Chapter 1099

When Connor finally made it home, Tim bolted straight toward him.

"Daddy! Daddy!"

Connor, still in his wheelchair, barely had time to react before Tim climbed right up onto his lap, wrapping his small arms around him.

"Daddy, welcome home."

Those two words-welcome home-hit Connor straight in the chest. Yes. He was really home. It felt like it had been a year, or maybe a whole lifetime.

Everyone else came over to greet him too. Jeffery looked better than he had in ages. His hair was even whiter now, but his whole face seemed to glow with energy. There was a light in his eyes that Connor hadn't seen in years.

of who he was. But now, all those old misunderstandings were gone. What was left was a connection that ran deep. Nemo still lived out at the Sartori family's cottage on the lake, playing chess with Jeffery, sipping tea, keeping him company every single day. It was the dream they'd both had when they were young,

to wake Connor during his coma, Nemo's acupuncture had helped Connor's organs heal and kept his muscles from wasting away. That was why Connor looked almost like his old

beaming. Ever since Connor woke

a confident smile. "Uncle, you're finally awake. Aunt Chloe's smiling

now. Back when he was younger, Chloe had been his first love the girl he'd secretly admired.

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had moved him deeply. If

He would always protect his "moonlight," as long as

Pax's whole personality shifted. He even looked different now-his once-blond hair was dyed black, and the flashy, laid-back clothes were gone, replaced by a sharp suit

apart, Pax

with pride. "You've really grown up,

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