318.Chapter 318

Colton, afraid of making Elena angry, quickly explained, "I didn't come alone—Dad drove me here. Mom, don't be mad. I didn't run off."

He remembered the times Elena got angry after finding him playing with classmates alone while she was out, though she never hit him.

Even when furious, Elena always tried to reason with him. Back then, he'd found her nagging annoying, but now he realized he was the