"Sure. I'll bring this up with her and come back tomorrow." Zayn patted their heads and looked at Derila.
"Dr. Feroma, I'll come back tomorrow for another session of treatment."
"Tomorrow?" Derila wanted to protest, but when she noticed the look Zayn was giving her, she swallowed her words reluctantly.
"Uncle Zayn, will you take Aunt Carla, Randy, and Venus here tomorrow?" Alpha asked seriously.
"You won't leave after tomorrow, right?"
"Uncle Zayn, take Dori here with you as well. It's been a while since I saw it. I wonder if it's feeling all better now, " Beta quickly added.
"Oh, and bring Mrs. Bolistin with you too. I miss her hot cross bunnies."
"Oh, if that is the case, then can you stay here for the night, Randy?" Gamma asked.
"Um…"
"I'm going back to Erihal on the day after tomorrow, " Daemon quashed the kids' hopes and dreams.
"All of you and your mother are coming with me."
"No! I never said I'm going with you!" Derila wouldn't stand for it.
"I am not leaving, and so are the kids!"
"Derila Feroma!" Daemon frowned at her, his patience finally running out.
"Don't glare at me like that! I said I am not leaving and that is—"
"Alright, alright." Zayn stepped in as the mediator once more.
"We'll talk about this together. I'll bring Carla and the kids with me tomorrow."
It was a simple suggestion, but it relieved the tension and brought everyone closer. The argument was about to turn into a full-blown crisis, but Zayn turned it into a small argument.
"Very well then, " Daemon agreed for once.
"We shall meet tomorrow."
"See you tomorrow." Zayn smiled at him, and he shot Derila a look that said, Do not worry. I will not leave you alone.
"Don't forget to bring Aunt Carla and your kids here tomorrow, Uncle Zayn."
"When are you going to be here tomorrow, Uncle Zayn? We'll wait for you."
"You don't have to worry about anything, Uncle Zayn. We'll keep you safe from Daddy's evil jaws."
The kids huddled around Zayn and would not stop talking to him. Zayn smiled and patted their heads gently before he said goodbye.
Derila was starting to worry, seeing as he was about to leave.
"Hey, you'd better be here tomorrow."
Daemon held her wrist and pulled her into his embrace. He shot her a warning glare filled with anger. Hey, I am right here, and you're asking another man to come over? Are you asking for trouble, woman?
Derila did not even look at him, so she didn't notice the look he was giving her.
After Zayn let go of the girls, he went to see his son.
Randy had been standing at the side, watching everything in silence. He might be young, but he was mature and wise beyond his age.
Randy looked slightly gaunt, and Zayn had mixed feelings about the matter. However, he said nothing about it. All he did was extend a hand to his son.
Randy came up to him.
"Daddy, " he greeted Zayn, his voice cracked and shaking, his eyes filled with tears.
"Let's go home." Zayn gave him a tight hug and said nothing else. He was worried he might lose the tenuous grip on his emotions if he did. Even so, that simple sentence was enough to show his love for his son.
Randy leaned on his father's shoulder, and he shed a tear. He could finally drop the tough boy act and become a child in front of his father. Everyone was touched by the scene, including Daemon.
As he saw Zayn off, he thought to himself, Why does everyone tend to trust Zayn and rely on him to solve their problems? Carla puts her faith in him, and so do his kids. Even Derila and these d_mn girls trust him more than they trust me. What does he have that I don't?
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