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.

a strong

here, in terms of my favor. If it had been proper for me to do

had no desire to

“If you like Mommy, why can’t

face went

n sorry →→

waved off her concern. “I’m not

child like Elva, everything must have seemed so simply. If two people liked each other, then they should be together. It made sense, if nothing

play here. A crown and a throne, not least among

question, Elva,” I said. “But

her chin down to her chest,

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if telling her a joke. “You are still my little princess

to assuage her for now. She was still crying, but I

smile.

“Hear that, Elva? You are still

looked at me

she flung herself at me. Piper continued to rub her back as Elva

brief moment, I could almost imagine this as my family, with Piper as my wife, and Elva as my child. My heart

so many reasons, but it was such a beautiful little dream, that for the full length of

a cheery little sight,” said a gruff

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