Chapter 554: Anticipating the little princess
eric lowered his head and gently took her soft, porcelain-like hand. "ella, i’m sorry... i’ve been such a coward these past few days. i left you alone..."
ella shook her head, cutting him off. "everyone has moments of confusion and despair. it’s okay. as long as you’re better now, that’s all that matters. but this time, we really have to thank dorian. if he hadn’t gotten sick... the four of us might have..."
she couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence. her eyes reddened.
she remembered the mother and son she had seen at the airport while waiting for the flight. the woman had been stunning, and her little boy, around four or five years old, had looked just like a tiny prince—so adorable. but after the crash... they were gone in an instant.
it felt as if something had hollowed out her heart. even though they weren’t her friends or family, they had been real, living people, with loved ones waiting for them.
"thank you, ella," eric whispered, hugging dorian tightly, his emotions overflowing.
"mommy, i... i need to go again..." dorian suddenly squirmed, his small face contorted in discomfort.
"i’ll take you!" without hesitation, eric scooped him up and dashed toward the nearest restroom at lightning speed.
ella held elias in her arms, watching eric’s retreating figure. she felt a deep sense of relief. it seemed that eric was truly beginning to heal.
without complaint, eric made several more restroom runs with dorian. finally, by the afternoon, the little one’s condition had stabilized.
but dorian was still weak, so ella called the bodyguard again and asked him to postpone their flight by five days.