheart, picking a stepmom is not a joke. Does your daddy know you're doing this?"

Kayden replied earnestly, "At home, I make the decisions! Anything I say goes!"

Charlotte laughed helplessly, thinking that Kayden was playing around. After all, Amber was also as cheeky as Kayden was. Sometimes, when Amber saw a handsome man, she'd whisper, "That guy has real dad potential!"

Kayden looked around the same age as Amber.

Charlotte kneeled down and gently patted his head. "Sorry, sweetheart. I'm not in the market to become anyone's stepmom. Maybe try someone else, okay? I have to leave now."

Then, she pulled her hand back and quickly returned to the lounge to change.

Charlotte didn't think much of the encounter just now.

Still, running into such an adorable kid stirred something in her. It made her think of her own son, who had passed away.

He would have been around that age if he had lived.

Six years ago, after her divorce from Brian, she was briefly homeless. She tried to find a job to support herself, but the Perry family had put out the word so nobody would hire her.

Just when she was at her lowest, her birth parents and brothers appeared out of nowhere and took her back to Juxburg.

Later, she became pregnant and gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. But the boy had died at birth, leaving only her daughter behind.