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."

the driver's side,

Daniel's hand, approached Yuri.

waiting for you

chuckled softly.

them entered the Lynette Mansion, and Daniel clung to Brittany, begging for a bedtime story. Indulging him, Brittany didn't get him

"Come here."

he had something

watched your competition today," Yuri said gravely. "You did well. Dad is proud

had a talent, perfectly inheriting it

"Dad, I'm sorry."

been causing you

talk like that. Everything I do is for your

then added, "About your engagement with Eltham, it's an injustice to you. Do whatever you want to do; dad supports

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

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

be the first to suffer. She had hesitated, not wanting to

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

when she felt sleepy did she

became the talk of Craneville, with every

Brittany became a household name in

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