A Day of Magic and a Dream Come True

The apartment buzzed with laughter and joy as Micheal took center stage, holding a deck of cards. Jack and Lily sat cross-legged on the floor with their friends, wide-eyed and eager to see what their father had in store.

“Alright, who’s ready for some magic?” Micheal asked, grinning as he shuffled the cards with a showy flair.

Yvonne fought so hard to keep her laughter in at the ridiculous costume Micheal was putting on.

The children shouted, “We are!”

With an exaggerated flick of his wrist, Micheal made the top card disappear, only to pull it out from behind Lily’s ear. She gasped, clapping her hands in amazement, while the rest of the children erupted in laughter.

“Daddy! Do it again!” Jack demanded, bouncing on his knees.

Micheal winked and launched into more tricks—turning handkerchiefs into flowers, making coins vanish and reappear, and even conjuring a stuffed animal that he presented to a delighted Lily.

Meanwhile, Yvonne had enlisted Amy, Sandra, and the two bodyguards to perf