Chapter 20

In a nearby city, Golden Bay Gardens, the street was deserted, not a soul in sight. Occasionally, the wind stirred, sending leaves swirling through the air. One gently landed on a young man’s head.

He reached up, plucking the leaf between his pale fingers. As the sunlight filtered through the leaf, a smile, warmer than the sun itself, spread across his face.

Bailey glanced at the takeout in his hand, his smile growing even softer as he walked toward his destination.

He stood at the door of Apartment 301, Building 6, and pressed the doorbell. Footsteps hurried inside.

“I’m coming,” a familiar, cheerful voice called. The door opened, revealing Luna’s smiling face.

Bailey stepped inside, placing the takeout on the dining table, moving with a practiced ease. “Luna, how are the kids doing? Any discomfort today?” he asked softly.

Luna rubbed her temples, looking exhausted but smiling gently. “No, the baby was good today. Lily, too. But seeing her take so much medicine at such a young a