q“I'm fine. It doesn't really hurt anymore. See? I'm a strong man.” Zachary showed his children his triceps, assuring them it wasn't a big deal.

“Hooray! Daddy has recovered!” Ellie started jumping for joy.

“Soon, I'll pick you up from your piano class again.” Shortly after the man promised his daughter, he turned around and held Jamie in his arms. “Jamie, we can go for a soccer session too.”

“Robbie, if there's anything you need, you can always let me know—”

“All right, that's it! Why don't all of you show your cousins the way around the mansion since they're here for the first time?” Charlotte interrupted their conversation because she was afraid he might hurt himself if he continued squatting.

“Sure, Mommy!”

Jamie and Ellie went to their cousins and brought them around the courtyard.

Robbie remained standing as he had something to tell his father. After much consideration, he changed his mind and thought of keeping his concerns to himself. “Daddy, I'll go ahead and join them as well.”

Zachary spanked his son playfully and urged, “Run along now.”

but he was heartbroken deep down. He knew their father hadn't recovered. Otherwise, their mother would not bring up something else to

lightheaded when he tried bringing himself up after squatting for a

from overthinking things, she remarked in a sarcastic

his injuries. However, they seemed to have a consensus to not address the elephant in the

over and whispered intimately, “Can you stop nagging me over something trivial?

of the duo when he wasn't even done with

her to spend a night with him. Nonetheless, he was glad Charlotte had

finally time for the commencement of the banquet since everything was ready after a few

including the maids and the bodyguards, to join them for the first time in forever, expressing his

man was never a friendly figure throughout

were unaware of the things going on were touched and thought they were

of those around

a joyous occasion, but that was not the case—it might be the last supper

being said, there were only a few aware of Zachary's actual condition. He thought of keeping it confidential

join the rest in spite of

aides pretended as if they weren't aware of the truth and

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