Mark’s smile was a quiet promise.

“I’m not going anywhere.”

A servant was quick to bring Mark a chair and prepare tea for him.

Requesting a glass of water instead, Mark caught Edwin’s fleeting glance before the boy returned to his work.

Time passed as Mark kept Edwin company.

However, Mark soon sensed that something was amiss. Edwin, usually a bright student, stumbled through the next two pages, getting nearly half of the questions wrong.

reddening face, Mark pieced it

a

guide Edwin through each incorrect answer, causing Edwin’s eyes to twinkle

but

Mark’s smile didn’t waver.

he’s quite the

in the praise, Edwin’s face

downstairs, Olivia cradled in her arms, in

didn’t expect to find

visit was intended to pick up Edwin as well as

right moment for a

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