Chapter 0529

Nicholas needed some time alone, and my mood did not ease from the heavy pain as I pushed open the door.

Just a door between us, and we were each steeped in our own pain.

"Ah! Ah!"

The sound of a little voice pulled me from my thoughts. I practiced my smile twice before I leaned over the railing. "Tabitha!"

As expected, Tabitha was bouncing on the couch, leaving tiny footprints behind. Wendy kept a watchful eye on her, both of them entirely caught up in the fun.

Tabitha didn't hear me, but Wendy looked up in concern. "I'll bring her up to you."

"Let her play. I'll come down."

Seeing Wendy's worried expression, I pulled her into a quick hug and sat down beside her on the couch.

done without you here. Tabitha wouldn't have

grew older, there would be more people in her life.

gently pressing her hand to my forehead.

whirlwind with Nicholas, it was

all.

to worry her, so I pulled Tabitha closer,

been good to her these past

lips curving into a

good. This morning, he was up before I was, making breakfast for Tabitha. By the time I got her

were perfectly symmetrical, and he had even braided little sections

"Did he do this?"

quite skilled too," Wendy added. She would

softly. "Is

for whom Nicholas had developed such

not just that. Mr. Hawk has been so gentle in feeding

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