In hushed tones, Mark queried, “You really don’t want to talk to me?”

Cecilia paused, momentarily taken aback.

Releasing Edwin’s hand, Cecilia approached the ward window and whispered, “Edwin will recover in three days, and then I’LL bring him back to Duefron.

Mark’s heart felt a subtle squeeze.

He approached her slowly and gently grasped her slender shoulder from behind.

“What are you implying?”

Cecilia smiled faintly and remarked, “Mark, perhaps I’ve been overly optimistic.

It’s become clear to me that Edwin and I are mere extras in the screenplay of your life, taking a backseat to your career.

In a gravelly tone, Mark protested, “That’s not true.

love for her and Edwin

born out of

chilly night caused the window to

a long silence, she offered, “Maybe I should leave you alone to handle

for you

her to face

“I will help the Thomas family reclaim the custody of

situation you need to be entangled in? The child

know what? The virtuous

I… I’m utterly insecure.

was better off not being in a

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attempted to wriggle free, but in

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