For a while, Lucia just looked at Arthur, not saying anything and not answering.
Arthur couldn’t understand Lucia’s strange behavior and indifferent attitude. She obviously had no intention of talking yet, so he took a deep breath and decided to ask some questions that he was eager to know first, “You know when I went back to USA, right?”
“I know.” It was a while before Lucia finally spoke up and answered.
“You know it but why didn’t you contact me?” asked Arthur.
Lucia was silent again.
Arthur asked again, “Have you and Theodore been safe all this time?”
“Hmm.” Lucia replied with a nod.
“Where’s he?” Arthur asked again.
“Asleep. Keep your voice down.” Mentioning Theodore, Lucia seemed to speak more, and Arthur seized the opportunity to ask again.
“Why haven’t you been in touch with me?”
This time, Lucia chose to be silent again. Smart as Arthur soon found out. Lucia was not unwilling to talk to him, but just kept avoiding talking about the lost connection.
have something to say
up.” There was no light in her eyes.
the words, but
Her lips quirked a few times. She wanted to speak before repeating again, “I said, let’s break
He stared at her and said in
looked away. She was a little afraid to look at Arthur’s eyes at that moment,
that she should say the words again. Because even there were uncertainties and impossibilities, Arthur never
ago. They were intensely affectionate and getting more and more intimate. Did all those feelings dissipate just because of the separation of just ten
himself did
to meet Arthur’s burning and questioning eyes, Lucia’s indifference reduced finally but she seemed to be holding back. Even if her
this time, her voice was low
bent his head. The bitterness in his heart was unspeakable. She had said three times the words “break
lip. The indifference in her eyes were instantly replaced by
silence, a confused child’s voice
heard what seemed
walked over to pick him up in his arms, looking at his son in a
only to see that Lucia somehow looked at the windowsill. He could not see her expression at the
turned back to Theodore and kissed him on the cheek and asked, “Theodore, did you have a good Christmas and
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