Liam vanished from the spot and reappeared inside the office, and before he had fully registered the room, two figures were already on him.
Lucy and Yanxia collided into him at once, their arms wrapping around him tight, their faces bright with a joy that had been waiting months to be spent.
"Master, welcome back," Lucy said, her smile warm against his shoulder.
"Welcome, Papa. I missed you a lot," Yanxia mumbled, burrowing her head into his chest as though she meant to fold herself into him entirely.
Liam laughed softly and drew them both in, one hand rising to smooth over Yanxia's hair and the other resting at Lucy's back.
"I'm happy to see you both too," he said gently. "I missed you a lot more."
