The question catches Kingsley by surprise and his breath hitches.

Innocent but weighty, the question lingers.

From the driver's seat, he looks at Hardy,

who looks amused, with a slight smirk on his face but with a chilly glare from Kingsley, his smirk instantly disappears, leaving him expressionless.

“Liam...” Kingsley opens his mouth, then stops.

How can he communicate such a complicated matter to a child?

Liam keeps staring at him with wide, expectant eyes. "I want to be with you and Mommy. It would be better, wouldn't it?" he says in a tiny but determined voice.

With a deep sigh, Kingsley's thoughts race.

Gently, he says, "It's complicated, Liam....