Chapter 144

Amelia and Alexander held each other in their arms, just as they walked around the garden that evening. They didn’t say a word, but the way they stared at each other was able to communicate how they felt currently.

“This feels like the happiest day in my life”, Amelia confessed as she took a pause and stopped walking.

She had tears in her eyes, but she knew that she cried enough already.

“It’s the same for me. I never knew that I could be this happy after everything I’ve been through”, Alexander replied and blew out hot air from his lips.

Amelia stopped walking at that point. She threw a questioning look at him, hoping that he would open up and answer the different questions she had for him.

“For a while now, I wondered why you brought in girls as slaves. Do you mind telling me?” Amelia asked as she held his hand and led him to a chair inside the garden.

Alexander chuckled calmly and nodded his head in affirmation.

“Of course… I can tell you”, he replied and caressed her hands lovin