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?”

yet. Just wait a little

“Are you

so long that we can’t just bring her back out of the blue. It might startle her.”

I

“Soon.”

“Tomorrow?”

won’t do.”

“The day after?”

won’t work either.”

Tarquin said, “Let’s wait

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

Tarquin let out

a good boy and take care of yourself. You need to eat well and sleep well.”

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“Okay!”

dinner and went to bed without fuss.

his head throbbing with

His words today

he ever became convinced that his mother was dead, he would surely want to join her in

and Elijah’s mother

running

way to cure Elijah before spring arrived, or at

long while, tucked in the corners of his blanket, and then stepped

was waiting at the door, “Is the young master asleep?”

go in and disturb

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