Chris sat beside Lena, holding her hand and smiling.

“Sorry,” Lena whispered to him and then looked back at the children with a hint of embarrassment. “This is their first time traveling so far, and they might be overly excited.”

“Why are you apologizing to me?”

“Because… this is on your plane.”

“In the future, it’ll be yours, too.”

He affectionately nuzzled her nose, his eyes filled with warmth.

However, at that moment, he felt a sudden chill behind him. He turned to look but noticed nothing unusual—just the silent boy in the corner who briefly glanced at him before turning away.

The air attendant approached. “Mr. Hamerton, the plane is ready for takeoff, waiting for clearance.”

nodded. “Is Bianca’s ticket

air attendant’s expression was troubled. “I heard from the bodyguards

frowned. “Why does she want to

take more photos

He didn’t care much about Bianca. If

window. The ground scenery grew smaller, and

would

leaned her head on Chris’ shoulder, closed her eyes, and

charity project brought Harold closer to the mayor’s position. As his son-in-law, Elijah fully supported him. They appeared as a loving family at events, with Kasey in Elijah’s

victory in the second-to-last election round, partly thanks to children from the mountains who participated in the

but still congratulated him with a smile, plotting

the charity project’s success was even grander. Many wealthy businessmen and prominent political figures from Centrolis attended. Even

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