Sweet Subterfuge

Larissa’s heart ached at that, but she forced hersell lo show a slem expression as she sald coldly. “Aster, tell me the truth.”

— Aster opened his mouth and had barely gotten a word out when his tears spilled over, “I want a daddy too…he sobbed, his voice incoherent, but Larissa heard him,

She suddenly remembered that the cartoon she played for him involved an orphan character, who unexpectedly met his biological father before deciding to recognize him as his dad. This was also the movie’s biggest tear–jerking point. Wendy would be bawing wherever she watched it.

Larissa hersell let nothing for it probably due to never experiencing what fatherly love was Ike. She also held no hope of ever finding her biological dad. She was just worried that Aster would think too much after watching it.

However, Aster never had a reaction whenever he watched this back then, so she thought that he was just like her in that he did n

not crave the existence of a lather

Clearly, the truth proved that she was wrong. His lack of reaction was very likely due to his age at that time, so he did not get it yet.

want a daddy? Isn’t having Mommy and Godma with you enough? Larissa asked him,

could be calm, but now that it was actually happening, she still panicked in the end. so much so that she could not even remember the things

daddy is strong. He–He can p–protect Mommy and me.” Aster said this brokerly, but it shocked

wanted to say. “Mommy can protect

She allowed her baby boot hurt, both physkally and mentally. Moreover, he would never

tugged on Larissa’s hand while gazing at her with great hope. “Could you

—

could not bear to deny him. But to lind him

Mommy think about it, okay?” She could only use this kind of tactic to

sharp. “How

struck speechless

After collecting hersell, she began to reason with him. “Finding a daddy for you is not the same as buying you a toy, in which when you ask for it today, I’ll be able to buy it for you at once. Besides, it’s hard to

Aster was pensive.

kind