Chapter 302

When Ivan awoke, he found himself in a somewhat unfamiliar environment. He rolled over and saw Julie,, sleeping peacefully beside him. Rubbing his eyes with a hint of excitement, he turned his head to see his dad lying on his other side, made a face, and then turned back to Julie, grinning to reveal two adorable little canines.

Waking up next to mom should be a privilege of babyhood, and sadly, Ivan couldn’t quite remember having that when he was a baby.

From the moment he opened his eyes, his little brain was working overtime.

Julie, stirred awake by the rustling beside her, opened her eyes to see the little boy grinning at her. Her heart melted instantly.

“Mom, I love you,” Ivan seized the opportunity to confess his sweet affection.

Julie, beaming with joy, cupped his cheek and kissed his forehead. “Morning, my Ivan.” As soon as she finished speaking, a slightly discordant voice chimed in, “I love you too.”

Kieran, propping himself up on one arm, leaned in close to Julie, his face begging for a kiss.

Julie poked his forehead with a finger, “Good morning, my Childie.”

“Where’s my kiss?” Kieran shot a look at his wife, clearly feeling the sting of unequal treatment.

Ivan turned and planted a kiss on Kieran’s cheek, “Good morning, my Kerry.”

Kieran threw back the covers, scooped up Ivan, clad in his bear pajamas, and headed toward the next room. “Do you know how you ended up here last night?”

“I was abducted by aliens?” Ivan, perched on Kerry’s shoulder, feigned shock.

“Hmm, more like a mental abduction,” Kieran teased, poking at his son’s head as he carried him.

Ivan, in a half-daze, suddenly remembered and exclaimed, “Oh! Right, it rained last night! My room was leaking, and my pillow got all wet! You don’t believe me? Go look! You only care about work and not your only son!!”

Kieran was speechless.

Julie, wrapped in her robe, followed the father and son duo out, surprised. “It really leaked? What kind of shoddy construction is this?”

Ivan pointed to his pillow, “See, I told you it leaked!”

noticed the pillow did have

are you trying to fool me with your drool?” Kieran set the boy down and nudged him, “Go wash

Drool?

in my dreams!” Ivan huffed and

half-amused, half-exasperated, tapped Kieran’s chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t you afraid of hurting my beloved son’s

what about me, don’t you love me?”

and cupped his face, “Of course I

scooping her

Julie and Kieran set off

previous morning had already checked out. The reservation had been made under Jesse’s

had contacted the day before, only to find it had

choice but to reach out to Zenith

even through the company, Kieran couldn’t

of thin air and

“Had I

but

a good point. Lucian was

from the start? What’s on that USB drive, and who was in room 2404? And who keeps trying to

life isn’t complicated; the people creating these mysteries are,”

say make so

blindly admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong at her and smirked, “I

restaurant this afternoon. How

work,” Kieran promised, dropping Julie off at the restaurant before he went off to take care

they didn’t hear from Zenith or

each evening after work, reminiscing about the old times they shared. Julie saw in Kyle a glimpse of the man

but from Julie’s perspective, it

as fate would have it, she arrived just as Kyle was at the hospital. Perched on

friend or foe. So she offered

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