q“I'm fine. It doesn't really hurt anymore. See? I'm a strong man.” Zachary showed his children his triceps, assuring them it wasn't a big deal.
“Hooray! Daddy has recovered!” Ellie started jumping for joy.
“Soon, I'll pick you up from your piano class again.” Shortly after the man promised his daughter, he turned around and held Jamie in his arms. “Jamie, we can go for a soccer session too.”
“Robbie, if there's anything you need, you can always let me know—”
“All right, that's it! Why don't all of you show your cousins the way around the mansion since they're here for the first time?” Charlotte interrupted their conversation because she was afraid he might hurt himself if he continued squatting.
“Sure, Mommy!”
Jamie and Ellie went to their cousins and brought them around the courtyard.
Robbie remained standing as he had something to tell his father. After much consideration, he changed his mind and thought of keeping his concerns to himself. “Daddy, I'll go ahead and join them as well.”
Zachary spanked his son playfully and urged, “Run along now.”
Robbie ran away with a smile, but he was heartbroken deep down. He knew their father hadn't recovered. Otherwise, their mother would not bring up something else to divert their attention.
“Why did you chase them away?” Zachary staggered as he felt lightheaded when he tried bringing himself up after squatting for a little more than a few minutes.
Thankfully, Charlotte was there to stop him from falling. In order to stop the man from overthinking things, she remarked in a sarcastic manner, “See? I'm sure it's one of the aftereffects of your injuries.”
Despite saying so, the couple was fully aware that it was not the aftereffects of his injuries. However, they seemed to have a consensus to not address the elephant in the room.
He leaned over and whispered intimately, “Can you stop nagging me over something trivial? I have recovered. If you don't believe it, try me—”
“Ben and Lupine are here!” Charlotte rushed in the direction of the duo when he wasn't even done with his suggestive speech.
Zachary was slightly irritated since he was very close to persuading her to spend a night with him. Nonetheless, he was glad Charlotte had a great time with her friends from Northridge.
It was finally time for the commencement of the banquet since everything was ready after a few hours of preparation.
Zachary asked the members of the household, including the maids and the bodyguards, to join them for the first time in forever, expressing his gratitude towards their hard work over the years.
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