When Gtea arrived home, Mia had prepared a feast awaiting her, and Harry and Elisa greeted her with particrly good behavior.


    "To celebrate Mom''s first day on the job, Mia made lots of yummy dishes, and we helped too!" Elisa''s eyes crinkled into crescents, her shallow dimples making her cherubic face even more endearing. "It''s been a tough first day at work. Go wash up, and let''s eat," Mia offered with a warm, weing smile.


    Gtea forced a weary smile despite her growing difort at the scene before her, nodding in agreement to preserve the mood. "Sure."


    The atmosphere at the dinner table was cozy as the four of them began their meal.


    "Mom, are there handsome and wealthy bachelor doctors at the hospital?" Elisa was particrly interested in the subject.


    "If there are, Elisa and I could help you scout for one," Harry chimed in teasingly.


    "All you care about is stuff like that," Gtea scolded lightly, tapping Harry on the head, and continued, "Starting tomorrow, you two are going to practice the piano every day until school starts." Both kids pouted, deeply dismayed by the announcement.


    "Mom, we''re not really into piano," Harry protested.


    "Yeah, Mom, we''re not exactly rolling in dough, so let''s not waste the money," Elisa added.


    Gtea fell silent. She had always struggled to persuade her two children.


    "Seriously, Mom, didn''t youe back here to find us a dad?" Elisa inquired, leaning in closer.


    "I''ve already told you before, you don''t have a father."


    She had been legally married to that man, but she''d never met him - he had been in aa for three years by then, and now another six had passed.


    "Are we conjured up from dust by God?" Harry couldn''t help but chuckle.


    Thatment made both Gtea and Miaugh.


    After dinner, the two young ones obediently took their baths and settled down with their books and Legos, leaving Gtea alone in the study.


    Today was her first day on the job at Serenity Heights Medical Center, and she had been fired without even knowing where the obstetrics archive was located! ''My son, you must wait for me; I will find you!'' Gtea thought determinedly.


    Meanwhile, at the Knight''s residence, Caspian was calling out "Mom!" as if by telepathy, seeing Gtea''s face in his dreams.


    "Caspian?" ric had stayed up all night by his side and gently woke him as he started talking in his sleep at daybreak.


    Caspian slowly opened his eyes to ric''s soft voice, looking past him in a daze, only to realize it had been a dream - his mother wasn''t there.


    "Awake?" ric asked tenderly, cautious not to upset him further.


    During his sleep, Cormac had administered medication, and now his alternate personality hadpletely subsided.


    Caspian sat up slowly, his eyesnding on ric''s injured arm. With a heavy sense of guilt, he muttered, "I''m sorry, Dad."


    ric took a nce at his wound and reassured him, "It''s just a scratch, nothing serious."


    But Caspian remained downcast, as if he had made an unforgivable error, and stayed silent for a long while.


    "I was wrong too, for losing my temper with you yesterday," ric admitted softly.


    "No, it was all my fault," Caspian replied, still not lifting his head.


    "Let''s not dwell on the past, okay? Are you hungry?" asked ric gently. "What would you like to eat? I''ll whip something up for you."


    "I''m not hungry," Caspian said, looking at ric. "Can I sleep a little longer?"


    His dreams had been filled with Gtea''s warm embrace, a sensation he desperately wanted to cling to. Would he be able to slip back into that dream if he continued to sleep?


    "All right, get some more rest. I''ll make you something delicious and wake you up when it''s ready."


    "Thanks," Caspian said.


    Meanwhile, Gtea had spent a sleepless night, her mind preupied with Mrs. Marigold and her lost son.


    The only leads to finding her son were through Mrs. Marigold or the Serenity Heights Medical Center. Searching for Mrs. Marigold was like looking for a needle in a haystack, especially now that her suburban mansion had been demolished. Knowing that Mrs. Marigold was at a dead end, she had no choice but to start with the medical center. She couldn''t leave until she uncovered some information there.


    Determined, she decided to seek out ric once more.


    So, the next morning, she left early. Her son, Harry, woke from his sleep upon hearing her leave and rushed to awaken Elisa, who bunked below him. "Elisa, Elisa!"


    "What?" Elisa groaned, barely opening her eyes. She was still sleepy.


    "Mom''s left early again, but it doesn''t seem like she''s off to work. Should we follow her and see what she''s up to?"


    "I''m staying. I need sleep," Elisa muttered, then closed her eyes and dozed off again.


    After speaking, Harry nced out the window. Gtea was already moving away quickly, so he hurriedly got dressed and followed.


    Since the day his mother had made ns to return to their home country, he had sensed that something was off. She was hiding something, and he was intent on uncovering it.


    Gtea hailed a cab, and Harry, not far behind, did the same. When they reached their destination, Harry was shocked.


    "What a luxurious mansionmunity," Harry marveled. It was the kind of ce he''d only seen depicted on TV shows, home to the wealthiest of the wealthy. What could his mom be doing here? Could his father be living in one of these mansions?


    Gtea arrived outside the Knight family''s vi and took a deep breath to remind herself aloud, "You have to be patient to find your son. Don''t pick a fight, just bear with whateveres!"


    After mentally preparing herself, she rang the doorbell, and Liona answered the door.


    "Hello, does Mr. Knight live here?" Gtea knew she needed to be polite since she was the one asking for a favor.


    "Yes, how can I help you?" asked Liona.


    "My name is Gtea. I''m a doctor from Serenity Heights Medical Center. Mr. Knight had an examination with us earlier, and I was in charge of it. I''m here to deliver his medical report," Gtea exined, knowing that without this pretext, she wouldn''t be allowed inside.


    "Oh, you''re Dr. Gtea? Pleasee in." Recognizing her as a doctor from Serenity Heights Medical Center, Liona let her in.


    "Mr. Knight, Dr. Gtea from Serenity Heights Medical Center is here with your medical report," Liona informed ric, who was busy cooking for Caspian in the kitchen.


    Hearing this, ric came out of the kitchen dressed in casual home clothes and an apron.


    Gtea was taken aback - did this man actually cook for himself?


    "Why did you let her in?" ric despised Gtea now.


    "Dr. Gtea said she came to deliver your medical report, so I let her in," Liona quickly apologized.


    "Get out!" ric spat to Gtea, his tone exceptionally hostile.