By the time they joined the other family members, Ashley was already present and smiling and chatting with his mother. All his gloominess flew out of the window when she turned to see him.
'God... I want to kiss those lips,' he thought but soon composed his desire and walked toward them.
"It seems like we haven't met for long", Grace said, holding Ashley's hand, and then turned to see Tristan," This boy seems to forget us after he got his wife."
Grace kept nagging Tristan to bring Ashley along, but this son kept postponing it, saying they were busy and hardly got time to be home, which was a lie.
Tristan gave Grace a weird look and then turned to Ashley, who was trying her best to control her laugh.
"Okay, now don't be upset. They are here, so let's have our dinner together," Trevor said, and they soon headed towards the dining space.
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Noah's apartment
