Chapter 1026

After dinner, Lucy was still busy putting the children to sleep. Just as she laid little Lila down, Matthew came up from behind and lifted her into his arms.

"You're always holding others—perhaps you'd like someone to hold you too?" Matthew teased with a mischievous smile. Before Lucy could respond, he kissed her and carried her princess-style straight to the bedroom.

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Meanwhile, Koven did not have it so easy. Alone at home, he sat in the empty house, staring at a picture of Selena. He felt utterly lonely.

"Matthew should be doing better by now," he muttered to himself, his heart feeling empty.

That day, he was sure he heard Selena’s voice, and the person who took him to the hospital never left their name. The nurse said it was a beautiful woman who brought him. Koven was convinced it had been Selena, but he could not find her.

His cough still had not improved, and he continued to cough sporadically. He was too stubborn to take his medication.

Nights were always unbearably lone