Chapter 308: The Bothering Truth
Leander, with a smile, pushed Viviana to the front. Her bewildered look tickled his heart. As she walked to the front, he remembered something.
The dark-haired, dark-eyed girl with short hair he used to see in his dreams—his angel.
He couldn’t discern where they were for only she was in his eyes. That girl’s eyes were red and filled with tears, her lips were trembling, her hands were fisted, and he noticed her holding back her urge to cry.
She looked abandoned.
Leander’s heart clenched as he remembered his feeling back then. It was the same feeling he had whenever he was near.
I will protect her. I will not let any harm befall her. No one can hurt her. She is mine. Mine alone.
"Tell him about Leona, Melanie. Tell him how you saw her die in the fire," Leander smiled. He couldn’t help it. He remembered a memory from their past. And he could understand why he couldn’t let her go even when he knew he had to go against his grandfather to protect her.
Leona loved you, Melanie. So much...
He wanted to tell her. He will tell her later.
"Fire?" Viola stood up. "What fire are you going to talk about?"
Viviana looked to her side. Viola looked traumatized. Thinking back at the Abenney fire where she almost lost Leander must be painful. Viviana couldn’t understand why Viola couldn’t care for Leander now if she loves him that much. Did the trauma make her disconnect from Leander?
She got happy thinking that maybe Leander has a chance for motherly love.