Chapter 31

“Mother! Mother!”

I turn around from the hydrangeas of this greenhouse and turn to my young daughter running towards me. She’s such an energetic child, so much so that sometimes I worry for her… and yet at the same time, I wonder how I was able to give birth to someone so beautiful.

“Yes, Cerise?” I ask before handing the freshly cut hydrangeas to my nursemaid.

“Mother, is it true that Father will be coming back tomorrow?” My daughter asks me, and I nearly tense at her question.

Still, I give her a smile. “Yes, that’s right.” I say.

She smiles so beautifully, it shows just how much energy she has within such a small body.

“And-” suddenly she’s a little shy. “And Father will also bring back Elder Brother, and my… My Elder Sister, right?”

The subject I’ve been dreading.

“... Yes, you’ll be seeing your Brother Phoenix again, and you’ll be meeting your Sister Rosanna for the first time.”