"I hardly ever go shopping," Romina replied. "So when I do, I thought I'd get you something. Don't you like them?"

"Of course I do," Donovan said quickly. "If they're from my sister, I love them. Didn't you get anything for yourself?"

"Nothing I really wanted. But I did buy a bunch of toys for my friend's kids."

The siblings sat down on the couch in the hall.

"Are Mom and Dad asleep?" Romina asked.

"Yeah, they turned in early. They're all about health these days."

After retiring, their parents completely stepped away from business. Now, they focused solely on wellness and staying youthful.

chairman, even at his age. But their parents had decided it was time to pass the torch. They believed the

envy them. Mom and I go out together and people always think she's my sister. They can't believe she's

grown adults, and he still

do with the fact that they were barely stressed. Their dad had offloaded all business responsibilities to him and spent

stress. Lots of

ten-usually around nine. Sometimes a little later, but

worked late into the night. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't take care of themselves the way

"Beasts of burden for the

friend River's sister-in-law?" Donovan asked casually. He knew

whom worked for their family businesses and were too busy to hang out

she suddenly skipped evening social events to go shopping,

it be...

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