NovelEnglish“I don’t want to call someone else dad,” he murmured.
He didn’t care whether that person was handsome, or if he was considerate to him, his mother, and his sister. He could see that his mother was unhappy. There were times that he could even hear her cry at night.
His mind then was transported back to the wedding at Evans Gardon in Czanch.
Edwin would never forget that day.
He hated himself for being too young to do anything.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFeeling his frustration, Mark held the little boy in his arms and gently stroked his back.
“In the future, I will come here more often to see you and your sister.”
Edwin didn’t say anything. He just snuggled closer to Mark’s arms.
He hadn’t slept with Mark for a long time.
Mark knew this too, a realization that caused a pang in his heart.
With this in mind, he took off his coat, unbuttoned his belt, and put the little boy on his belly.
“You’re so cold!” Edwin complained.
“My body’s warmer than yours!”
Mark wanted to push Edwin away, but his son kept pestering him.
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“I will make you feel warm,” Edwin murmured.
Mark lowered his head and buried it in the little boy’s hair.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe took a sharp inhale, and after a long while, he said, “You silly boy.”
The next day, he got up early in the morning.
He kissed his son before he got dressed and knocked on Cecilia’s door.
Since Olivia still had a fever, Cecilia had to wake up early.
When she opened the door, he saw her with disheveled hair and tired eyes. She must not have had a good sleep last night.
Although she didn’t look as glamorous as last night, there was a homey quality in her current appearance that stirred something within Mark.
He peeked his head through the door and asked, “How’s Olivia?”
Cecilia stared at him for a while before she stepped aside and fully opened the door.
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