Chapter 1317

He burst into tears the second he landed in his dad's lap, instantly becoming the center of attention.

Everyone tried their best to calm the little prince, but nothing worked-until his mom quietly slipped a lamb skewer into his mouth. The second the food touched his lips, the crying stopped like magic.

The night breeze drifted in, gentle and cool. Henry, freshly woken from his nap, was now happily sharing a skewer with his dad, both of them in their own little world.

Soon enough, he was perched on his mom's knee, surrounded by a whole circle of adults, each one eager to offer him a bite of something tasty. There was someone in charge of snacks, someone else making sure he had a drink, even someone on photo duty, snapping away. The kid was living the dream.

Grown-ups at dinner always meant endless conversation. Two hours slipped by in the blink of an eye, and by the time everyone put down their chopsticks, the moon was already hanging high above.

People lingered at the table with another round of drinks, soaking up the laid-back evening.

Andre had his arm slung casually across the back of his wife's chair. Mia and Molly were shoulder to shoulder, scrolling through all the photos they'd snapped earlier, laughing and bickering over which ones to keep.

Anya was off playing with the kids again, while Leo couldn't take his eyes off his little girl for even a second.

Cooper glanced at the couple across the table and made a face. "Leo, don't you think being in love is kind of a pain?”

you kidding? I wish I could be glued to Anya

just gave him a look, half amused,

and added, "My girl? She's obsessed with babies and stuffed bears. I'm lucky if I come in third after them." Most

to walk, had crawled into her arms, and all three kids were clustered around her, laughing at the silly

laughter would bubble up from the adults,

chattering away, but Andre kept an eye on her, picking up grilled meat from the table and feeding her bite

a bite while still looking at her phone. "Molly, try this filter. The lighting was off earlier. Wait, let me pull

chatting when Andre leaned in with another skewer. Mia

said, holding it up to

then went

her a freshly peeled piece of

"Molly, look

was at it again. "Have some hot

mouth and

daughter and son-in-law's easy routine,

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