Melon was still around and saw his mother’s action. When the person answered, Melon realized she was calling the man just now back and looked at his mother in surprise.

“Mommy, why are you calling the scoundrel back?”

Flustered, Ariana cleared her throat and said quickly, “Oh, I was just checking on a delivery.”

Gently stroking Melon’s hair, she ventured, “Would you Like to speak to your father, dear? I know you miss him.”

Melon’s eyes went wide, disbelief evident on his face. Half-eager, half-doubtful, he exclaimed, “Is he truly my father?”

With a warm smile, Ariana pinched his chubby cheek affectionately and set the call to speaker mode.

like to talk,” she told the man before

end of the line,

“Why now?

me a scoundrel just

you’re really my father, why did you call me Max instead of Melon? Mommy said that you chose my

on the other end returned

Ariana’s hand, doubt etched on

Is

man on the other side must be unaware that he had

be a hiccup in the connection at the border,” Ariana explained with a sheepish smile. Embracing Melon in her arms, she continued softly, “Your father hasn’t actually forgotten the nickname Melon. It’s just been a while, and he could be aiming for a more formal tone

awkwardness, Ariana said “hello” to the phone once

it appeared that the other end had finally caught the signal. The man’s voice

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