Charles POV
The kids spent the past few days at the Moore mansion while Caroline and I stayed sequestered in the house on Garden Street, enjoying some private time. We lay on the huge sofa and huddled together tonight The satisfaction i felt at the simple act of holding her hand was immeasurable
Caroline leaned against my chest and looked up at me.
“What’s wrong?” I asked in a near whisper, unwilling to disturb the blissful silence.
“Nothing. I just want to look at you,” Caroline replied in a soft voice. Warmth filled my chest and I couldn’t help chuckling happily. Just because I could, I raised her hand to my lips and kissed it.
“Is that all you want to do? Just look at my face?”
“What do you mean?”
“What I mean is, wouldn’t you rather look at my whole body instead of settling for just my face?” My voice was Tough with desire when I spoke again.
“How about I show it to you now?”
“You bad boy!” Caroline spluttered, her face turning crimson She snatched her hand back in mock anger and tried to leave the sofa
However, I didn’t release her hand but instead dragged her back to my chest and wrapped my arms around her body
“Caroline, how about we go to the island next week?”
I was not in a hurry to let the quality time Caroline and I were enjoying come to an end. At the island. I was confident that no one would be interrupting us. It would only be the two of us on the island, enjoying quality time together
“On the island where we held our wedding?” Caroline blinked her bright eyes, which glittered with excitement,
I pressed my lips against the corner of her eyes, then kissed the tip of her nose and finally pecked her lips. “Yes.”
chest, her face
was brief, but the information he relayed was disheartening. I
wrong?” Caroline asked
boy has died.” Reluctantly, I disengaged my limbs from Caroline’s and got to my
have to go to the
you need to go. David needs
child’s mother, Cathy, was crying silently in the morgue, while David who was sitting on the floor outside, stared into space, looking extremely guilty. He expelled a heavy breath and leaned his back against the wall. The way he slouched spoke
in a tone I rarely used on anyone who was not Caroline as
were to hazard a guess, then I would say that David was trying to hold in his tears. I
I had known David for so many years, but it was the first time that I had seen him so sad
suddenly blurted in an agonized
are some things that can’t be redeemed.
soft female
anyway because I’m a selfish person” David lurched to his feet, anger clouding his features. But almost immediately, his anger disappeared when he saw Cathy’s shattered expression and he became dejected
the child is cremated, I will take his ashes with me. Just chalk it up as a bad dream. At least, now you
Cathy ran away, her loud sobs trailing after her When I got home, it was already late at night. Caroline was in bed, working on
“How is David?”
fine I took him to Icey before returning,” I explained quietly as I walked
Are you tired?” Caroline smoothed my
I just want
Caroline’s POV
house, Icey played with the baby as usual. However, after the child fell
dared to disturb her After a long while, Vivian couldn’t
think she must be very sad
her face in our direction,
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