Chapter 198

Evelyn's POV The next few days passed peacefully, and I spent the weekend at home with the children. I stood in my kitchen watching the children play in the living room, my attention caught by the way Alexis clutched the pink toy car Calvin had given her. She never let it out of her sight. Rowan and Rhys sprawled on the floor beside their little sister, helping her arrange a makeshift race track with cushions. The sight of the three siblings playing together filled me with warmth, but it was Calvin's expression that truly captured my attention. He watched them from the doorway with such tenderness in his eyes. A softness I'd rarely seen from him before. "They get along well," I commented, testing the waters. Calvin nodded, his eyes never leaving the children. "They do. Alexis has them wrapped around her little finger." "That car was a good choice," I said. "She carries it everywhere." A small smile formed on his lips. "I noticed." Something in his tone made me pause. Over the past week