Lorne pulled out a cutting-edge smartwatch from his pocket and handed it to Dane.
"Toys are just the icing on the cake, Dane. This smartwatch will let you call daddy whenever you miss him. Do you like it?"
Dane, his face pale, managed a faint smile. "I like it. Dane likes it."
Mira watched the "father and son" interact with a hint of tenderness, but then her face clouded with sadness as if remembering something.
"Lorne, now that Dane's surgery was successful, does this mean... it'll be hard to see you again? Neither the child nor I want to be apart from you. Isn't that right, Dane?"
Seeing the situation, Dane nodded slightly. "Daddy... Dane doesn't want to leave you."
"But if we stay together, Julie definitely won't agree. The way she acted today really scared me."
Mira wiped her tears as if still shaken, all while carefully observing Lorne's expression.