“Cade, as a man, you should not cry easily.” Emily squatted down and patted Cade’s little head, offering comfort, “Don’t worry. I’ll reach out to your dad tomorrow and see if he’s free in the evening. But you all need to go to sleep now, or I won’t take you to dinner with him.”

Upon hearing this, Cade’s face lit up with excitement. He eagerly asked, “Mommy, can we really have dinner with Daddy tomorrow?”

“We should be able to, but it depends on whether ...