章 677: Face-to-face

"Is that…" Kenneth furrowed his brows and kept on glaring at the gatecrasher who was surrounded by the twins and Zach.

Ariel took a deep breath in and then nodded her head. "Damien," she whispered.

She turned her head to peek a glance at Damien and the others hugging each other. She was glad that her cousins so readily accepted Damien's arrival.

Kenneth felt his chest getting heavier and heavier by the second. He was already aware that he would never be able to take Damien's place. He was aware that it would take some more time for him to gain their trust and get closer to them.

He had also believed that he was doing fine in terms of building a closer relationship with Ariel and her cousins. Ariel was opening up to him. Zach seemed fond of him. Niylah and Ramon weren't that close yet but he was making slight progress.