Matthew POV:

As I approached the toy room, I found that Charles and Vivian were not playing with their toys, but sitting on the couch whispering.

I was thrilled to see these two adorable children, but I had to restrain my excitement for fear that they would be frightened by me.

"Are you guys having fun here?"

Vivian nodded: "Yes, we'll be happier if mommy and daddy can play with us!"

Vivian was so innocent and naive that she accepted the idea that I was her father right away.

Perhaps she was so eager to be with me because she lacked fatherly love.

She had been drifting around for the...