He used a tissue to carefully wipe her tears away, letting out a very soft sigh. "If you miss him so much, why don't you tell him the truth?" Then she would not need to act shifty or anything like that and video call him as she was.

"No." Larissa's refusal was very decisive.

Aster was precocious compared to other kids his age, and he was much more mature than them too. A regular kid might not understand what a car crash or broken legs meant, but Aster did.

"I don't want him to worry about me."

They were an ocean apart. She could never make Wendy bring him back again. Therefore, he could only panic over there, or worry needlessly over her every day. She did not wish for that to happen. Her only wish was for Aster to live happily every single day.

Kevan clearly saw the forlornness in her eyes. His heart softening, he nearly suggested helping her transfer over to Aldovia. He had his own private plane, so transferring an immobile patient on a bed was not a problem.

But …

He knew tha