S31 3. Unhealed Wounds

While the couple calmed the twins, Philip glanced at Abigail who also wore a gloomy look.

“Abi, if you don’t mind, can you prepare four rooms for us?”

Philip knew the inn was sufficient to accommodate them, and he suspected that the twins were becoming sensitive because they were

tired.

“Okay.”

After taking one last look at the toddlers, Abigail rushed in. At that moment, Diana closed the door to her room. Her heart felt strange

hearing the twins’ pain.

However, again, she clenched her left hand into a fist to support her right elbow. While sitting on the edge of the bed, she rubbed her neck as if there was something wrong with her throat.

“I can’t be influenced,” she said dryly. Then, closing her eyes, she kept repeating the affirmation.

***

“Hey,” Kara rubbed Frank’s shoulder before sitting down on the stairs too. Frank looked up, rubbing the back of her hand.

“Are they asleep?”

Kara nodded. “Their eyes must be heavy from crying. But don’t worry. Once they wake up, their joy will be full again.”

While Frank smiled sadly, Kara studied the situation. “What are you doing here?”

Frank’s finger pointed towards a field covered in light snow.

Watching drama in real life.”

Kara followed Frank’s gaze. As soon as she found Philip explaining something to Barbara, her mouth widened. “Barbara wants to learn horse riding?”

“I think so.”

“Then, where’s the drama?”

finger shifted toward the barn. There, Abigail was pacing back

from the tractor inside. Her gaze

fell on

think that Abigail secretly

smiled slightly. “She must be thinking about….

would be like to be Barbara.”

Propping her elbows on her knees, she

breath.

hard to give up the person

wife’s concerned expression, he was

for accepting me. Otherwise, my fate might be

bring it up, she stroked his

am your loyal friend, Frank. I will always be by your side.

lifted higher. However, after a blink, his eyes

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from her love life, Abigail is much luckier than me. She has

lips shrunk. She realized that her husband had not managed to forget his

love from Diana

into one corner. “Yes, my grandmother clearly loves her. Otherwise, how could they

answer. Denial or agreement, both felt

don’t know what sin I have committed to have to endure this. None of

“Jeremy loves you.”

He was more influenced by his mother and grew up independent.

helplessly. “I’m sorry you have to accept such rejection. I’m really sorry that my family was so rude

“It’s not a big deal,

when I came here. I thought Diana Johnson could prove that

anxiety behind it, “it’s okay, Frank. Really.

of you. You don’t need to feel guilty, hmm?”

furrowed deeper, reflecting

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sense agreed

“You think so?”

wound. That’s why she was

was pensive. Too many memories flashed through

like that too. It’s not fair that she took her frustrations out on you. But that’s because her

to heal my grandmother’s wound?” Frank’s eyebrows rose in

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