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Thank goodness World War 3, which he feared, didn’t happen. He quickly retaliated against the slap of pain he saw on Heart’s face earlier.

Hopefully, Silvana won’t go to the restaurant so they won’t meet again.

They are currently inside the 3VP room. Lush is awake and eating ham.

“I don’t know if I’ll pass this semester,” Heart told her, causing her to pause in chewing.

“And why is that so?”

“But I feel like I’ll pass. I explained my side well. I told the counselor it’s unfair if they judge my efforts based on my status. I made it clear that my student life is separated from my personal situation. I feel like I convinced her.”

“Uh-huh,” he nodded. “It’s only fair because she might lose her job.”

“Lux!” Heart scolded him, but he was smiling.

“Mimi, call Daddy Bibi, not Lats. You call him Bibi,” Lush sided with him, making Heart smile as she pinched their child’s cheek.

“Yes, I call Daddy ‘baby.’”

“That’s right, son. High five,” he said, giving his child a high-five before