Emily shrugged nonchalantly, forcing a smile. “I’m definitely not raising the kids on my own. If I were, I wouldn’t have time to sit here and have dinner and chat with you. Now that Dana is back in the country, she helps me with the kids when she’s free.

“We also have a nanny, a driver for when we need to go out, and Alexander helps with the kids as well. Plus, now that the kids are in kindergarten, it’s relieved a lot of my burden.

“When you last saw Opal and Cade, ...