Unexpected Family Outing

Gideon's gaze rested on her face, unwavering and deep as the sea, revealing nothing of his thoughts.

After Rowan heard Valerie's words, his small face broke into a smile, not puffing up like a little ball as before, gently caressing Valerie's face.

It was a way of coaxing her mother.

Valerie breathed a sigh of relief. The man before her was no simple character. If he had taken offense at Rowan's w