Chapter 83



When Ernest stepped out onto the porch, he caught me snoozing in front of my laptop, the dim glow of the lamp casting a soft light on my face. His

gaze, tender and fixed, rested on me.

I could sense his presence, yet couldn't muster the energy to wake.

After what felt like an eternity, I heard his gentle voice, "Licia..."

Licia?! Was he calling me?

Yes, he was.

Before I became part of the Wagner family, I was called Licia. But it had been ages since anyone called me that.

"Brother, I'm Licia..."

A vision of a little girl with her hair tied in two buns and a cherubic face sweetly calling out to a boy appeared before my eyes.

The boy was aloof, a man of few words.

the girl, and Ernest, the boy, with me clinging to

"Brother, you smell nice..."

on the back of your neck. Let me

Licia. It

tired. Can we stop

...

I want to marry

"Ha ha..."

Dad, stop laughing. I'm

can't marry him. You're already

won't marry him; he's a jerk, a

a start, my breathing

I have dreamt of Ernest and me, especially as children,

trying to get up, only

This wasn't my room.

night, and I quickly glanced at the bed where I had

at my clothes,

sighed with relief and walked out, only

neat and orderly,

it almost made me want

wake as I quietly moved from the couch to my laptop,

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