She began to grow nervous at his prolonged silence.
“Are you still there, Mister? You didn’t faint, did you?”
“No.” Nico closed his eyes wearily. “I’m exhausted and would like to take a nap,” he murmured.
“No! Don’t fall asleep!”
She banged madly on the wall to keep him awake. “You’re badly hurt, and you might never wake up if you fall asleep!”
Nico was amused.
Having been training in the barracks with Cedrick from a young age, he would not die that easily.
Aside from Cedrick and Gwendolyn, she was the first person who cared so deeply for him without knowing who he was. It gave him a warm, fuzzy feeling.
“Mister? Are you asleep? Or are you almost dead?”
An urgent hammering on the wall sounded again.
“No.”
She heaved a sigh of relief. “I’ll keep you company if you’re feeling sleepy. Would you like to hear a story?”
“Do you know any scary ones?”
“Uh… Aren’t we living through one right now?”
Nico gazed weakly about the cell and chuckled.
Indeed, it was quite eerie.
“I know some morbid jokes, Mister.”
“This dungeon is morbid enough.”
more
the pair passed a
the doctor, who was arranged by Charles, arrived
to the
even reduced the area she was permitted access
displeased. She only asked him for several books on
Charles did his
In response, Charles employed a
day at noon, Charles received a
“Mother.”
her across
a grave expression. “Be honest with me. Is the child in the belly of
aback. Keeping his gaze fixed on the ground, he
still lying to defend
cup to the ground. The coffee
floor beneath the coffee table was lined with carpet, the impact hardly caused
marched around the coffee table, knelt beside her,
felt her rage subside. She spoke again, employing a tone of
she is engaged in Chanaea. Besides, I saw the way
kept his head bowed, refusing
impression she
woman like that is not worthy of you. What did she do to you to
hung as he wiped her fingers diligently. He
up his mind, so she sighed. “Either marry another woman
“I will either marry her or
body to put her through an abortion. I would like her to bear this child. If I
want this stain on your honor for as long as you live? You won’t feel the same love for the child as you would your own. What does
in the sore spot Charles had kept
mournfully. “Is my existence not a wretched one, Mother? You did this, too, didn’t you? Does that make you, in your
“You little sh*t!”
Enraged, she slapped
her beloved son to whom she owed so
sorry for causing you so much misery over all these
hand and smiled. “It’s all right. It didn’t
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