Love At The Right Price

Chapter 40
Tim paused for a moment and he turned around to look at Frank’s face quite intently. Then, he spoke up firmly. “Ever since I’ve
grown to know the ways of life, I made a vow to protect my mom well. No one can take me away from her. Even if you’re my dad
and you treat me very well, if you do something to hurt Mommy someday, then I definitely will make you pay for it!”
Meanwhile, Frank remained silent as he kept his eyes on Tim’s face, which was pretty much a mini version of his, and the
former’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Indeed, Frank had contemplated more than once to leave with Tim, as he could provide his son with the best things in life. If
Tamara was after money, he could easily give her what she wanted. However, if money wasn’t an issue for her, then he could
help her exact revenge on Evan.
Furthermore, he had some other things in his possession that were special to Tamara, so she should find it quite hard to reject
him.
However, right now, Frank couldn’t comprehend the reason why he suddenly decided to stay on.
He had sensed from the start that the close link between Tim and Tamara was something that he could never ever replace. It
was an indescribable inbred trust and dependence, or to be more accurate, their mutual symbiotic relationship.
Frank curved his lips into a smile and patted Tim’s head. “Tell me-what have you discovered?”
“I didn’t discover a thing.” Tim slumped against the seat dejectedly as he spoke in a glum voice. “It’s exactly because I didn’t
discover a thing so I started to have suspicions.”
Truth was, Tim had actually met his grandmother and she had revealed all of Frank’s secrets. However, Tim wasn’t sure whether
to let Frank know about all this. After all, Frank had kept his identity a secret from Tamara, so Tim couldn’t help being worried
about the man’s intentions.
At that point, Frank smiled without saying a word and he turned around to look at the boy. Subsequently, he spoke up solemnly.
“Timmy, you’re my only son and someday you’ll get to know my identity. However, the timing isn’t right yet. You just have to keep
this in mind-you can always trust me, regardless of whether it’s right now or in the future. I’ll always be your dad.”
The father and son duo arrived home, only to find that Tamara was not home yet. They gave her a call and she told them that
she was socializing outside. She also asked them to start dinner without her. Meanwhile, Frank and Tim were slightly shocked

and they exchanged looks with each other. Simultaneously, both of them took out their phones and planned to order some
takeaway.
After the two of them had stuffed themselves to the brim, Tamara finally arrived back home quite late. She was relieved to find
that the duo had eaten their dinner.
Soon after that, she urged Tim to head to his room to get ready for bedtime. Then, she smilingly handed over an appointment
form for a body checkup to Frank. “Tomorrow’s Saturday, so let’s go and do a body check at the hospital.”
“A body check?”
At that point, Tamara spoke to him with a serious voice. “Frank, we did have an agreement on how we were going to handle our
relationship from the start. We’re both Timmy’s parents, so I have an obligation to find out your health condition. Otherwise, how
are you going to play your role as a responsible father? I wouldn’t feel at ease to let Timmy be around you too.”
Tamara had considered this carefully for quite some time and in the end, she had decided to bring it up with him. After all, she
had heard rumors of how messy things were in his field of work, so there
was a chance that he might accidentally catch something.
However, before she could finish her sentence, she suddenly felt the air around her turn cold instantaneously. At that moment,
she felt as if she was currently within an icy cellar and she couldn’t help shivering from the cold.
“Don’t overthink things. I-If you’ve caught a disease, then you should seek treatment as soon as possible, right? I-It’s not a big
deal. This is just to give both of us peace of mind. Tim will be attending elementary school in two years’ time and he definitely
needs your identification...” At that point, Tamara tried to explain herself, albeit stammeringly.
Before she could finish her sentence, Tamara could feel her lips suddenly being smothered by a pair of soft lips. Frank then
gently nibbled on her soft lips and he wrapped his arms around her slender waist before moving in.
He kissed her quite domineeringly, and he plundered on slightly punishingly.
The air around them stilled and Tamara felt quite out of breath from the passionate kiss. After quite some time, she finally
managed to shove him off her.

Meanwhile, he responded in a calm voice, “I believe you’ll need to personally check me out and find out whether I’m in perfect
health or not.”
As for Tamara, she tried to catch her breath and she remained frozen. At that moment, there was only a single notion in her
mind. In all her twenty years plus of life, this was the first time ever that she had a kiss forced upon her.