After a restful half-hour, the Cedillo household began to stir as dinner time approached. The housekeepers gently roused the family members from their naps. Before dinner, the youngest member of the family, who was still on a milk-only diet, needed to be fed until he was plump and content.

Hansen glanced around the table, noting the absence of one of the young ones. "When's Anya getting back?" he asked.

Leo replied, "I think Mrs. Calder wants to stick around Havenbrook with Anya. I'll ask her when I pick Anya up for her tutorial tomorrow."

Hansen nodded in understanding.

Naomi chimed in, "It's not convenient for them to stay in Havenbrook, and it's tough to be a full-time chaperone. Anya's in college now; she needs space to grow."

Leo suggested, "You're telling me, but that won't do much. You should talk to Anya's mom."

Naomi nodded, realizing she indeed needed to have a chat with Mrs. Calder.

After dinner, the family spent some time playing with the little one who had woken up from his nap, before retiring for the night.

Molly's heart was torn between her own home and the Byrne family where she was staying.

"Bro, you better not let Vivian sleep over at our place," she warned Chad.

Fresh out of the shower with his hair still dripping, Chad was video chatting with Molly while drying his hair in front of the mirror. "She left before I got back, didn't even see her."

Jade, who had a bit of a crush on Chad, replied eagerly, "Uh-huh, bro, stop blow-drying your hair, just towel it off."

Chad looked at Molly, who was practically swooning over him, and a smile he couldn't suppress curled at his lips.

In another bedroom, Mia was cradling her limp son in her arms. The little guy was wide awake, curiously observing the world around him after a day full of sleep.

Mia unlaced the tiny tiger shoes from her son's feet and slipped them off. She began unbuttoning his clothes and asked her husband, "With all the

son's neck. "No, we had a single entrance today. Guards at the door, security

him, excitedly joined the

undressed him, he started to cry, not keen on

off your clothes," Mia cooed, patting

him. Just strip him down and put him to bed. He's a hefty little thing, holding

her son was wailing as his clothes were peeled away. He flailed his little arms in protest, but

to each other. "Do you think

son's tiny hand and assured her, "We'll only know

given birth by now, and I bet Finley, being so obsessed with lineage, would have Tom pass messages to

the conversation, ceased crying and began to babble along with his

them. "Look, honey, we've tricked him into thinking he's part of the conversation!" she exclaimed with delight. Andre couldn't help

seemed too rough, but Mia yearned to shower him with affection.

family, Mia returned to Maplewood Estates with her child. Naomi eventually persuaded Mrs. Calder to leave, and Anya once again settled in

to grasp some of the material. Now, between absences and leaves, her textbooks seemed paler than her face. Anya occasionally took notes for her, but Molly found them enigmatic. Resorting to online

bad

figure with a backpack approaching, took a deep breath to contain

fondness for Molly, and she noticed that Grandma

him to her, unveiling her affection for him? Vivian looked at

the duty officer gave chase, she

noticed the

Chad's lunch. Just then, he saw Donnie returning from

sec," the officer called out from the

sprinted over. "What's up,

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