"Ah, so I wasn't mistaken. Long time no see, darling," Eldric said with a knowing grin. He stood face-to-face with his ex-wife. He was never a patient man, so it took every ounce of self-control within him not to snap his fingers and make his men drag her back to his mansion, where she belonged.

After all, it wouldn't make a good first impression on his son. The child next to her was obviously his, inheriting not just his white hair, but even the Lamer family's trademark golden eyes. She may have hidden from him these last three years, but Eldric had no plans on letting her go now that he's found her again.

Then again, perhaps my son should learn what it means to be a Lamer early, Eldric thought, eyeing the small child in her arms. He never imagined he'd be a father. Was this why she left him? Fleeing in the middle of the night, divorce papers already forged and submitted... Well. No need to dwell on the past.