The Cherished Wife

When Peter and Tania went downstairs to the dining room, they heard Zara telling a story to Brandon. Brandon was listening wide-eyed with excitement, his eyes shining as though he were utterly captivated. Peter smirked, slipping one hand into his pocket as he walked over. "Brandon, are you full?"

"Daddy!" Brandon quickly turned, jumped off his chair, and hugged Peter's leg. "Grandma is amazing! She knows so many stories, even more than Mommy!"

Peter narrowed his eyes, glancing at Tania. "Really? And what stories does Mommy tell you?"

Brandon tilted his head, thinking. "The Three Bears, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the Prince and the Frog."

He hesitated a little. "Mommy knows lots of stories too, but she only tells me one each night, so she finishes them quickly."

Peter grinned. "Is that so? Do you really like listening to stories?"

nodded enthusiastically. "I love

you stories from now on? Sometimes, Mommy

quickly ran back to Zara, grabbing her hand. "Grandma, you have

"Mr. Peter, Ms. Tania, you two must be hungry. Go ahead and eat. I'll take

...

of Xylos fainting from anger had caused chaos, especially since Peter had

thrown into turmoil. When the family doctor arrived in a hurry and saw that Xylos had

later, Xylos finally regained consciousness under the doctor's care. The first thing he did upon waking was to

again With his sunken eyes fixed on Jack, Xylos demanded, "Jack, tell me. You

"Dad, I..."