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

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

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

Drool?

dreams!” Ivan huffed and strutted off to the

tapped Kieran’s chest, “You’re so blunt, aren’t

me, don’t

face, “Of course I do!”

he declared, scooping her into his arms and heading back

freshening up, Julie and Kieran set

the previous morning had already checked out. The reservation

pulled out her phone and dialed the number they had contacted the day before, only to

no choice but to reach

how he tried, even through the company, Kieran couldn’t find any trace of

have appeared out of thin air

Julie fretted, “Had I

but not someone who’s hiding on purpose,” Kieran reasoned, slipping both their hands into the pocket of his

to agree; Kieran made a good point. Lucian was clearly

couldn’t understand was, “Why promise to 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 their car? Is the person threatening me for the ring the same one trying to kill me? Why

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

say make so

might be blindly admiring me, but…” he glanced sidelong at

restaurant this afternoon. How about we have dinner together

dropping Julie off at

that followed, they didn’t hear

Julie saw in Kyle a glimpse of the man who had almost married Sansa, as he sat by her bedside, storytelling into

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

could spare a moment. Today, as fate 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 burst through the door. Spotting her, his lips curved into a teasing smile.

Julie wasn’t quite sure how to face Kyle, whether to greet him as friend or foe. So she offered a curt nod, her

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