Chapter 294.1
Hogan.
It could have been someone with the same name, but what were the chances that a bettor would choose the name Hogan out of all the other names they could have picked? How could it not be Hogan Wallfred?
As he returned to his carriage, Kasser had a gnawing feeling in his stomach. He couldn’t stop thinking about the man that he despised the most. He couldn’t stop picturing the man’s face, couldn’t forget what the man had done to his mother.
He wasn’t the kind of person who held grudges. Time could heal a lot of wounds and he learned that it didn’t take long for him to let go of things that had once bothered him. But he was still human and there were still some things that hurt him more than they should have.
He used to think that these pains were things he had to carry with him on his own but, as he lay with someone soft and kind in his arms, his heart began to feel at peace. All the things that had happened to him suddenly lost their meaning.
Why did it matter that the stone king was lazy and his birth mother’s husband was addicted to gambling when he was finally with someone he cared for? In the end, he was able to get the pass. That was what he came for, the rest of it didn’t matter so much.
No matter what happened now, even if he suddenly had to flee the kingdom in the middle of the night, he knew how he could find peace and safety. He would keep Eugene in his arms, he would never leave her behind.
Suddenly, she spoke. “I think you’d like to know about who I met today.”
“Who?”