qFor some reason, the atmosphere in the room immediately turned cold when Danrique sat down.

Suddenly, the joyful laughter had vanished as the children became tense, and Francesca appeared to be somewhat uneasy.

To remedy the awkwardness, Charlotte quickly lifted her glass. “It's not every day that we get to have dinner together like this, so I'd like to propose a toast!”

Zachary then lifted his glass as well to join in. Naturally, he had a non-alcoholic beverage in it.

After Francesca and the children, too, lifted their glasses and cups, they turned to look at Danrique, who had no choice but to follow suit.

“This is just wonderful! How I wish we could gather like this more often! Cheers, guys!” exclaimed Charlotte.

“Cheers!”

After clinking their glasses and cups, everybody gladly took a sip of their drink, except for Danrique, who nobody wanted to clink their drinkware with.

Zachary was about to start eating when he noticed how disappointed Danrique seemed, so he hurriedly extended his glass to the man.

a little reluctant, but he eventually responded in kind

then quietly took

Let the feast

with the children while they ate. “So what did you guys play just now? The swing?

answered Alpha with her hand raised. “Jamie pushed me so high up

her hand raised. “Jamie pushed me so high up that

was a little scared because you weren't there to catch me,”

catch you next time, okay?” responded Zachary gently before suggesting, “Or you can always have

glanced at Danrique, who had already lifted

the child meekly shook her head. “No, I don't want Daddy to

curiously. “Why not? Your father is even taller than

up in her mother's arms after glancing at Danrique's

Did Daddy do something?” questioned

a ghost story just now. It was terrifying!” chimed

even stretched out his hands to scare us,” Suddenly, Beta's eyes began to

horrifying! Even Robbie, Jamie, and Ellie were scared,” added

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