Gwynn merely slept for a couple of hours.

She looked after Lorian and Holly as usual. She was putting clothes on her little girl when the latter said she missed her dad. Leaning on her mom’s shoulder, she said longingly, “I miss Dad.”

Gwynn felt a lump in her throat.

She soothed her little girl in a tender tone, “Dad’s on a work trip. He misses us a lot, too.”

However, Lorian knew a little about the adult’s affairs. He hesitated a little before posing the question. “When’s Dad coming back?”