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.

girl, and Ernest, the boy,

"Brother, you smell nice..."

mole on the back of

pinch, Licia. It

tired. Can we

...

love brother. I

"Ha ha..."

I'm

marry

him; he's a jerk, a

a start, my breathing

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

up, only

This wasn't my room.

to last night, and I quickly glanced at the

at my clothes, I saw

relief and walked out, only to

he was neat and orderly, which made me

it almost made me

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

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