He was just accepting it because she was related to Bonita, but at the same time, he was maintaining his composure. In that sense, it was quite pitiful.
Elodie had no memories of the past six years. From her perspective, she possessed Aria almost immediately after death.
But that was not the case for Luke.
He had felt the passage of time day by day over the past six years, missing Elodie and enduring pain.
Even now, the suffering might not completely disappear after finding Bonita.
The child was not a substitute for his wife. They were different.
“Will I ever be able to reveal the truth someday?”
It was a frustrating question.
Perhaps Bonita will eventually figure out the true identity of her ‘mother.’ She is a smart and observant child who may recognize that she is not the real Aria. However, as for Luke…
“Oops!”
While lost in thought, Aria hurried her steps as she watched Luke walking a bit ahead.
“Just a moment, let’s go together!”
“…Noisy.”
“You went ahead first, so that’s why. Since we’re going to the same place, it’s better to go together, isn’t it?”
“I don’t see the need for that.”
“Not everything in the world revolves around necessity.”
Hearing this, Luke clicked his tongue inwardly.
“He doesn’t say a word.”
Even resembling someone to this extent, Luke wiped away the tired expression. He was certain he had gone mad.
“Nue?”
Bonita, who was chewing on her cookie, blinked her big eyes at the sudden request from the two approaching individuals.
Munch, crunch!
Working hard on moving the ball, Bonita chewed and swallowed all the cookies in her mouth.
“Do you draw pictures?”
“Yeah.”
Luke awkwardly smiled and replied.
“I’m not forcing you, but since we were planning to spend time together, how about drawing pictures today instead of playing games?”
In his hand were a new sketchbook and adult-sized paint. Of course, there were also pencils.
Bonita’s bewildered expression brightened. She didn’t dislike games, but she didn’t mind the suggestion of drawing pictures together.
In fact, she liked it even more.
“Sounds good!”
When Bonita shouted excitedly, Aria, who was watching, suggested one more thing.
“How about drawing each other’s faces?”
“Faces?”
Luke questioned in a puzzled tone. Then Aria whispered in Luke’s ear.
“Don’t you want Bonita to draw a picture of you?”
“…!”
Certainly. He wanted that.
“It’s a good suggestion.”
“I like it too.”
Bonita, who had begun to grow tired of playing with blocks alone, regained enthusiasm for drawing.
She took her seat, holding pencils and paper. The small face observing Luke was earnest and incredibly serious.
The pencil for drawing in Bonita’s hand moved smoothly without any hesitation, leaving Luke astonished.
“…Did you already start?”
Watching silently, Luke asked, but there was no answer. Bonita was completely immersed in drawing.
Luke quickly took a pencil as well.
However, it was a tough road from the beginning.
“Ugh.”
The curve he drew to depict the face shape was wobbly. Luke quickly erased the drawn part with the eraser.
Aria watched the two of them with an amused expression. Luke, who was awkwardly drawing, and his daughter, who was completely absorbed in her own world, both looked cute and lovable.
“Why is this…?”
Once again, Luke, who ruined the artwork, grumbled helplessly and scraped the paper with an eraser. Every time he did that, eraser dust scattered all over.
Aria, who had been chuckling at this sight, soon became curious about how Bonita was drawing and attempted to move closer.
“Just a moment!”
That was until Bonita shouted.
Upon the child’s exclamation, Luke, who had been drawing, stopped his hand and widened his eyes.
He asked, “Me?”
“No, it’s Aria! We’re drawing together. Just stay still.”
“Oh, okay.”
Aria, who was wobbling as she stood up, immediately took a seat next to Luke.
Bonita’s hand started moving again. Meanwhile, Luke…
“Sigh.”
“Don’t laugh.”
He warned with a slightly stern tone. However, it wasn’t intimidating at all since what he was drawing was a complete mess.
Time passed a little.
Luke did his best to draw Bonita’s face. The lines were crooked, the coloring was sloppy, and it was hard to tell if it was a little girl or a new type of monster. Still, it was a piece completed with his own affection.
“I’m done!”
Bonita also shouted proudly after a while.
“Can Dad see it?”
“Sure.”
Bonita said, “One, two, three. Let’s show each other. Okay?”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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