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Time flew by.

Plants sprouted new shoots; leaves withered and fell.

Jace Carter slowly grew from a swaddled infant into a toddler babbling his first words, then to taking his own steps, and eventually calling out "Daddy." He was turning into an utterly adorable little boy.

Aside from Mrs. Fang, John Carter had let go of all the staff at home and hired a new nanny to assist her. From then on