Inside the room, Leon sat on the sofa, a helpless smile playing on his lips as he observed Fiona and Charlotte, tears streaming down their cheeks as they clung to him on either side like koalas.
"Alright, alright, please don't cry anymore. I promise I won't leave," he said tenderly, though a tinge of helplessness lingered in his voice.
Fifteen minutes had passed since these two girls had begun crying uncontrollably, and Leon was consumed with regret for causing their distress by pretending to leave.
'Damn, I've really messed up,' he muttered to himself in frustration.
Had he not chosen this routine, his two little girls wouldn't be in tears like this.
As Leon reassured them, Charlotte and Fiona, nestled on his right and left sides, gradually quieted their sobs.
"R-Really, Daddy? You promise you won't go?" Fiona asked, her voice wavering as she wiped her snotty nose and clung tightly to Leon's arm.
