BuzzNovelThe next day, Alessia brought Cole back to the Morton family home.
A fresh snowfall blanketed the city the night before, so Ivan had called that morning to check if Alessia still
planned on coming home.
Originally, Alessia just intended to drop by for a quick meal before heading out. But Cole spoke up himself,
saying he’d like to visit the Mortons. After all, their daughter had been staying with him for over a month-it was
only natural that they'd be
worried, even if they didn’t say it aloud.
“Are you sure it’s okay?” Alessia asked.
Cole smiled gently, tucking a stray strand of her hair behind her ear. Despite the warmth in his eyes, there was a
tinge of sadness in his expression. “Of course. Besides, I'd love to try your mother’s cooking.”
With that, Alessia had no reason to argue.
It was a rare occasion: all four Morton brothers happened to be home. The plastic chairs they sat on looked
almost dignified, like executive leather seats in a boardroom, but the cramped living room felt even smaller with
them all crowded in. Naturally, York was there too, claiming he'd just dropped by for dinner.
Knowing Alessia and Cole were coming, the Mortons had closed their little diner for the day. They'd been up early
shopping, and now the kitchen was bustling.
It wasn’t that the kids didn’t want to help; the kitchen was just so tiny that even two people bumping shoulders
was a bit much. Any more would only make things chaotic.
In the living room, Cole sat with his knees together and hands neatly folded in his lap, looking every bit the well-
mannered guest-so much so that it was hard to imagine this was the sMr. Cole who commanded respect
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The coffee table was loaded with gifts. For a simple visit, it looked suspiciously like the beginnings of a formal
proposal.
“I've seen you before at A&C Entertainment,” Liam finally broke the silence.
His debut was just around the corner, so Liam had been swamped with work. But when he heard Alessia was
coming home, he’d managed to take the afternoon off, promising to make up the lost practice hours that
evening-a concession that finally convinced Lillian White to let him go.
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Cole nodded. “I didn’t get a chance to properly introduce myself last time.”
Awkward silence returned, but then Alessia finally emerged from her room. She sat down beside Cole, giving his
hand a reassuring pat, signaling him to relax.
“Lessie, take a look at these floor plans-see if there's any you like?” Zachary pushed aside the pile of gifts to
make space, then laid out several house layouts in front of her.
“Floor plans?”
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Dad, and we thought it was tto move to a bigger place. Dad and | have already looked at a few, but we
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Alessia was a little taken aback, but she picked up the plans and glanced through
them.
“This one... this is the one | found for you before,” Cole suddenly spoke up as she reached the second set of
plans.
“This one?” She looked at him.
He nodded.
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“Great minds think alike, huh?” Zachary grinned. “So, should we go with this one? If we get someone in to
handle the renovations soon, we could probably move in by the holidays.”
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Brendan still had their contact info, since they'd handled the last renovation at the diner.
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