Chapter 403

Their enthusiastic greetings startled Larissa, causing her to develop a splitting headache.

Aster clung to Larissa’s clothes, shrinking back into the car behind her.

With a polite smile, Larissa nodded to them in acknowledgment.

“Hello, everyone.”

Maintaining her aloof demeanor, she helped Aster out of the car and entered the hotel amidst the onlookers curious gazes.

“Do we have a play area for children in the hotel?” she asked the assistant manager beside her.

“Yes, we do.” He nodded and turned to Aster. “Shall I have someone escort the young man to the children’s play area?”

Larissa didn’t hesitate. “Yes, please ”

The assistant manager called over a lobby attendant. “Take the general manager’s son to the children’s play area and take good care of him. Make sure he doesn’t get hurt, understand?”

The attendant replied nervously, “Yes, I understand.”

Larissa handed Aster over to the attendant and squatted down to his level. “Have a good time playing in the children’s play area. Call me if you need anything Aster had a phone inside his teddy bear backpack. He knew how to operate it as he had been using it ever since he started kindergarten, Aster nodded obediently. “Okay.”

He followed the attendant and walked away without making a fuss.

The Winston Hotel was a five–star hotel, fully equipped with all kinds of facilities. The children’s play area was free for hotel guests and took up an entire floor, comparable to those in shopping malls.

Aster played on the slides for some time and then with building blocks.

After the go–kart tracks were open, he watched enviously on the sidelines as other children and their parents raced around the tracks.

“Do you want to play?” Aster heard a cheerful voice coming from above.

Aster looked up, his eyes widening in confusion. “Uncle Dylan? Why are you here?”

Dylan placed his hands on his knees and bent down.

“I happened to pass by outside and saw you standing there. You seemed eager to try.”

He glanced at the go–karts zooming by. “If you are willing, I can play with you. What do you think?”

Aster’s eyes shone with excitement, but he hesitated when he remembered his mother and godmother’s advice. They had warned him countless times that he shouldn’t talk to strangers nor accept anything given by them.

However, Uncle Dylan wasn’t considered a stranger, right?

“Are you my mom’s friend?” he asked Dylan.

Aster vaguely remembered hearing him mention “friend” to his mother yesterday “Who is your mom?” Dylan asked deliberately.

Since Larissa hadn’t coordinated their stories in advance, Aster gave an honest answer. “My mom is Larissa! The woman who was with me yesterday!”

Dylan pretended to exclaim in surprise and explained to Aster, “Oh! I used to be very good friends with your mother. However, after she went elsewhere, our relationship wasn’t as good as before.”

“Oh, I see!” Aster caught on quickly. “It’s the same with Toby! Toby was my best friend in kindergarten.

However, after he moved to Manleigh, he never called me again”

He pouted, seemingly a little disappointed Dylan gently patted Aster’s head, comforting him, “Don’t be sad. You can still be friends with Toby in the future, just like your mom and me!”

“Is it true?” Aster blinked innocently at Dylan.

“Of course it’s true!” Dylan smiled sincerely. “So now, do you want to play with me?”

Aster completely believed that Dylan was a friend of his mom.

“Yes!” Without hesitation, he pulled Dylan’s hand and dragged him towards the go–kart tracks.

Dylan drove him around the go–kart tracks for almost half an hour until Aster complained that he felt dizzy.

They found a place to sit down and rest.

Dylan opened a bottle of mineral water and handed it to Aster.

“By the way.” Dylan asked casually, “did you go on a business trip with your mom and leave your dad alone at home?”