How could it be him?

Where's mom?

Yuri was right on their heels.

Eltham opened the passenger door, gently tapping Brittany on the shoulder. "Bri, we're here."

Brittany, deep in sleep, woke up with a murmur, lifting her hand to rub her eyes, unbuckling her seatbelt, and slowly getting out of the car. "Thanks for the ride home."

Eltham, ever the gentleman, folded the blanket neatly. "Get some rest early tonight."

"You too."

Seeing this, Daniel's eyes welled up with tears, and he rushed to Brittany's side, hugging her. "Mom, how come you're with Uncle Eltham?"

"Mom was at a dinner party with him tonight," Brittany gently pinched her son's cheek. "Say goodbye to Uncle Eltham."

Despite his dislike for Eltham, Daniel, in front of Brittany, still managed a polite, "Uncle Eltham, goodbye."

Eltham looked down, smiling gently. "Goodbye."

driver's side,

away, Brittany, holding Daniel's hand, approached

waiting for

chuckled softly. "Let's

Daniel clung to Brittany, begging for a bedtime story. Indulging him, Brittany didn't get him to sleep until late into the night. Yuri was still up, sitting in the living room, sipping

"Come here."

he had something on his

watched your competition today," Yuri said gravely. "You did

indeed had a talent, perfectly inheriting

"Dad, I'm sorry."

"I've been causing

talk like that. Everything I do is

Eltham, it's an injustice to

Brittany wouldn't have had to humble herself and keep up appearances

and held his hand. "Dad, thank you

and Eltham openly break off, the Lynette family would be the first to suffer. She had hesitated, not wanting to drag the Lynette family down,

patting her head, warmth transferring through his palm. "It's getting late, get some

she felt sleepy did

became the talk of

a household name in

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