Master of his heart (Brielle and Max)

The executives exchanged startled glances, their eyes finally glued to the big screen in front of them in collective astonishment.

Rumors about Mr. Lynch having kids, specifically twins, had been swirling around North America, making headlines ever since Dustin had posted about it on his social media. But what really caught everyone off guard was Dustin actually showing up with the kids? The execs wished they could hit pause and soak it all in. Yet, Dustin had a real knack for getting the kids to sleep. In no time, a fussy Jaime was snoozing peacefully.

Returning to the TV, Dustin's face slipped back into its usual cool, composed look. "Let's continue, pick up where we left off," he said, and the meeting rolled on.

This scene was becoming a bit of a regular feature. During meetings, Dustin often ducked out to tend to his kids, and sometimes, you could even catch him giving the nanny some pointers. Naturally, everyone was curious about the mother. Why was Dustin always the one taking care of the kids?

A rumor soon started trending across North America, suggesting the mother had been sidelined, with Dustin and her not seeing eye to eye-hinting at an unexpected pregnancy.

Given the late hour in Beaconsfield, folks assumed Dustin wouldn't catch wind of the gossip, but he quickly set the record straight on social media:

"She's fine, just taking some time off. I'm waiting for her to come back."

People reading this felt like they were flipping through a novel. How could the famously flirtatious Dustin be waiting patiently for a woman, especially one who wasn't around for their child?

In high society, full-time moms were the norm, and not managing a child attracted all sorts of in-law disapproval. But here was Dustin, seemingly handling it all himself.

After that single post, Dustin put down his phone. For as long as Emma had been away, his nights had been sleepless, a restless need to hold onto something to finally drift off.

camp out on the couch beside her, holding her hand to stop her from scratching at her stitches. These gestures were reserved

realized she might lose Peyton over this, she'd

out a sigh, feeling a

just a sense of freedom. But Emma

to resist, he sent her a

"Are you eating well?"

deeply engrossed in her own world, having bought back her family land at a steep price and getting the locals

in front of her

were stunned by her lavish spending, quickly realizing Emma

wasn't exaggerating, Emma's actually made a mint over there," they

snag a house in town.

got a place

air here, maybe a vacation. Rich folks

with a courtyard and a newly cleared well with sweet water. In under a week,

stocked up on rice, spices, and essentials from town, planning to

s. Seeing her newfound

everyone was eager to match her up with their sons,