Chapter 1280

"Henry, what are you doing kissing Daddy?"

Henry wrapped his little arms tightly around his dad's neck, snuggling in. "Daddy, book!"

"You want to read a book?" Andre asked, pulling one from the nightstand and letting his son flip through the pages.

Henry shook his head, "Book, Daddy."

Andre still didn't catch on: "What's up, buddy?"

Henry's anxious little voice struggled to explain, but his mom, who was lying next to them engrossed in her phone, translated, "He's asking about his brother Ash."

Henry repeated himself, and this time Andre got it, "Ash has gone to bed, and it's about time you did too."

Before bed, Andre had to put his own book aside. He cuddled his son, helping him flip through his picture books, while his wife, tired from scrolling on her phone, drifted off under the covers.

Their family of three was sometimes loud, sometimes surprising, but always wrapped in warmth.

In the calm of everyday life, it never gets old.

At night, father and son had their little chats.

asked, "Are you Tiger's little cub,

"Yes! Daddy's treasure."

kissed his son's forehead, affirming, "You

into his dad's arms

up to find the bed empty of

and headed downstairs,

immediately caught on,

home, she realized it had been ages since she'd worked out. She wandered into her husband's gym, eyeing the treadmill. "Hmm, how does this thing work again?"

stationary bike a spin, "Wow, this is exhausting."

"Too heavy

...

with gym equipment for ten minutes, Mrs. Cedillo's "workout" was

in the CEO's office at Cedillo

version of "exercise" in his

let his dad sit in the executive chair, insisting that Andre work while standing. If his demands weren't met, he'd throw a full-on tantrum on the

his "throne" be commandeered by his son for

the chair and then set

Get down from

twice, each time finding Andre with a little crying bundle in

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