I Ended Up Saving My Crazy Stepfather - Chapter 130.2

“Please… please don’t say that. I’m happy now. I’ve found a reason to be here…”

Something felt tight, as if stone was placed on my chest. What was this about?

“Don’t worry, I’ll be back somehow. I’m not going to die. But just in case… I mean, if something happens… should I leave a letter and tell someone to deliver it? I thought about it a lot, but I thought it’d be better to say it in person.”

“Ah… please…”

“Trust me, I will be back, but you know, what if something happened.”

He said ‘if’, but I also became anxious because it was an assumption.

“Besides, you also said you wanted to protect Bebe.”

“That’s…”

“I’m not leaving you with anything dangerous. Just protect this place so that no one can come in. I can protect you for years… no, decades. Even the Emperor can’t come in.”

My dad’s voice trembled.

“Then you…”

“I’ll be back alive. I’ll come back alive somehow, so please take care of this place.”

“…But not everyone here is on our side.”

My mom brought up a realistic point.

“Don’t worry. I’m going to take everyone through this one. I have a few people I really trust, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

The sound of blankets wrestling came, as if he was stroking me even though the movement felt different than before.

“…I understand. But… you don’t have to tell me you’re leaving.”

“It’s the only way we can be happy.”

“I hope you and the twins… don’t live in anxiety anymore. And Elin… I feel sorry for her… I can’t leave the person who made everyone unhappy anymore.”

“That’s true… My heart hurts when I think of Elin too. But putting you in danger from it… she probably won’t want that either.”

“It’s for the past and for the future, so please understand for once. I won’t bother you with anything other than this.”

As if my mother had already noticed my father’s feelings, I could hear her breathing and voice much softer than before.

“Please come back.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll be back with everything I got. I’ll be back somehow.”

“…Yes, I trust you.”

Whether she thought she could no longer add anything else, my mom finally expressed her affirmation.

“Aren’t you tired? Your body may not have fully recovered yet.”

“It’s not because of my body, but I’m a little tired. I want to take a deep breath.”

“I’ll protect you, so go to sleep. I don’t want to put you to sleep like this.”

“I don’t want to sleep like this either.”

After that, the two said nothing more. The two of them were so close to each other that pressure came to my body from being sandwiched by the two of them. Only strange breathing could be heard from time to time and the sad voices looking for each other filled the room. I waited for a long time, wondering if they would talk about something else, but I fell asleep, feeling the strangely warm surroundings.

I stopped thinking. It wasn’t until the next morning when I woke up.

A few more days had passed since that day.

Contrary to my expectations, nothing really happened.

“Why isn’t anything happening?”

Cecilia, who walked with me in the garden, tilted her head at my sudden question. I knew something but I pretended not to. Her shaky eyes seemed to represent her mind.

“What is it?”

“It’s nothing. The house is a little strange these days. It’s like the atmosphere has gotten lively…”

“Is that so? I don’t know.”

“Am I the only one who feels it?’

The roses spread beautifully on one side of the garden were picked one by one.

“Everyone feels differently.”

“I see.”

Meanwhile, flowers piled up in the basket.

“That’s enough.”

“Are you going? This year’s roses are more fragrant than ever, so My Lady will like them.”

“I’m not giving them to my mom.”

Cecilia wiped her hands with a handkerchief and shook her head. She couldn’t hide her surprise, as if she expected it to go to my mom.

“Then who is it for?’

“I’m going to Lady Harris.”

After wiping all my hands, I turned around calmly.

“I’m going to visit Lady Harris. What?”

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