Similarly, she was startled when I opened my eyes. She then smiled brightly and asked in a clear and crisp voice, "Mom, are you awake?"I patted beside me and said softly, "Come up, I miss my baby!"She hurriedly climbed up, rolled to my side, and giggled. I hugged her and pulled her into the blanket. I held her in my arms and said, "My baby has grown so tall! When did you grow so much?"This statement was true. My kid was small in my memories, but she had grown so large, even if she was still soft."When you weren't at home!" She blinked her big eyes and looked at my face. This answer had some weight to it, making me feel a bit guilty.She continued to ask, "Mom loves Ava the most, right?""Of course! Mom loves Ava the most!" I said, but I felt nervous inside. Since she could say such things, it meant her little mind was troubled again. This child was so clever."Mom has been too busy lately! I haven’t properly kissed my precious daughter! What's wrong? Did you miss Mommy?" I

While I was happily speaking with my daughter in the room, Atlas softly pulled open the door and entered.He probably assumed I was still asleep and was surprised to see Ava on my bed. He quickly walked over, "I heard voices in the room and thought I was hearing things. It turns out my sweetheart is chatting with Mommy?"Ava had always been close to Atlas. When she saw him coming in, she became very happy, "Daddy, Mommy said I'll be the big sister in the future and will have lots of little brothers and sisters!"Atlas curled up next to me and gave Ava a big hug, "Really? The big sister? Daddy is proud!"The three of us laughed sweetly.Atlas's long arms embraced both of us. "In the future, my sweetheart will have a tough job being the big sister!""Daddy, I have responsibility! I'm not afraid of hard work!" Ava said it seriously.This sentence made Atlas particularly happy. "Our sweetheart will definitely be a role model for her younger siblings in the future!"Like a small mag

Seeing these two about to banter again, I quickly got up and said, "I'll go to the annex to check on them!"Ava immediately shouted, "I want to go see Grandpa too!"I had to try to reach out and grab her, but Byron got there before and lifted Ava off the ground. I understood that he was afraid it would be hard for me to carry her."Oh, right! What about breakfast for the others?" I asked. After all, Loak's siblings and the medical staff were in the annex building."Don't worry, Jim has arranged everything!" Atlas reassured me.Feeling relieved, I held my daughter's hand and walked towards the annex building together.I don't know why, even though he was in the annex building, I felt like the whole Fremont Bay had meaning now.I went to see Loak first. He hadn't woken up yet, so his face was still very pale. It's possible that he was just relocated here yesterday and had only recently recovered. He looked a little worn out.Anya was by his side, with a tense expression on her young face

My father shook his head. "I need to get better as soon as possible. I want to help Atlas fulfill Louis's last wish and see if we can completely replicate those maps in my lifetime.""Those maps? You mean it's not just one map?" I looked at my father in confusion."Of course not. To be precise, there are six maps, one for each continent, excluding Wrekonia. We did send some people there, but the harsh environment forced us to abandon the mission. “However, we continued to explore around the edges of Wrekonia. What those seven members did was remarkable, even when they had no communication among themselves."Atlas says he only knows two of them. He has no idea about the other five, which means their fate is uncertain. So, restoring the maps to their original state might be difficult," my father said with a grave expression, sighing softly. "It would be best if we could retrieve the maps. It would save us a lot of trouble,” he continued."Don't worry about it, Dad. Just focus on

"Yes, Atlas already filled me in on that. I was taken aback at first. She knew about my daughter and asked if I wanted to see her. I felt a mix of anxiety and joy. I suspected you were still alive, but I was worried if her questions implied anything else.”"I understand how you felt. I'll definitely settle the score with her someday.""She asked me if I wanted to see my daughter. That question made me tense up immediately. Just imagine how worried I was, fearing for your safety."I asked her where my daughter was. She arrogantly responded that the only way to see my daughter was to spill the beans on whatever secret Louis and I had been hiding."After finishing his sentence, he smiled at me."It was precisely that statement that put me on alert. She was using my daughter to manipulate me, trying to extract my secret. It was then I became certain that they realized I must be valuable, but they didn't know why."I looked at my father. He seemed wise and had managed to maintain his