Chapter 649

The sun blazed overhead, its heat intense, while a gentle summer breeze played across the faces of two young children.

Briony wore a soft beige sundress and a floppy bucket hat, a protective mask covering the lower half of her face.

She took a few steps forward, crouched down, and opened her arms wide, ready to welcome her two children-

James, seeing this, set Little Nina gently on the ground.

Little Nina and her brother, Mario, charged towards Briony with all the speed their little legs could muster.

Standing beside Briony, Stewart watched the two bundles of energy barrel toward their mother. Worried they might knock her over, he stepped forward and intercepted them just in time.

The kids couldn't stop themselves and crashed right into Stewart, each grabbing onto one of his long legs.

"Whoa!"

"Ow!"

Both children looked up in surprise.

Stewart glanced down at them, his narrow eyes softening, a faint smile tugging at his lips.

been a while,

with both hands, his touch

up at him, frozen for a

a few seconds, Little Nina was the

"Daddy!"

face lit up with delight as she bounced on her toes, arms outstretched. "Daddy,

his arms, his voice full of warmth.

course!" Little Nina squealed, planting

heart melted at the gesture. He looked down at Mario, tousling his hair again. "Mario, didn't you miss

still hugging Stewart's leg, quiet and

gone away to become a star in the sky, and now, suddenly, he was

feelings swirled in his

nearby, noticed

into a gentle embrace, stroking his soft cheek, and whispered in his ear, "Daddy never turned into a star. He's always been just fine. He's made enough money now, so

Mario turned

his daughter, crouched down to meet his

"Do

All the emotions

into Stewart's arms and burying his face in his father's shoulder. His sobs

ache pricked Stewart's

than Little Nina, always struggled to express his feelings. Maybe it was because he was the older brother, or maybe it

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