Chapter 869

The birthday party which was meant to be a blast, died down instantly. The only ones left were Bethany, Trystan, Mateo, and also Samuel, who was still fuming. "Trystan, I'm sorry about that," Bethany apologized again. "I'll get my dad home first, then come back for Ely in a little while, okay?" She got up and was about to wheel Samuel when he caught her hand. "Where are you going?" "We're heading home, Dad." Bethany sniffled, putting on a smile. Samuel glanced at Trystan. "And what about him?" Bethany made a slight frown. "Well, Trystan stays here. It's where he lives." "No way. If he stays, you stay. If you go, he goes, too," Samuel insisted, his face set. "I know how you feel about him, Beth. You can't just give up. I'm afraid you'll regret it later." The other three stiffened at his words. Without thinking, Bethany and Trystan shot Mateo an apologetic look at the same time. Mateo forced a smile at Bethany. "How about this? I'll get Samuel home first, and you can bring Ely ba