Hertha rolled her eyes at him and went to the playroom to call the kids for dinner.

"Daddy!" Helena wiggled her little legs excitedly and ran towards Alaric.

The sweet baby voice calling out "Daddy" was melting hearts all around.

Alaric turned around to see Helena running towards him, like a little marshmallow, all soft and adorable, straight into his heart.

Overwhelmed with fatherly love, Alaric quickly stood up, took big strides forward, and scooped Helena into his arms, his smile gentle and loving: "Helena, time for dinner." His voice instinctively turned sing-song.

Looking up, he saw Hertha walking over with Julian, who was looking up with those big, round eyes filled with envy at Helena in his arms.

knelt down, and with his other arm, lifted

said this, Alaric cheekily rubbed his cheek against Julian's

previously stern-faced Julian burst into a

to scold him when she saw Julian's smile. She

and touched by her own hardships over

far beyond her imagination. Kimberly, carrying dishes out from the kitchen, saw Alaric holding the two kids and also smiled warmly, saying, "Dinner's

head, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling as she boasted: "Granny, I have a daddy now, look, he's my

have a daddy too! Daddy's holding me, I'm in daddy's arms!" Julian couldn't hide

Alaric before, thinking he was bullying their mom and was full of hostility

acknowledged the mean uncle as their dad, Julian

and his sister now had a dad, no longer the children others said were

knows you've got a daddy now,

said, her eyes

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