Dukeâs voice faltered and the room fell silent. The only sound was the rustle of wind outside the window. Adina stared at him.
âYou disappeared on our wedding day,â she said slowly.
âHe came to the Winters familyâs mansion pretending to be you.He lived in your house, was a husband to your wife, was a father to your children, took charge of your companyâ¦You were chased out here, having to carry responsibilities that were not yoursâ¦â Her voice rang in Dukeâs ears.
A fractured memory surfaced in his mind.
The past emerged in his thoughts one by one, like fleeting scenes from a train window.
Beads of cold sweat formed on his forehead.
âDuke, whatâs wrong?â Adina rushed toward him and took his arm.
âThe back of my head hurtsâ¦â Duke closed his eyes.
âA lot of repressed memoriesâ¦but I canât remember anythingâ¦â
âDonât worry â¦,â said Adina softly.
She held him.
you are my husband, a father to your children, and you have a full and happy family.So, hurry and settle your problems at Hestia Border, then did not want to meet someone from his past and remember nothing about would felt horrible seeing him in least heâs not as difficult as the pulled the woman twin brother, he had reeked sense that Earl had committed murder before.He could not believe Adina, as fragile as she looked, had had to contend with him, take care of four children, and even venture to lucky to have such a wife.He lowered his head and kissed her on her eyes.His thin lips returned his passionate opened a close your eyes!â
aside.I havenât seen Daddy kissing.Children arenât âNo, I wanna see! Wow, now I can see it.Daddy and Mommy are smooching!â Adina pulled the door, all trying to cover their eyes with Though, some were still trying to get a peek through the gap between their fingers.
Adina blushed.
âHow could she have forgotten to lock the door?! Now the children had accidentally witnessed such a thingâ¦â
âHuh, Daddy and Mommy arenât doing it anymore?â Harold asked curiously.
âWe promise not to peek!â
âYeah, no peeking!â Melody agreed , covering her own eyes tightly with her hands.
Adina cleared her throat.
âWhy are you all awake?â
âWe heard movement from Mommyâs room, so we thought it must be Daddy,â George said in defense.
âDaddy and Mommy can keep on dating weâll go back to bed.â Melody was a little reluctant to go back.
âBut Daddy chote 759 hasnât given me a hug yet.â Duke stared blankly at the four children in front of him, unable to regain his senses for a while.