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

Julie noticed the pillow did have a damp spot, but upon closer examination…

and nudged

Drool?

Ivan huffed and strutted off

aren’t you afraid of hurting my beloved son’s feelings?”

about me, don’t you

face,

man,” he declared, scooping her into his arms and heading

up, Julie and Kieran set off for the

checked in the previous morning had already

dialed the number they had contacted the day before,

to reach out to

tried, even through the company, Kieran couldn’t

Lucian seemed to have appeared out of thin air and vanished just as quickly…

“Had I known, I would

last night or today; you can find someone who goes missing, but not someone

made a good point. Lucian was clearly the one

meet us and then disappear? Why not just refuse from the start? What’s on that USB drive, and who was in room 2404? And who keeps trying to run me over with

people creating these mysteries are,”

everything you say make

but…” he glanced sidelong at her and smirked, “I like

laughed, “I’m heading to the restaurant this afternoon. How about we have dinner together

up after work,” Kieran promised, dropping Julie off at the

days that followed, they didn’t hear

kept his word, visiting Sansa in the hospital each evening after work, reminiscing about the old times they shared. Julie saw in Kyle

intentions were unknown to her, but from Julie’s perspective, it seemed clear that he had a

would have it, she arrived just as Kyle was at the hospital. Perched on a bench near the ward’s entrance, Julie was thumbing through messages on WhatsApp with Kieran when Kyle

that had transpired, Julie wasn’t quite sure how to face Kyle, whether to greet him as friend or foe. So she offered a curt nod, her words tinged with formality, “You’ve been

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