He nodded, distracted.
“And… the kids?” she asked, eyeing the twins.
He quickly replied, “Must be someone else’s,” though his stomach knotted.
As Lila approached, a hushed silence fell over the crowd. She stopped a few feet from him, the twins standing close by her side.
“Hello, Alexander,” she said, her voice even.
He forced a smile. “Lila. Glad you could make it.”
She glanced around the lavish surroundings. “It’s… quite the display.”
He chuckled lightly. “What can I say? Things have changed.”
Her eyebrow arched. “Yes, they have.”
Alexander’s eyes shifted to the children, who were now quietly staring up at him. His throat tightened.
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