"Are you already thinking about our future?" Eltham was over the moon, as if to put her at ease, "Don't worry, I'll make them agree." Brittany remained silent.

Did he even listen to what she said?

"I need to call my son." Brittany made her request. "He's very attached to me. I've been gone for a week; he must miss me."

Eltham was silent for a moment.

Brittany refused to eat. "Then, I won't eat."

Perhaps out of concern for her health, Eltham stood up and handed her the phone with full bars of signal.

"Don't say anything you shouldn't, five minutes max."

"No, I want ten minutes."

Knowing Eltham needed something from her, Brittany pushed her luck.

Her boldness seemed to please Eltham this time, as he smirked, "Alright, you got it."

Brittany dialed Daniel's number, her eyes full of worry.

Daniel might seem well-behaved and sensible, but in reality, he was extremely insecure.

Having been away for a week, she knew he must be struggling.

...

Sullivan family

Brittany was taken by Eltham, Yuri

an instant, and Daniel was taken care of by the staff, though he was visibly less lively. Holden kept quiet about

asked a few times but received no answers and eventually stopped asking, becoming more silent by the

upstairs, pushed open his bedroom door, and his eyes instantly welled up at the

and wrapped himself in his blanket, his little body

dad, he missed the lively Sullivan

bed, he couldn't fall asleep, clutching the corner of his blanket, feeling

Suddenly, his smartwatch rang.

It was Mom!

gloom vanished in an instant, and he pressed

Daniel's voice, Brittany almost

verge of tears, fiddling with his smartwatch, "I wanna see

a

Eltham wouldn't

""Daniel, be calm."

a big boy now, mom has something important to tell you, can we talk?" Wiping away his tears, even though he knew Brittany couldn't see him, Daniel nodded vigorously, "Yes." "Are you

really Daniel shook his head.. "Grandpa's in the

busy, and

care

"Grandpa's in the hospital?"

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