Merlin, the woman was impossible, and it seemed that she had made it her life's mission to criticize every damn word that came out of his mouth.
Then she turned around to ignore him. Liam came back down, and he gave his son a smile. "Come on, let's go next door as we wait for Daphne and Nigel, hmmmm. Say Goodnight."
Liam turned and gave Millicent a hug and chuckled at something Ella said, but he wasn't listening. Liam had thought of Daphne as his mother, and not having her around was going to make for awkward questions. Fuck, fuck, fuck.