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

"Brother, you smell nice..."

there's a little mole on the back of your neck. Let me get it for

pinch, Licia.

Can we

...

I love brother. I want

"Ha ha..."

Dad, stop laughing. I'm going to marry

you can't marry him. You're

marry him; he's a jerk, a

woke with a start, my breathing

I have dreamt of Ernest and me, especially as children, no older

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

This wasn't my room.

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

clothes,

and walked out, only

background, even in sleep, he was neat and orderly, which made me wonder if such

it almost made me

as I quietly moved from the couch to my laptop, carefully picking

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