Thea rose to her feet and filled James’ plate.

With a gentle face, she handed over the plate to James and said, “Honey, here…”

James accepted it. As he saw Thea’s gentle face, he smiled. “Thanks, Darling.”

When he called her ‘Darling’, Thea's heart melted.

Her nose started to tingle, and she almost burst into tears.

It had been a long time since James had called her ‘Darling’. At this moment, she thought that all her efforts up until this point had been worthwhile.

It took a few moments be