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.

Edwin’s reddening face, Mark pieced

a silly

realization unvoiced, choosing instead to guide Edwin through each incorrect answer, causing Edwin’s eyes

but remark, “Edwin’s a

Mark’s smile didn’t waver.

he’s quite

praise, Edwin’s face colored even

way downstairs, Olivia cradled in her

didn’t expect to find

up Edwin

the right

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