Unspoken Affection

Gideon was angry and amused. "You're so ungrateful!"

Stella immediately smiled, hugged her father's neck, and rubbed against it. "I like you the most."

Gideon snorted, for he did not believe this at all.

Valerie straightened Rowan's clothes and patted the sand on her body. Then, she looked up at the person heading over.

"It seems like Gideon likes his daughter more than his son," Valerie thought.