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THE MOMENT HE walked through the front door of his mansion with his underboss and Consigliere beside him, Chase barely caught sight nor registered the presence of the petite girl whose hair was flying around as she whirled towards them, invading his nostrils with her coconut shampoo before hurling herself into his underboss' arms.
Chase and his underboss froze. His consigliere whipped his head towards them.
"Thanks for the gift, Lucas," Sophia wrapped her small arms tighter around Lucas' torso, pressing her cheeks further into his chest. “I love them,"
Lucas lips parted, but no sound came out. Realising he was speechless, he raised his eyes towards the staircase, catching Valerie's eyes as she smiled down at him, her eyes urging him to just hug their sister back. He slowly rais
