When Old Master Whitman learned about this, he traveled back from his retirement home that very night.

As he regarded the pigeon pair in front of him, who was barely 2 years old, his timeworn eyes began to glisten.

“So many people in this world dream of coming into the upper-class society, but not many of them realize that people within that society actually yearn for a quiet and peaceful life instead.”

Old Master Whitman expressed in a heartfelt lament; his worn face was filled with melancholy and anxiety.

“Money and power can be really harmful at times. If I had not come from this large family, Felipe’s thoughts wouldn’t have gone awry when his

parents died in the car accident, and perhaps his youth and future would’ve been spared.”

“Grandpa, don’t imagine such things, ” Madeline comforted Old Master Whitman as she held his hand gently. “Money and power are not harmful things in themselves. It’s the hearts of people that are terrible. The kind of people whose hearts bear malice and ambition, yet they choose to take shortcuts instead.”

“Linnie’s right, Grandpa. Please don’t blame yourself, ” Jeremy reassured Old Master Whitman too as he understood the turmoil in Old Master Whitman’s heart. “Look at how cute and clever Felipe’s children are.”

Madeline smiled as she gently tugged at the two children’s hands.

“Juan and Jan, this is your grand-uncle. Hurry up and greet him.”

very intelligent. The

both so sweet.” Old Master Whitman’s relaxed into a smile. He pulled out two red envelopes containing money from his pocket and

obedient, and behave yourself. Wait for your father to come home,

“What about waiting for Mommy to come home? I haven’t

I miss Mommy.”

were present felt warm around their eyes when they

body and gently stroked the

will be home too. As long as you and Jan are good, Mommy and Daddy will come

blinking his large

smiled gently. ” I’ve never

she had not lied to people. She had only lied to

children had settled in, the household became livelier. There

the balcony that night, gazing up at the crescent moon

she was about to head back into the house, she felt a sudden warmth behind

coat and draped it over

smiled and naturally

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