Stella felt a wave of hurt and confusion crashing over her.

Was she really such a failure?

Had she truly done something wrong?

In her arms, little Aster had cried himself hoarse-now, even as he drifted off, his

mouth was still searching for his mother's comforting touch.

Seeing her chance, Stella gently popped the pacifier into his mouth.

The exhausted, hungry little guy latched on and started sucking with determined gusto.

Stella blinked in disbelief, then broke into a smile.

It worked!

For the first time, Aster was actually willing to take the formula.

He must have been truly drained. Two hundred milliliters of formula disappeared

in a single go, and when he finished, he let out a satisfied burp, smacked his lips, and soon fell into a deep, contented sleep.

could breathe

the

wiped his rosy cheeks and tiny hands with a

a cherub-his chubby face soft and pink, nothing like the little terror who'd just threatened to

melting. She bent down and pressed gentle kisses to

beside him. Watching his innocent

exhaustion, and a lingering

in the living room, Stewart and Briony sat on the couch as Cedric Clarke spoke quietly into the phone, Scarlett's voice

don't worry. He's asleep now everything's fine. Star brought

out

you wait, the harder it gets... I know you're worried about him, but honestly, kids adapt better than we think. Give it a

from taking care of

baby."

"Don't cover for her-she's my daughter. I know exactly

the bridge of his nose. "She's

"Are you

stay here. There's

added, "Mom, you and Dad have helped us so much these past years, looking after Aster. Why don't you take a few days

I

it's too much, my parents would love nothing more than to come

long silence on

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