After helping Emily and Favian unload the purchases, the boys got into the car. Oliver was very happy about the new things he learned, but his older brothers were unusually quiet and exchanged eye contact. Favian noticed the unusual silence from the older boys. Despite his migraine, the beta wolf paid more attention to them. When Darren and Ludwig called it a truce and worked together, it usually meant something serious happened. The last time they did not fight with each other, Oliver brought William back. Something definitely happened back at the hypermart after Emily gave them some money. Their depressed looks were slightly concerning, and even Richard felt it from work through the pack’s bond. “What’s up?” the secretary asked, startling Emily, who was busy making meal plans with her purchases in her head. The

The boys finished their homework quickly, with Ludwig teaching his brothers. Emily busied away in the kitchen but kept an ear out for any shouts and tell-tale signs of arguments. Normally, the boys would get rowdy at least once. However, they were exceptionally well-behaved today. Was it due to Favian’s presence?“Lunch is ready!” she called out. “Darren, set the table! Ludwig, tidy up! Oliver, wake Mr Beowulf!”There was no need to repeat herself. The boys got into action quickly.“On it!”“Coming!”“Ok!”As the boys hurried in different directions, Emily started ladling the pasta and soup into different bowls. The

“Welcome back, young howlers!” A boyish voice boomed as soon as Richard got out of the car. “Did you manage to fully win over the future Luna?”The CEO was still helping Oliver out of his baby chair, but Darren and Ludwig were already telling the Fenrir about their valiant trip to the hypermart and ability to do chores. Favian simply ignored the teenage version of their guardian god and dragged his suitcase for unpacking. He left the casserole from earlier in Richard’s hands.“I see,” Ambrose grinned. “Even Favian approves of her!”Seeing Richard approaching them, the teenager demanded to know when he would bring her to the Blue Moon Mansion to officially introduce her to the pack.Unamused, Richard merely dropped the

Grabbing the trolley less dramatically without the boys, Emily and Richard slowly made their way down every aisle to gather the items on the long list. As everything was scattered in different sections, Emily proposed that they split up to find the items so that it was more efficient.“It’s alright,” Richard reassured her. “I’m not in a rush. If it gets late, we can get dinner before I send you back to the dormitory and drop the rest of the items at the side house.”Hearing how the CEO wanted to take their time, Emily felt slightly bad for rushing. She was too used to urging the boys to complete their assigned task by a certain deadline that she forgot who she was dealing with. Richard Taleman was a grown man who did not need to be managed.Blushing and escaping with the trolley,

With Ludwig’s tutoring, the boys completed all their assignments in time for lunch. Emily occasionally walked over to give the boys some pointers. Oliver’s grip on the pencil was getting better, but he still kept colouring outside the lines. Emily taught him how to colour slowly closer to the edge of the lines before filling the colour on the inside of the picture. At the same time, she taught the young child how to shift the paper’s angle and colour in different directions to speed up his colouring progress.Ludwig was reading a book when he wasn’t helping his brothers with homework. He also sharpened the dulled pencils for Oliver and Darren, earning praise from Emily. The home tutor challenged Ludwig to find five words with meanings he did not know from the book to write down. She knew that the blond child was smart and taught him to use the internet to facilitate his learning. Th