Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

Chapter 1496

Brielle played it cool, shifting her attention to Emma instead. "How's the recovery going?" she asked.

Emma, having been under Dustin's care for quite some time, had regained some weight, but she still seemed a bit worn out. Bringing those two little ones into the world had really taken its toll on her. "Much better," Emma replied, "the wounds have started to heal."

Brielle settled next to her, chatting for a while longer. After about an hour, she and Max headed out. Not long after they left, Aubree dropped by with a fruit basket, ready to check in.

Dustin's social media post about the arrival of his twins had taken everyone by surprise, especially Jaired. He filled the comment section with question marks, asking, "When did you get a girlfriend?" and "When did you have kids?" He even joked, "Mr. Lynch, have you been hitting the bottle?"

But when Dustin followed up with a picture of the twins sleeping, everyone finally believed he was a dad.

Meanwhile, over in North America at the Lynch family home, Sarah was in her element, tending to her beloved garden, while Raymond savored his tea. They'd only just learned that Isaac was their grandson and were over the moon.

Their joy hadn't even settled before Raymond stumbled upon Dustin's post. He immediately thought it was a prank. Turning to Sarah, he quipped, "Looks like Jett got a bit jealous of Yuna having a big kid and lost his marbles."

Sarah, ever the perceptive one, paused in her tracks and called Dustin right away. Only then did Dustin realize he hadn't filled his folks in yet, so he went over the whole Emma situation.

let it all sink in. "So

grandparents again,"

a glance they couldn't stay put any

a bundle of nerves when she heard Dustin's parents were coming. She'd never met them before, and the grand gesture made her wonder if a wedding was on the

hit with a wave of disappointment. Dustin seemed to care for her solely because she was the mother of his kids. As a woman, she longed for him to see her beyond that role, to notice her charm and femininity. This realization stung, but she had to come to terms with

Emma with

"Son, you did good! But make sure you treat her right. Cut ties with any of those messy

at great personal cost. If

Sarah chatted with Emma, then came out to give Dustin

and Raymond

worried, knowing their son's

as a notorious

social media

exes to trend

saying that old habits die hard. "Jett, if I ever catch wind of any news about you being unfaithful, I'll come over and set you straight

noticing Emma's nerves around them, easily pieced together the reason. After spending a week there and