?


    Wilhelm gazed at Gabriel with hopeful eyes, full of anticipation.


    After a brief moment of eye contact, Gabriel finally nodded. "Alright. Sit here for a while. I''ll call her and see if she''s willing toe." Wilhelm''s face lit up immediately. "Okay, thank you, Daddy!"


    He firmly believed that Jane woulde once she received the call.


    Gabriel set Wilhelm down and stepped aside to make the call.


    A few minutester, he returned with a grim expression. "Wil, your mom is in the hospital right now and can''te."


    "Oh." Disappointment flickered across Wilhelm''s face, but he quickly masked it.


    His mother didn''t want him anymore. If he upset his father, and thetter abandoned him too, then no one would want him.


    The thought filled Wilhelm with a deep sense of injustice, and his eyes reddened.


    Gabriel assumed Wilhelm was upset about Jane''s absence.


    Squatting down to his level, he reassured him, "Wil, don''t be sad. The next time the kindergarten has a sports day, your mom will definitelye." "Really? But you two are divorced. Will Mommy still want me?" Wilhelm asked.


    Looking into Wilhelm''s teary eyes, Gabriel hesitated momentarily before nodding firmly. "Yes, of course. I promise."


    If Jane stopped fighting for custody and calmed down emotionally, Gabriel wouldn''t stop her from seeing Wilhelm. After all, no matter what, Jane was Wilhelm''s biological mother.


    Keeping them apart would only deepen Wilhelm''s resentment toward him.


    "Okay..." Wilhelm replied softly.


    Gabriel wiped the tears from Wilhelm''s face and said gently,


    "Alright, no more crying. If you really want to see Mommy, we''ll show her


    the prize after the sports day if we win one, okay?"


    Upon hearing this, Wilhelm''s attention shifted, and he nodded. "Okay."


    At 10:00 a.m., the sports day officially began after Laura''s brief opening speech.


    The first event was the three-legged race. Each child would pair with a parent, tying their adjacent legs together as they raced to the finish


    line The first team to arrive would


    win.


    UMS


    Damon and Mason teamed up for the race, while N stood on the sidelines, cheering them on.


    Gabriel watched the happy, united family scene from nearby, his eyes cold.


    Soon, it would all change. In the near future, the man standing beside N would be him.


    Once the participants were ready, the referee gave the signal to start, and everyone began walking toward the finish line.


    Some parent-child pairs moved with great coordination, racing ahead, while others stumbled, barely advancing a meter as they struggled to keep pace with the more synchronized teams.


    The fastest pairs were Mason and Damon, along with Wilhelm and Gabriel.


    Wilhelm was determined to win the prize to show Jane, so he focused intently. His natural coordination with Gabriel made their pace swift.


    Meanwhile, Mason was determined


    to earn five stars for winning first ce. The participant with the most stars at the end of the day would


    receive a mysterious grand prize, which he nned to gift to N.


    UMS


    The two teams remained neck and neck as they neared thest ten meters.


    Wilhelm noticed that Mason and Damon were slightly ahead of him, and anxiety crept in. He subconsciously quickened his pace.