With diners stepping into the restaurant, the server went to attend to them. Ree took one last look at the room booked by Trenton. She went to greet the other customers. It did not take long for Trenton’s order to be ready. Ree was quick to take the food to Trenton. She would steal a few glances at Trenton when she brought a plate in. However, Trenton only had eyes for Lana. He barely paid attention to her. Without another word, Ree put the food down and walked out. Once Ree gave them privacy after serving the food, Lana said to Trenton, “The waitress who brought the food kept staring at you. She didn’t say anything, though. “Talk about strange.” Trenton responded with an inflated ego, “Oh, I guess I’m too hot to handle. I bet she has never seen a man as good-looking as me.” Lana chuckled. It was true that Trenton was blessed in the looks department. He was a real head-turner whenever he was out and about. The server seemed to be in her thirties, so Lana doubted

Meanwhile, Serenity walked out of the nursery in Wildridge Manor at nine o’clock to find her husband waiting for her outside the bedroom door with their daughter in his arms. “Is Lil’ Bun asleep?” Zachary asked while handing their daughter to Serenity. “Lil’ Pie is all over at night.” Callia was the sweetest, most sensible soul, but when she acted out, she only wanted her mother, especially at night. She clung to Serenity like nobody’s business. Even Grandma May could not handle her. Grandma May mentioned that children knew their mother. Most of the time, Callia remained at the estate, cared for by Grandma May and the other senior members of the family. However, Callia was most attached to her mother. Serenity held Callia and gave her cheek a little squeeze. “It’s nine. Why aren’t you in bed? Even your brother is asleep.” Zachary closed the door to Heath’s room. “He’s quick to fall asleep.” Serenity carried Callia while walking to the bedroom with Zachary. She sai

Serenity came out of the bathroom to find Zachary teasing their daughter. She approached and whispered, “Don’t wake her up. If she does, you’ll be the one to deal with her crying.” “I’m very gentle with her. I won’t wake her.” Zachary sat up straight and said to Serenity, “Honey, Lil’ Pie gets more beautiful every time I look at her. She’s cuter and more adorable than Ben’s child when she was little.” “Kids are adorable when they are little. You couldn’t take your eyes away from Clo-clo when she was still a baby. Heck, you even wanted to adopt her. Now that you have your own, you’re claiming that Clo-clo wasn’t at all cute.” “That’s true. I’ll always find my own children cuter.” Zachary chuckled. Soon, his smile disappeared, and he said enviously, “I’m jealous of Ben, though. His kids are very well-behaved and do so well in school. Clo-clo is really a good big sister.“I wonder if Lil’ Pie will do well when she starts school. “Will she be well-behaved like Clo-clo? It will

Zachary said, “Your daughter is already in elementary school, and she’s doing well. It has been a while since I’ve seen Clo-clo.” “You’ll see her soon. Clo-clo is well-behaved as always. She’s becoming a good big sister.” Like Zachary, Ben was biased toward the daughter. He doted on his daughter while being strict with his son. He often told Connor that the family business would eventually fall on him, so the burden should not fall on Chloe. The kids did not understand when they were younger. Now that Chloe was of school age, she would ask Ben, “Daddy, does Connor have to be the one to take over the business? Why can’t I do it? Is it because I’m a girl? “Do you think I’m not as capable as Connor? Why can’t I be in charge?” Ben spent a lot of time explaining things to Chloe. In the end, Chloe said, “Do you think I’m not as good as Connor, Daddy? Is that why I can’t be named the successor?” Ben was forced to say, “Your gender doesn’t matter. It’s all about what you can do.

Serenity emerged, all dressed and freshened up. By then, Callia had finished her bottle. “Mom, hold.” Callia loved to be coddled first thing in the morning. As soon as Serenity appeared, Callia ditched her father who had bottle-fed her and reached out for her mother. Zachary teased her, “Can’t I hold you? I gave you milk. Why are you abandoning me?” “Mom! I want Mommy.” Serenity approached and took Callia from Zachary. “You wanted Dad when you were with your Uncle River. We just got back today, and now, you don’t want your Dad?” Callia rested her head on Serenity’s shoulder. Her father’s arms felt safe. Her mother gave the warmest hugs. Callia preferred Serenity, whose embrace felt warm and safe. “I wonder what River and Rosalie are going to do now that I’m gone. I wanted to stay longer for the drama, but you wanted me back.” Zachary said, “How good can the drama be? If you didn’t come back, I was going to bring you back in person. “Since there’s something g