Silent Devotion

After dinner, Valerie immersed herself in her room without coming out again.

Alaric played with the kids in the living room, his gaze occasionally drifting towards that tightly closed door.

Zane, witnessing all this, pursed his lips and said softly, "Actually, there's no need for this."

"What?" Alaric retracted his gaze, not immediately grasping the meaning behind Zane's words.

"You obviously want