"No need, Gabriel said he'll come and get us once he finishes up," Lilah said with a smile.
Damien nodded slightly at that, then crouched down in front of Aiden with a gentle look. "Aiden, you won first place in the piano contest! Uncle wants to reward you—what do you want?"
"First place?" Aiden blinked, a little confused.
Lilah looked just as surprised. "Wait, how'd you find out Aiden won? I only heard about it on the way here; no one mentioned it, not even Aiden."
"The organizers messaged me earlier. I just happened to see it." Damien's tone was calm, and his warm features didn't show much excitement.
"Got it," Lilah nodded slowly. So Damien kept a close eye on Aiden after all. In this whole family, only her brother really seemed to care.
"Mommy, I really won first pl
