Sweet Subterfuge

Chapter 404

Aster held the bottle of water with both hands. As he was about to drink from the opening, he

froze on the spot when he heard Dylan’s question. The sparkle in his eyes disappeared for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure.

“I don’t have a dad,” he said calmly with a nonchalant expression. There was no hint of sadness or regret in his voice. “Instead, I have two moms. I have a very happy family.”

He intentionally emphasized the last sentence

Dylan couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness in his heart when he heard this.

“I see.” Dylan patted Aster’s hair affectionately and discreetly plucked a strand from his head.

While Aster was distracted, he put the strand of hair into a small sealed bag and carefully tucked

it into the hidden pocket of his suit.

The two of them played together for the entire morning.

As lunchtime approached, Dylan knew Larissa would soon come looking for Aster, so he quickly

bid farewell.

to leave now, but we’ll definitely have the chance to play again in the

mom later, do not tell her

in confusion, “Why?”

yet.” Dylan cooked up a

spent time playing with you, she

He even made a pinky promise with Dylan to keep this

Larissa.

he took out his phone and made a call, “I managed to get

sample to the research

hotel for work the

quickly grew tired of the hotel’s play area and began

friends from kindergarten

suggested sending him back to Westonia, he kicked

go back to Westonia, I’ll have to find a suitable kindergarten for him here as soon as possible.” Larissa expressed her dilemma to Wendy during a video call

want him to stay

years for

that time, Aster would already be in

between schools in Caldor and overseas was significantly different.

Aster wouldn’t be able to adapt

was inevitable that children from single–parent families would

whether their parent was a successful career

Larissa and Wendy protected him from the cruel reality and

so that he wouldn’t feel the absence of