Chapter 568

Evangeline nodded with the innocence of an angel. "I promise, no more surprises!"

The days that followed were boring, to say the least.

At the Foster family's old house, the two uncles were as elusive as mythical dragons, always busy and barely seen.

The other three residents were all in recovery mode: one healing from sickness, one from injury, and one nurturing new life.

Their days were reduced to eating and lounging in the sun.

Evangeline was climbing the walls with boredom, itching to roam the gardens, but Cole had laid down the law: no long walks, to protect her precious unborn cousin.

She did not buy it. How could the baby be that fragile? However, she would not dare cross her snowy-haired grandfather.

"Celina, don't you ever get bored?"

She sat on the couch and spotted Celina, staring out the window, lost in silence.

When Celina did not answer, Evangeline gave her arm a playful jab.

Celina was still young and resilient. Despite her grave injuries, she had been up and a