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.

I was the girl, and Ernest, the boy, with me

"Brother, you smell nice..."

of your

pinch, Licia. It

I'm tired. Can we

...

I want to

"Ha ha..."

stop laughing. I'm

can't marry him.

marry him; he's

a

dreamt of Ernest and me,

zoned out for a half-minute before trying to get up, only to

This wasn't my room.

back to last night, and I quickly glanced at the bed where

at my clothes, I

with relief and walked out, only

and orderly, which made

was so impeccable it almost made me want to disturb

I quietly moved from the couch to my laptop, carefully

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