The Terminally-Ill Duke Clings to Me Every Night (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 121

“Leah.”

Dern, gazing at Leah’s shadowed face, called out her name.

His lips trembled slightly at uttering his daughter’s name for the first time, but he carefully concealed it.

At the sound of her name from Dern’s lips, Leah’s eyes—slightly widened—softened into a gentle curve.

“Thank you so much for saving Akia.”

She offered him a wistful smile, one that brought back memories of the late Ariel.

“Father.”

She had called him “Father.” At Leah’s final, labored words, Dern’s voice caught abruptly in his throat.

Father.

It was a word he had firmly believed he would never hear in his lifetime. Dern’s eyes reddened at hearing that name for the very first time.

“…I’m the one who should thank you.”

For calling this unworthy man “Father.” It was a moment he had never dared to hope for.

He bowed his head deeply, as if unwilling to show tears before Leah. Seeing Dern choke back his emotions, Leah felt her own tears threatening to spill over again.

“You haven’t eaten anything for days. I’ll go get something simple you can eat.”

Leah rose from her seat, thinking that if she stayed any longer, her tears would never dry.

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