An hour later, six people disembarked from their car outside the amusement park.
âDaddy, pick me up!â
Melody held up her arms and clutched Earlâs neck.
Her soft body smooshed up against his chest made him feel a touch of warmth in his desolate heart.
Although she was not his biological daughter, they were still blood relatives. She could even be his next of kin to some extent.
There was nothing strange about an uncle spoiling his niece.
Earl carried Melody and walked in front.
Adina followed behind, an unreadable expression in her eyes.
Before they left the house, she had spoken with Mr. Brown and deduced that, in Dukeâs twentyâodd years of life, his greatest trauma had been the death of his father.
She did not know how the late Mr. Winters died, but she should be able to help Dukeâs primary identity regain control by reminding him that his father loved him.
âHal, why arenât you with Daddy?â Adina asked with a smile.â Your daddy just looks a little meaner now, but he still loves you very much.â
âHmph!â Harold crossed his arms and huffed, âDaddy only likes Mel. He hasnât even looked me in the eye once today. I feel so mad thinking about it!â
George gave Harold a look and said, âYouâre not as cute as Mel, nor as pretty, why would Daddy want to pay attention to you?â
Harold was speechless.
âIs he really my blood brother? Why is he so meanâ¦?â
Adina chuckled and said, âDaddy is taking Melody to the merry go-round, do you want to go, too?â
âYes! Of course, I want to go!â
Harold hopped off to join Melody.
George and Alden exchanged looks before they followed as well.
They understood very well that this trip to the amusement park was specially arranged by Mommy, not just for her children, but also for Daddy Whatever Mommy wanted to do, they were willing to cooperate.
The two adults and four children all got on the merryâgoâround. Melody snuggled into Earlâs bosom while Adina sat with Harold in her arms, and George and Alden chose a horse each. The carousel started to turn when the music began playing.
For some reason, Adina began to reminisce about her childhood.
She should thank Aaron and Ruby for lying to her for eighteen years; at least she was happy during those ignorant eighteen years.
Since she had no trauma from those eighteen years of life, even if she lost two of her children after that, she was able to recover very quickly from it.
On the other hand, Duke lost his father when he was fifteen. Since then, it had left him scarred to the point of developing a split personality disorder.
âHopefully, the children can bring him back.â
When the childrenâs song ended, they got off the carousel horses.
This was Earlâs first time in an amusement park.
He had always envied watching other people being able to go to amusement parks. But he was an orphan, he had no means for such extravagance , like an amusement park trip. But today, he could treat it as fulfilling a childhood regret.
He was in a good mood, so with a slight smile, he asked, âMel, thereâs cotton candy over there, do you want some?â
The little girl nodded vigorously. âYes, I want pink cotton candy!â
Earl nodded and was about to take a step toward itâ¦