Chapter 26

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"Is it too late to take that back?"

Calista grinned as she pulled away from the hug. "Too late. Now you owe me an explanation."

With that, she walked into the bedroom to grab the ointment.

As she carefully tended to Henry's injury, she listened to him recount a chapter of their shared past.

For a brief period, it turned out, Henry and Calista had been neighbors. But back then, Henry's health had been fragile, confining him to his room most days.

"I used to sit by the window and watch you playing outside," Henry began. "I wanted so badly to join in, but my mom was too protective. She wouldn't let me step outside."

"One day, I cracked the window open, just a little, and I saw you standing below, picking up a leaf."

"When you noticed me, you smiled and handed it to me through the window."

The memory stirred something in Calista, and her expression softened. "I remember that. It really happened, didn't

it?"

her brows arched in surprise. "Wait, Henry-don't tell me you fell for me because of

sheepish. "I guess

I begged my parents to take you in after I heard about your family's

adopted you back then," he murmured. "At least

reached out and pinched his cheek gently, making him

through was worth it," she said softly. "Because in

grin. "You always know how to make me happy, wifey." Without

"Henry! What are you doing? It's the middle

found himself roughly shoved into a car by the estate's security team and dropped off at home under strict orders

heard about the incident, his

caused enough trouble? Yesterday should've been

Viola, and you were

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Chapter 26

I hadn't managed to delay the ceremony, the Browns would've cut ties with us

now!"

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