Chapter 120

If he said she was gone… he couldn’t bear to say it and also couldn’t bear the thought of her being dead.

right?

And if he did say it, surely Elijah would be heartbroken, right? It might even send him into shock.

“I get it now,” Elijah suddenly said.

Tarquin asked in a rush, “You get what?”

“Mommy’s dead.”

“What???!”

Elijah, staring towards the doorway, said dully, “She must be in heaven. I wonder if she’s lonely up there?”

Alarm bells went off in Tarquin’s head!

Was his son… thinking of joining his mother in heaven?

Tarquin, sensing the dangerous turn of thought, said sternly, “Elijah, don’t let your mind wander. Your mom isn’t dead, she’s alive and well!”

“How do you know?”

“I… I found some information about her.” Tarquin was forced to put on a grim face and lied to his

own son.

Elijah’s eyes lit up, “Really? Where is she? Why don’t you bring her back? Or take me to see her?”

right time yet. Just wait

you

for so long that we can’t just bring her back out of the blue.

I see her?”

“Soon.”

“Tomorrow?”

won’t do.”

“The day after?”

won’t work either.”

frown deepen, Tarquin said, “Let’s wait

and after a moment said. “Okay! I’ll wait for

that his son believed him. Tarquin let

and take care of yourself. You need to eat well and sleep well.” He

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“Okay!”

and went to bed without fuss.

sat by his bed, his head throbbing with

getting worse. His words today obviously hinted at suicidal

dead, he would surely want to join

but when spring came and Elijah’s mother was nowhere to be seen… the consequences were

was running out!

to cure Elijah before spring arrived,

the corners of his blanket, and

waiting at the door, “Is the

go in and

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