The Officer's Runaway Wife and Secret Son novel Chapter 412

Felix happily scampered off.

Now that they were alone in the living room, Clara looked down at the sunflowers in his hand. "You should put those in water. They won't last long otherwise."

Rhys's eyes lit up. She hadn't thrown them out.

"Okay." He turned and strode into the kitchen.

Clara watched him work. He rinsed the stems and trimmed the ends one by one with a pair of scissors as the water ran.

"Did your chief approve the transfer?" Clara asked.

Rhys arranged the trimmed sunflowers in a glass vase filled with water. "Yeah, it's approved."

"When do you start?"

"After the New Year. The department gave me an extended leave to focus on my recovery."

Clara murmured, "That's good."

A desk job at the command center meant no more facing unknown dangers on the front lines, no more life-or-death situations. It was better for his health.

And for Felix's sake, it removed the looming risk of one day losing his father.

Rhys carried the vase over, placed it squarely in the center of the coffee table, and sat down.

"Did you eat dinner?" he asked.

Clara found the question absurd. "You didn't come home. Did you expect me and Felix to starve while we waited for you?"

Rhys fell silent. He glanced at the clean kitchen counter. He had planned to come home early to make dinner, but he'd ended up spending the entire day at the hospital.

Even though he didn't have Clara's number, he realized he probably should have come home first to let her know.

"Let's take Felix to the indoor amusement park tomorrow," Rhys suggested, testing the waters. "A new kids' play center just opened in Brighton City. It's huge, with lots of activities for boys."

"You're taking him?"

"Let's all go together."

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