Kevan responded with a grunt and said to Larissa, "Well, we're off."

Larissa knew that she couldn't stop Aster, so she let them off the hook.

"Okay, drive safe," she cautioned with a nod.

It was Aster's first time riding in Kevan's car.

He sat obediently in the middle of the backseat, with his hands neatly folded on his knees.

"Uncle Kevan, I'm feeling very happy," he said to Kevan.

Hearing that, Kevan glanced at Aster through the rearview mirror. "Why is that?"

Aster smiled widely "Because you're sending me to kindergarten!"

After that, his smile faded and he asked cautiously, "By the way, Uncle Kevan … If my teacher asks about who you are, can I say that you're my daddy? "

When Kevan heard Aster refer to him as his "Daddy", his chest tightened inexplicably.

Instinctively, he gripped the steering wheel, nearly flooring the accelerator.

Suppressing the overwhelming joy and heartache that welled up within him, Kevan replied in a calm voice, "Of course."

Aster clen