Chapter 144

Gabriel turned his head to look at her.

“Yeah.”

He gave a soft reply, short but full of affection.

Then he reached for Lilah’s hand, holding it tightly in his palm.

She smiled so wide her eyes nearly disappeared—pure happiness written all over her face.

Meanwhile, her phone sat in her bag, screen lit up with an incoming call, completely silent.

She’d purposely set it to silent, so no wonder she didn’t notice.

Aiden’s performance wrapped up, and the room erupted in applause—loud and long.

I mean, a kid not even four playing piano like that? Total prodigy.

The final scores wouldn’t be announced for another three days.

Once the competition ended, Gabriel kept his word and took Lilah and Aiden out to the amusement park.

It was a weekday, so the place wasn’t crowded at all.

Since Aiden was still little, they had to skip anything too intense.

So they stuck with the classics—kiddie train, carousel, Ferris wheel s