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?”

toward the barn. There, Abigail

from the tractor

on Philip.

also think that Abigail

nodded and smiled slightly. “She must be

would be like to be

her elbows on her

breath.

hard to give up the person we love for someone

expression, he was moved to

you for accepting me. Otherwise, my fate might be worse

bring it up, she stroked his cheek then

will always be by your side.

lips lifted higher. However, after a blink, his eyes became

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

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

from Diana Johnson, you mean?”

my grandmother clearly loves her. Otherwise, how could they

dare answer. Denial or agreement,

have to

“Jeremy loves you.”

Harper. He was more influenced by his mother and grew up independent. Whereas my grandfather?

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

big deal, Frank. Don’t worry about us.”

when I came here. I thought Diana Johnson

it, “it’s okay, Frank. Really. We

because of you. You don’t need to feel

deeper, reflecting

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agreed with

“You think so?”

a deep wound. That’s why she was angry when she saw us coming.

Too many memories flashed through his mind. Kara helped him choose

like that too. It’s not fair that she took her frustrations out on you. But that’s because her wound never

have to heal my grandmother’s wound?” Frank’s eyebrows

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