Daddy, Please Don't Leave...

Lucien froze on the spot when he heard Ralph's voice. Ronan furrowed his brows when Lucien tensed up all of a sudden.

"Lulu...?"

"Mommy...?" Ralph called again, causing Lucien to snap from his daze. 

"Ralphy, how did you get my number? Whose phone are you using?" 

"Ralphy... Ralphy just..."

The little boy's voice shook from fear. "Is Mommy angry that Ralphy called?"

Lucien smacked a hand against his face. Ralphy's crying face appeared before his mental eyes.

"No," he replied. "Of course not. I am just surprised."

Ronan finished drying Lucien's hair and went into the bathroom. Not long after, the muffled sound of a hair dryer was heard.

"Mommy... Ralphy really misses you," Ralphy sobbed. "Daddy is mean to me... Daddy screamed at me when Ralphy asked about Mommy..."

"Oh, Ralphy..."

Lucien swallowed hard. Why did Kinnon unleash his anger on Ralph? Ralph was his only child. Why couldn't he treasure him more?