Kevan's face was calm and emotionless. "It's not worth it for you to make the trip. It's too far." Without hesitation, Larissa shot him down. Gary had invited his network of close friends in Aldovia. Kevan wasn't close to any of them. Thus, it would only be awkward for him. Besides, he had his own job to take care of. "Alright," Kevan replied, pursing his lips. He did not confirm whether he would attend or not. "You guys should have an early night. Aren't you going to Disnieland tomorrow? You won't have enough energy to play if you don't go to sleep now." "Yeah." Larissa nodded, suppressing her reluctance to hang up. Avoiding Kevan's gaze, she lowered her voice and spoke to Aster. "Say goodbye to Daddy." "Bye, Daddy!" Because of his excitement to go to Disnieland, Aster bid Kevan goodbye immediately. Usually, he would try to prolong the call for as long as possible. Kevan's eyes shone with amusement. With a wide grin, he ended the call in a cheerful tone, "Bye, goodnight!"

Freddy opened the door from inside. When Aster got in, Freddy quickly shut the door, as if he was afraid that Larissa would change her mind. Chuckling, Larissa got into the front seat. She turned around and asked Freddy, "What game are you going to play with Aster?" Like magic, Freddy produced an iPad and started a game with colorful visuals. Sounds of cheerful music echoed in the car. Freddy and Aster were around the same age, so they had common interests. After a while, Aster's attention was focused on the game and both of them played together happily. Larissa's worry eased slightly. Diverting his attention from the boys in the rearview mirror, Allen glanced at the paper bag Larissa placed at her feet. "Do you not like sandwiches?" "Oh, no." Larissa laughed awkwardly and opened the bag. She took out a stuffed sandwich that was wrapped in paper. "It wasn't convenient to eat just now." She asked Aster, "Do you want some sandwiches? There's bacon and ham!" Aster was stil

Aster was ticklish, especially around his waist. He couldn't stand anyone touching him there. As expected, he squirmed under her touch and tried to escape. Larissa took the chance to pull the blanket off. She enveloped Aster in her embrace. Aster's tear-streaked face was exposed. Larissa's heart felt like it was being stabbed with a knife. Her chest ached, and she felt suffocated by the pain. Tightening her arms around him, she lowered her head and kissed his forehead. "Don't cry." Her voice trembled as scorching tears rolled down her cheeks as well. Aster released his clenched teeth and buried his face in Larissa's chest. He was crying his heart out. He had never cried like this before. His cries were heartrending and loud. It was as if he wanted to vent all the bitterness and grievances he bore for years. Holding him, Larissa's tears flowed. Words of comfort were stuck in her throat. She could only utter the same words repeatedly, "Aster, don't cry …"Wendy had been

"What?" Larissa noticed the smirk on Wendy's face and took a step back. "Wouldn't you be annoyed if Kevan could comfort Aster with just a few words? After all, you spent so much time trying to comfort him." Wendy tried to provoke her, but Larissa remained silent. Wendy patted her on the shoulder and sighed. "It's understandable that you wouldn't want the father and son to reunite. If Aster learns that Mr. Rogers is his biological father, your position in this family would be jeopardized."Larissa couldn't stop herself from sneering. "No way! I believe that my son loves me the most!" She was Aster's favorite person, there was no doubt about that!" After half an hour, Aster emerged from his bedroom with Larissa's phone in his hand. He had stopped crying. Even his hiccups had ceased. His breathing had returned to normal. Still, Aster's eyes were completely swollen from crying, and he could only see through narrowed slits. It was quite a comical sight. Larissa wanted to laugh,

"I'm not trying to flatter you, but you are a much better boss than Mr. Harrison! Look at what happened today! Mr. Harrison disappeared without a trace. No explanation was given! He disappointed all of us!"Kevan's aim was to deal with Bryan. That was why he'd targeted the Winston Hotel. Larissa had enough reasons to suspect that Bryan's disappearance was also related to Kevan. Still, she wasn't going to defend Bryan now."Apart from Mr. Harrison, who else is managing the hotel's affairs now?" she asked the assistant, who rattled off some names.Larissa said, "Contact them and see what they have to say. News that the hotel has been shut down should have reached headquarters by now. The arrangements would be ready soon. Don't worry, and tell everyone else not to worry either.""Alright!" The assistant disappeared and returned in a few minutes. "Ms. Miller said she's already in a discussion with headquarters. She also told us to remain calm."Larissa replied, "Good." In the main gro