Chapter 2040 After some time, he stepped out, carrying an empty plate.

The night wasn't deep yet. Inside, Cecilia and the kids were present, but Mark found solitude on the balcony, the night wind his silent companion.

An urge to smoke rose within him, but his health wouldn't permit it.

Never had he felt more acutely the changes time brought; he had lost much, while Cecilia seemed to continually gain.

The other night, Cecilia had finally called him “Uncle Mark” once again, but they were no longer who they used to be.

breeze alleviate his troubled

glass door sliding open then gently closing snapped

Cecilia stood there.

silk robe, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, she

embraced him from

on your mind?” she

hands tenderly caressing

other. Times change, and so do we. I'm no longer that little girl. If I

me?”

both.” “You can do better than this, then.” Mark firmly grasped the back of her head, not allowing her to move away. Leaning her against the ornate balcony railing, he kissed her deeply, savoring the moment

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