Chapter 1268

Mia gently lifted her son from his seat and unfolded the blanket to cover her brother. "Recline the chair, get comfy, and lie down. Sleeping while sitting just isn't fun."

Cooper checked the time and mused about the confusion of sleeping on a plane with the time zones constantly shifting. "Back home, it's already seven in the morning."

But outside their window, night still clung on, pitch black.

"Let's catch another hour of sleep before we wake Henry for his milk."

Right on cue, the flight attendant came around with meals, and Henry stirred awake. Missing his dad, he clung to his mom, crying like he hadn't slept enough. "Mommy, where's daddy?"

"He's at home, sweetheart."

Andre had a restless night, got up early, and, skipping breakfast, headed straight to the office. It was strange how he had lived alone in Maplewood Estates for over a decade and was used to solitude. Even on business trips, staying in hotels by himself never bothered him.

But now, with his wife and son away, home felt off. Something was missing, and it gnawed at him.

lacking the

asked,

my brother-in-law and took

his boss seemed so out of it. Family was what kept the

came through. "Landed already? I've arranged for someone to pick you

turned sweet.

tired?" Andre

of the way. Cooper took care of our

little troublemaker?" Andre

"He's still waking up."

during the drive, Mia reassured him, "We're

who looked different from

pad wasn't ideal for his sister and nephew, so he stayed

call with his dad, chatting

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