Chapter 70

Roger was struggling to gather his thoughts at that moment, consumed by fear. He didn't know what he would say to Sophia when she woke up, or how she would react to the news.

"What have I done?" he berated himself, grimacing and leaning his head back against the wall. "I'm such an idiot."

He sighed heavily, recalling all the events of that night. Despite everything that had happened, he still harbored doubts about who was telling the truth. But now, he couldn't ask Sophia about it. The only solution was for him to try to remember what had happened that day.

To be honest, there were parts of his childhood that he didn't remember and had never bothered to recover. But now seemed like the right time to bring those memories back.

Just then, he noticed Sophia stirring. Hurriedly, he approached the bed and took her hand.

"Sophia..."

Sophia slowly opened her eyes, looking around in confusion. "Darling... what...?"

"Sophia," Roger had tears in his eyes as he gently tried to embra