Stella felt a wave of hurt and confusion crashing over her.

Was she really such a failure?

Had she truly done something wrong?

In her arms, little Aster had cried himself hoarse-now, even as he drifted off, his mouth was still searching for his mother's comforting touch.

Seeing her chance, Stella gently popped the pacifier into his mouth.

The exhausted, hungry little guy latched on and started sucking with determined gusto.

Stella blinked in disbelief, then broke into a smile.

It worked!

For the first time, Aster was actually willing to take the formula.

He must have been truly drained. Two hundred milliliters of formula disappeared in a single go, and when he finished, he let out a satisfied burp, smacked his lips, and soon fell into a deep, contented sleep.

could

her son and tucked him into bed, placing a pillow along the edge to keep him from

cheeks and tiny hands with a

face soft and pink, nothing like the little terror who'd just threatened to bring the house down with

at him, her heart melting. She bent down and pressed gentle

did she lie down beside him. Watching his innocent face,

exhaustion,

as Cedric Clarke spoke quietly into the phone, Scarlett's voice faintly audible from the other

anyway. The longer you wait, the harder it gets... I

for her-she's my daughter. I know exactly what she's

his nose. "She's doing

voice came back, "Are you

him out." He paused, then added, "Mom, you and Dad have helped us so much these past years, looking after Aster. Why

I relax?" Scarlett protested. "You're always busy at the hospital, and I don't feel comfortable leaving Star to take care of the baby

much, my parents would love nothing more than to come stay for a few days. They're always asking to

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