Aster was hesitant to take it due to Larissa's presence nearby. Seeing how careful he was being, Larissa was upset but amused at the same time.

"Go ahead and eat," she said. "You can indulge yourself for a day for Uncle Kevan's sake."

Aster's eyes brightened up at once, his eyes looking very much like stars in the sky.

"Uncle Kevan!" He hugged Kevan's arm with a hopeful expression written all over his face. "Can you come to our house every day?"

Larissa poked Aster. "Don't even think about it! Uncle Kevan's busy with work. How can he come and play with you every day?"

Kevan could only smile quietly and shove his regrets into the depths of his heart.

…

Aster's routine was quite regular. The moment it was 9 pm, he would voluntarily put his game controller down and go to bed obediently without needing Larissa to say anything.

Kevan helped Larissa to put away the bags of snacks scattered all over the floor as well as put the game controller back where it belonged.

"I'll be heading