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, started

hand, approached Yuri.

worried, waiting for you to come

softly. "Let's

clung to Brittany, begging for a bedtime story. Indulging him, Brittany

"Come here."

had something on his

gravely. "You did well.

indeed had a talent, perfectly inheriting it from

"Dad, I'm sorry."

"I've been

off. "You're my only daughter. Don't talk like

your engagement with Eltham, it's an injustice

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

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

be the first to suffer. She had hesitated, not wanting to drag the Lynette family down, but

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

she felt sleepy did she stand up.

talk of Craneville, with every news outlet covering

a household

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