Elias' heartbeat quickened the moment he heard that news from their mother.
"Does that mean… Father is coming back?!"
But she lightly shook her head.
"No, he isn't coming back."
His expression soured, and his quickened heartbeat returned to normal. It felt as though someone had hyped him up only to splash cold water on his face when his excitement reached its peak.
'No, wait a minute. Something doesn't make sense.'
Sitting on her lap, he looked up and met her eyes.
"Mother, if he isn't coming back, then why would we suddenly start celebrating now? What changed?"
He didn't think something good had happened recently, aside from his brother's engagement. And Elias wasn't entirely sure how good a thing it was, since his brother didn't show much reaction to it.
Instead of answering, she turned to his brother.
"Adi, what do you think is the reason? It's okay even if you aren't entirely sure, just tell me what you can guess."
