Eight Uncles' Beloved Treasure (Lily)

At the Shaw family’s residence, Colton packed his belongings while Melody stood nearby, arms folded, wearing a frown. She asked, “Do you have to go?”

After finally being transferred back to Alfornada and finding stability, Colton was now being sent to Malie City.

It was said that they would undergo long-term training stationed there.

Colton lifted his head, his voice unusually gentle as he replied, “Are you gonna miss me?”

Melody paused, then sneered, “Don’t try to sugarcoat it.”

A hint of helplessness flickered in Colton’s eyes, but he remained silent.

This version of Colton was as gentle as a cloud.

In his eyes, there was only the nation, its people, the safety of the country, the frontline battlefield, comrades-in-arms, team meetings…

His time was always dedicated to others, except for her and Ivan.

Ivan had grown up without Colton ever taking him to school, and he was absent when their child had a high fever and fell ill.

The only time he made an appearance was when Ivan was kidnapped and remained missing for a few days before finally causing him to “be aware.”

It was during that time that he stayed with Ivan for a few days.

Melody could not help but feel disappointed.

Others praised him for his respect and dedication.

But as a family member, only she knew how sorrowful it felt.

Initially, this would not have been an issue as she was someone who understood the importance of duty.

However, there was a female officer on his team who worked closely with him, and he often interacted with her. Melody could not help but feel uneasy about it.

After Melody mentioned her concerns, Colton simply stated that he had nothing to do with the other woman and provided no further explanation. Another year passed in their busy lives.

Melody, like any wife would be, grew increasingly frustrated. She turned around with a displeased expression and left the room.

Colton paused in his packing, a frown on his face. What did he say wrong this time? Did she want to accompany him?

The thought of Blake taking Lilly to Malie City made him reconsider. Perhaps it was not ideal to be separated from his family for an extended period.

Realizing why Melody was upset, Colton called out to her, “Wait.”

expecting him to

said was, “You and Ivan should pack

Melody was left speechless.

no one else in the Shaw

silence indicated agreement. He nodded and said, “I’ll take care of Ivan’s school transfer procedures. Drake happens to be in the

three to five years. While it might

is used to being here! You can’t just decide on your own and ask him if

Ivan appeared with his schoolbag on his back and calmly

was not particularly clingy toward his

arguing. With his father absent and his mother often sulking, he

he went back to his room and started packing

was left dumbfounded. Other people’s sons were warm and affectionate, but what

family embarked on the journey to Malie

eyes closed on the plane, Colton suddenly opened his eyes and asked, “By the way, Ivan, do you remember what happened during the two days when

Ivan responded simply, “Yeah.”

that

it interesting for father-son communication and decided not

he also uttered a simple “hmm”

other hand, was left

the white clouds outside, his eyes slightly darkened. He calmly raised his hand and observed it. On the inside of his wrist, there

pattern was

turned his wrist

Ivan through the

dignified face, reminiscent of Colton’s, with cool and reserved eyes. He did

sometimes acted a bit arrogant in front of Lilly,

fine. Since Drake already transferred to Malie City, it would be nice for Ivan to have a friend to be

…

one grade below Drake, and Ivan and his brother were in the same class. After his brother moved to Malie City, Ivan would occasionally leave school

found out that Ivan had also

was mad, “Why is it happening to us? We’re

anger, saying, “This is unfair! This

with a dismissive

Josh was disappointed

watching the sunset, and wondered if their

used to

children who were “left behind” remained, and it

…

had been attending kindergarten for two days and had grown accustomed to waiting for her older brother to pick her up

a public elementary school, and the dismissal time varied—sometimes after four o’clock, other times after five