Tilda managed to mask her inner turmoil with a teasing tone.

Sheldon stopped for a second, then smiled widely and hugged her, declaring, “Alright, Tilda, you're just too loyal!"

Their exchange made everyone around them laugh.

Lyndon casually drank his coffee, noticing the clear resemblance between the adult and the child, with Ivy's words replaying in his mind.

He noticed that Tilda had a fiery reaction to any mention of the child. Was it out of anger, or perhaps guilt? Could it be that Sheldon was actually her child? And if that was the case, was Sheldon's father...