Kapitel 853: Unexpected

The moment Cai stepped into the chaos that was his family home, the sheer volume of voices and laughter hit him like a wall. He paused wondering where he should look for her. the way Kael had been taken aside for interrogation, if she was going to be subjected to something similar.

What he didn't expect was the scene that unfolded before him.

In the middle of the living room, Lily stood there cradling little Aranya ¹in her arms, her soft voice humming a tune as she kissed the baby's head. The sight made him pause mid-step.

For a moment, he simply stared, blinking as if his mind couldn't process what he was seeing. A strange thought lodged itself in his brain, one so ridiculous he almost laughed at himself. Baby fever. That was a thing, right? But wasn't it something women usually got? How in the world had he, a grown man, fallen prey to it?