Chapter 0145

Elva wiped her nose with her sleeve. Her eyes fixed on me, she asked, “But what about Mommy?”

“Oh, sweetie,” Piper said. “We’ve talked about this.”

“You like her more than Mommy?”

“I’m sorry,” Piper said to me.

I shook my head. “No. I don’t like her more than your mom.”

I looked at Piper and found her looking back at me with wide eyes. Had she thought something different? Surely she knew how Lilliana was. And out of everyone here, she would know what I truly desired in a partner.

“What’s your favorite color, Piper?”

She seemed surprised, but still answered, “Green.”

Lilliana could not hold a candle to Piper.

I

I refused to believe that I still held romantic feelings for Piper. If I felt anything more than friendship at any moment, it was likely I was only remembering how I used to feel when we had been dating.

held a strong

even only as friends, Piper was miles ahead of the rest of the girls here, in terms of my favor. If it had been proper

had no desire

“If you like Mommy, why can’t you be my

face went red.

n sorry →→

concern. “I’m not mad.”

each other, then they should be together.

A crown and a

question, Elva,” I said.

chin down to

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forward, as if telling her a joke. “You are still my little princess though, no matter

assuage her for now. She was still crying, but I watched as she

smile.

as well. “Hear that, Elva? You are

at me again. “Yeah?”

armful of Elva, as she flung herself at me. Piper continued to rub her back as Elva buried

brief moment, I could almost imagine this as my family, with Piper as my wife,

it was such a beautiful little dream, that for the full length of that moment, it stole my breath away.

this a cheery little sight,” said a gruff male

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