LOGINAfter Vincent finished bathing Hayden, he carried him back to the bedroom. After getting Hayden ready for bed, he wrapped the little boy in a soft, furry blanket and said gently, "I'm going to have a shower. Be good and wait here for me."Hayden nodded vigorously with a bright grin on his face. He said, "I promise that I won't fall asleep. I'm going to wait for you to tell me a bedtime story!"Vincent smiled and ruffled his hair, then turned around and walked into the bathroom.After Vincent left, Hayden immediately scrambled out of bed and ran off excitedly to pick out a storybook.It had been a long time since Vincent had read him a story. Hayden had carefully built up a collection of interesting stories, and he was looking forward to hearing Vincent read them to him.However, before he had chosen a book, Vincent's phone suddenly began vibrating on the bedside table. Hayden stopped and turned to look at the phone. After a moment's hesitation, he tottered over to the bedsid
After they had eaten, Marisol volunteered to help the housekeeper clean up.Later, Marisol suddenly asked, "Have you told Calliope about Hayden yet?"Vincent shook his head and replied, "Not yet.""When are you planning to tell her?""Within the next few days, I guess. After all, Hayden's back. I can't keep hiding it from her.""Vincent, do you think she can accept Hayden?"Vincent paused in the middle of what he was doing, then laughed bitterly and said, "Who knows? If she can accept him, that would be great. If she can't, I won't blame her for it."After all, the man she loved was a divorcee, and now a child had popped up out of nowhere. No woman would be able to accept something like that easily. Marisol said nothing. Samara had passed away, so technically she had no reason to doubt Calliope's identity. However, she had a hunch that things weren't that simple. She just wasn't planning to mention her theories to Vincent.After all, Vincent wholeheartedly trusted that woma
Vincent shook his head. He was sure that it was impossible. Samara was dead. Perhaps they just looked similar from the back.He forced himself to put the ridiculous notion out of his mind and turned to look at his precious son. His tone softened as he said, "Hayden, you mustn't walk off with strangers in the future. If your grandpa finds out, he'll be worried sick. Do you understand?"Hayden nodded meekly and asked at once, "Daddy, can't I eat the ice cream the pretty lady gave me?"Vincent shook his head and said seriously, "You shouldn't eat anything a stranger gives you." "But she's really pretty. She doesn't look like the human traffickers Grandpa talked about at all."All Hayden could think of was how pretty the lady had been and how he wished that she was his mother. After all, during their short interaction together, he felt that they had got on very well.Vincent looked exasperated and tapped Hayden's forehead lightly as he said, "It's not like human traffickers are go
Hayden had been sobbing loudly when he was suddenly scooped up without warning. He screamed in fright.Denzel once told him about human traffickers and said that any stranger who suddenly tried to take him with them must be one. He instructed Hayden to find a policeman at once if it ever happened.Hayden was both scared and angry. He felt that Calliope was a horrible human trafficker who had knocked his ice cream to the floor and was now trying to abduct him.He opened his mouth to yell and expose her immediately.Yet surprise overcame him the next moment. Why was the human trafficker lady taking him into the store?Hayden looked confused. Suddenly, a huge ice cream appeared in front of his eyes, and he was stunned. "What are you looking at? You wanted ice cream, didn't you?" Calliope asked, frowning.Hayden stammered, "T-this is for me?""Who else would it be for?""Wow! You're amazing, human trafficker lady!"Hayden finally looked closely at the person who was carrying hi
Early the next day, Calliope received a call from Laura."Samara, I'll be leaving on an 11:00 am flight today. My business here has come to an end, and you don't need my help with anything for now. It's time for me to go home."Calliope was silent for a long time before she said, "I'll take you to the airport."…At 9:00 am, a black MPV came to a gentle stop outside the airport doors.The car door opened, and Calliope alighted first. Since her scars made her far too conspicuous in public, she didn't have her disguise on that day and had appeared as Samara. She only wore a baseball cap to disguise herself slightly. She went around to the other side to help Laura open the door, and the two of them walked toward the airport hall together."Samara, take care of yourself once I'm gone. If there's anything you need, call me at any time.""Don't worry." Calliope patted her shoulder. "I'm so glad you've been around."Laura shook her head. "The road ahead will be difficult, and now y
During the next few days, Calliope could clearly sense that Vincent was hiding something. However, since he hadn't brought it up, she chose not to ask.She felt that Vincent would tell her when he was ready and that there was no point in forcing him to talk.Vincent focused all his energy on his rehabilitation. He had only been able to walk about 200 feet the first time, but now he could move almost as well as he had before.On the day he successfully ran three miles around the running track, he hugged Calliope tightly in excitement and said loudly, "Did you see that? I did it!"Calliope's face broke into a smile as she praised him. "I did. You're amazing." Vincent wiped off his sweat with the towel she handed him. Suddenly, he had an idea. "Calliope, let me help you heal your face."Upon hearing this, she frowned at once and asked, "Why are you bringing this up again?""I didn't manage to help you the last time, but it's been on my mind. See, I managed to cure my own legs as w







