A Silent Pact

"Leo?" Marcus and Helena were caught off guard.

They did not expect their son to overhear them.

The couple instinctively looked behind the boy and was relieved to see that no one else was behind him.

Helena went forward and stroked her son's head as she explained, "It's nothing. You heard wrongly. Your father and I were discussing the content of a book we read yesterday."

"Really?" Leo stood roote