An Invitation Part I

“What’s up, Dani? Why do you look so run-down?”

The first greeting from Belle after the blond man had disappeared for a full day was a burst of laughter. Perhaps it was because of the exhaustion etched on his face, visible to anyone, that made sense.

“Still... still not realizing it, these guys.”

A deep voice rang in irritation as Joke, who followed closely behind, could only let out a dry laugh. The big boss might have something to say about it, but these two little ones just stared wide-eyed, completely unbothered. Infuriating as hell!

“Where are we going today, Joker!?”

Before anything else could happen, the mischievous little one jumped up to be carried by Joke immediately, her face and eyes brimming with the expectation of having fun like yesterday. This prompted Dani to grab the troublemaker's head and turn it to meet his gaze at once.

“There won’t be any reckless play like yesterday anymore, little girl. Wasn’t yesterday’s free-for-all enough for you?”