Chapter 1008

He was like a little grown-up-always so considerate and sweet.

It was late, somewhere in the early hours, when Tim's fever finally broke. Chloe had been cradling him the whole night, and exhaustion finally caught up with her. She nodded off right there, leaning against whoever was beside her.

When she woke up, she realized she had been sleeping on Connor's shoulder. He'd stayed perfectly upright the whole time, even keeping one arm around her so she wouldn't slump over.

Chloe straightened up in a panic. "Oh my gosh, I'm sorry! That was so out of line.” Connor just looked at her calmly. "No need. I should be thanking you."

Right then, Tim started to stir in Chloe's arms. His fever was gone, but he was still miserable and whiny, tears welling up in his eyes. "Daddy, Mommy, I want to go home. Can we go home now?"

Chloe and Connor shared a look. After a quick discussion, they decided to head back to Sakura Town-their little hometown a few hours away.

three hundred kilometers from here, but with the bullet train, it only took about two hours. By

all this, Chloe kept texting Grayson, letting him know what was happening and that they were heading home. Grayson's reply was short: Mr. Connor is an

too much about it. She just asked when he'd be back.

came to pick them up and drove them straight to Chloe's place. All

naturally and thanked her, "Thank you for all your help

just down at the east end of this street. If

as ever. "Thank you. I hope we see each other again

out of it in his arms.

and with everyone speaking Japanese, he had no idea what was going on. But Connor gave him a little nudge, and suddenly Tim woke right up. When he realized they were leaving, he started crying on the spot. "I don't want to go! I want

and his face streaked with tears. He looked so

calm Tim down, but it

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