THE NEXT MORNING, the Rios household was unusually lively. Everyone was gathered around the long breakfast table.
Nakaupo si Lucien sa tabi ni Neriah habang nasa tapat nila si Evron at ang kasintahan nito.
The twins, Elliot and Ellis, who had just arrived the other day for their vacation, sat beside Lucien.
Lucien was still adjusting to the warmth of the family around him. Unlike the Verdan Manor, where meals had always felt like formal meetings, breakfast was loud, relaxed, and full of teasing.
Nag-aasaran sina Neriah at Ellis, habang tahimik naman si Evron, Lucien, at Elliot. Pero minsan sumasali si Evron, but most of the time, his attention was on his girlfriend.
Ashriel casually took a sip of coffee before looking at Lucien. “Lucien, see my children. Ikaw lang ang matino sa k
