Barbara smiled. "Our son agrees!"

"Oh!" Adolph beamed and hugged Barbara in happiness.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long.

When he was beaming, Ethan stopped at the master bedroom door and looked down at him. "Tell old Mr. Parker yourself."

The broad smile disappeared from Adolph's face in an instant, and he put on a serious expression. "I promise I'll handle it well."

Ethan didn't say anything further, then walked into the bedroom, holding Kylie's hand.

Kylie didn't ...