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."

walked to the driver's side, started

holding Daniel's hand, approached

worried, waiting for

softly. "Let's go

Daniel clung to Brittany, begging for a bedtime story. Indulging him, Brittany didn't get him to sleep until

"Come here."

he had something

competition today," Yuri said gravely. "You did well. Dad

indeed had a talent, perfectly inheriting it

"Dad, I'm sorry."

been causing you

only daughter. Don't talk like that. Everything I do

paused, then added, "About your engagement with Eltham, it's an injustice to

been for him, Brittany wouldn't have had to humble herself and keep

reddened. She got up, knelt before Yuri, and held his

She had hesitated, not wanting to drag the Lynette family down,

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

didn't speak for a while, and only when she felt

talk of Craneville, with every news

a household

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