"Wow! There is a butterfly!"
Carlisle looked for a butterfly among the greenery and screamed. He ran through the small flower garden and reached for that one.
A new surge of joyful childish laughter admonished us that this butterfly had already fallen into his hands.
An alarmed male voice followed:
"Carlisle, be careful. It won't take long to fall."
Raymond's attention was drawn to Jeremy, who had just left the mansion.
And why are you getting out of there?
At that moment, he gritted his teeth, without noticing it.
Ellie came out next.
She had a basket of food on her arm.
She goes out into the courtyard, spreads the fabric, puts the basket on it and alternately looks at Jeremy and Carlisle.
With a smile like Raymond had never seen before.
The emperor's heart sank as if nailed to this new spectacle.
His fingertips began to tremble as if they were being doused with ice water.
Meanwhile, the joyful voices of Jeremy and Carlisle beat him in the brain.
"I caught you!"
"How can you?! Mom, help me, I was caught!"
Carlisle laughed as he reached for Ellie.
Happy children's laughter spread throughout the yard when she took her son in her arms, pretending to help out of trouble.
"Will you have sandwiches? You didn't even have breakfast."
"Yes!"
Carlisle and Jeremy sat down on the cloth that Ellie had spread out.
Jeremy took a sandwich and fed it to Carlisle from his hand. Ellie poured the juice and the three chatted merrily.
Needless to say, Raymond's existence remained unseen.
"They have it that..."
His voice cracked and he bit his tongue.
"Close relationship" was the answer to the question.
I denied everything endlessly, but the scene in front of me reveals the image of a truly happy family. As if a mockery in my direction.
When did Ellie get pregnant at all?
Before, I could only dream and worry about getting a new child.
At some point, rage whispered in his ear to run up and smash this cute scene to shreds. But that hitherto unprecedented smile of Ellie froze before his eyes, and his heart pounded with a hammer.
What the hell am I even hoping for?
I wanted to ask Ellie directly and get a simple answer. But I could not even take a step towards them.
I was, after all, an uninvited guest.
Ellie's happy smile will disappear the very moment he emerges from the bushes.
Raymond froze, consumed by a sense of helplessness, as if the abyss was taking him away.
Jeremy spun around in search of a handkerchief to wipe crumbs from Carlisle's lips.
And something flashed into his field of vision.
How did you get here, infection?
He blinked slowly to see if he was imagining it. But it was clear as day - the emperor himself stood in a pillar in the middle of the forest.
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