It went without saying for Daniel—he was almost spoon-feeding Maisie.

Toph suddenly felt his meal wasn't appetizing anymore and slowed down his eating pace.

"Uncle Toph, what's wrong?" The kind-hearted Persephone placed the shrimp her father had peeled for her onto Toph's plate.

Toph smiled wryly. "Little princess, they're all in pairs, and it's just the two of us—"

Before he could finish, Persephone rejected him, "I don't want to be paired with you!"

"Oh, you little rascal..."

"You're too old!" Persephone retorted, scrunching up her face.

almost choked at those words. Everyone laughed except him. He merely repeated Toph's

Maisie, asking cutely

her parents' permission, Maisie got up to find a

room and entered the hotel corridor, she saw a sneaky figure darting from behind a

familiar. Involuntarily, she followed and grew more surprised as she got

"Mom?" she called out.

startled she almost jumped. She turned pale when

wrong?" Maisie was puzzled. "You... You're discharged? I didn't arrange for

Cindy stuttered, unable to

is a hotel! Can't I come here for a meal? Besides, I... I'm hospitalized,

at her,

as she scolded, hands on hips. "What are you doing here? To eat? Huh! It's with Daniel again, right? You ingrate! Got some money and now squandering it at this high-end place. Can't you save a little and help your brother? I've raised you for so many years, and

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