Male Lead's First Wife (5 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 084

‘Little lord.’

The two hands tightly gripping my finger were far too small.

At times like this, I felt even more acutely that Dante, though different in appearance, was just like any ordinary child.

A small yet strong force pulled Raymond down. Yielding to that gentle pull, Raymond lay down on the bed.

The fatigue he hadn’t felt while standing surged like a tidal wave. As his tension eased, his eyes stung.

It was the first time he had lain in bed since Yerpi disappeared. The empty space had already been warmed by the young dragon, making it cozy.

Awkwardly settling into place, Dante immediately nestled into his arms as if he had been waiting. The immature dragon blood radiated a temperature slightly higher than his own.

Holding the child close, Yerpi’s face naturally surfaced in his mind.

It wasn’t simply that he was thinking of her now. She seemed to be with him everywhere he went.

Like the phantom of Yerpi appearing beside the empty spot on the bed beyond Dante.

“…Yerpi?”

Muttering in disbelief, Yerpi smiled.

But it lasted only a fleeting moment. When he closed and reopened his eyes, her figure had completely vanished.

All that remained were rumpled sheets and a heavy weight of guilt.

As time passed, the void left by Yerpi grew increasingly vast, as though a hole had been torn open, impossible to mend.

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