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Lux ended the call. He expressed uncertainty about being able to go. He worried about the child, even without confirmation if Delight was really his or not, but his concern for his family prevailed over the uncertainty of going.

Charles’s words about Silvana lingered in his mind, making it a significant dilemma for him whether to believe the woman who seemed to have a half-crazed mind.

He was still standing near the restaurant exit when he called Heart again. She picked up the phone and smiled when she saw his face on the screen.

“Hi, baby,” he greeted his wife.

“Sorry, I missed your call. I was giving Lush a sponge bath,” she said, tilting the phone.

“Hi, Daddy!” Lush exclaimed while standing on his bed, jumping up and down, completely naked.

“Hi, son! Daddy’s coming home!” he replied.

“Yeeeey!”

“Are you coming home now?” Heart asked him.

He walked out of the restaurant to his car. He hopped in and fastened his seatbelt.

“Silvana called,” he told his wife, as if it were a normal