Chapter 463


    Chapter 46 3


    However, Larissa couldn’t shake off the lingering difort in her heart, so she fell a subtle unease. It


    wasn’t that she couldn’t see how much Aster yearned for a father figure or grasp how much a father’s


    presence would contribute to Aster’s growth. But she couldn’t move past what happened before and


    was paralyzed by the fear of taking that challenging first step.


    The restaurant was packed with people, which caused dys in serving food to the table. The pizza


    was the first toe. It was probably hot out of the oven-the melted cheese was oozing and emitting a


    tempting aroma. Even Larissa, who was not particrly keen on pizza. couldn’t resist her mouth from


    watering. Of course. Kevan picked up on this detail, as well as her fixed gaze on the pizza. He handed


    her the first slice.


    She was taken aback by his action, so she looked up and found him calmly cing the second slice on


    Aster’s te.


    “Come on, dig in,” he encouraged Aster. “You can protect your mom only when you get taller.”


    “Okay!” Aster nodded vigorously. T’m gonna eat a ton! I wanna be as tall as you! That way, no one can


    mess with me or Mommy” As he spoke, he speared a slice of pizza and popped it into his mouth, only


    to burn his tongue.


    At that moment, Larissa’s sense of warmth quickly turned into amusement. She swiftly handed Aster


    her ss of iced water and gently scolded. “Take it slow! It won’t make you grow on the spot even if


    you gobble up everything now!”


    He ch ugged down the entire ss and sheepishly stuck out his tongue after


    Kevan wasn’t keen on fast food, but he was there at Aster’s request. Aster had specifically instructed


    him to grab a pizza from this ce before picking him up at Regal Dynasty Hotel for a movie night. He


    arrived a tad toote, and the ce was already jam-packed. The server informed him that they didn’t


    do takeout orders. So, he had to wait outside for Aster’s sake patiently. Little did he expect that Aster


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    Aster exined. “Mommy didn’t have to work overtime, so she brought me here to grab a bite. I was so


    thrilled that I forgot to give you a


    call”


    Kevan wasn’t the slightest bit upset. It seemed that he had no boundaries when it came to Aster and


    Larissa. When Aster invited him to Join them for a meal, his initial disappointment for missing the


    chance to watch a movie with Aster vanished instantly. He sat at the table. watching Aster savor his


    food, asionally reaching out to wipe away food remnants from the corner of Aster’s mouth with a


    napkin.


    Some pasta sauce identally got on his fingers. Larissa nervously watched him, waiting for him to


    lose his temper, only to see him calmly clean Aster’s mouth first before tending to his own fingers.


    She was dumbfounded. How could this Kevan before her be so different than the one she used to


    know? Could memories have such a


    truly profound impact on a person?


    Aster single-handedly finished nearly the entire spread on the table. Kevan and Larissa each had one


    slice of pizza and left the other food untouched. As they left the restaurant Aster held Kevan’s hand


    with his lel and Larissa’s with his right, bouncing and sk ipping with sheer joy.


    However, this family-of-three dynamic made her somewhat feel embarrassed. She discreetly nced


    at Kevan and found himposed without the slightest bit of unhappiness. That was when she finally


    eased up a little.


    Suddenly, Aster piped up, “Mommy, let’s go watch a movie!