EVELYN’S POV

As we got closer, everything seemed normal. The kids were playing happily, and Mia looked perfectly fine, laughing and enjoying herself with them. I placed a hand over my chest, letting out a deep sigh of relief.

“Mom, what was that scream?” Leonard asked, his tone concerned.

“Ryan almost fell or I thought he fell,” she replied, searching for the right words.

“You scared us. I thought something serious had happened,” Leonard said, the worry still evident in his voice.

“Well, I’m sorry for that,” she said casually, brushing it off.

The kids, noticing us nearby, came running toward us. The same innocence I had seen the first...