There Is No Paradise Where I Ran Away To (14 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 122

Loic’s hands—far from delicate or meticulous—moved with surprising dexterity over Edwin’s face as he slouched on the sofa.

Contrary to his earlier plan of heading straight to Vivian after meeting Lawrence, Edwin had instead spent time tidying up his disheveled face at the viscount’s residence. It was uncharacteristic of him, yet not without reason.

Though Edwin winced and groaned in pain multiple times due to the torn wounds, Loic paid no heed and kept removing the scabs as he had been doing.

Only after Edwin, unusually irritable and sensitive, muttered a few remarks did Loic finally attempt to handle things more carefully—but it was clearly a difficult task for him.

An unexpected savior arrived to rescue Edwin from Loic’s grating presence: Monica returned, having dragged away the still-fuming Lawrence.

Monica took over Edwin’s treatment and sent Loic away, who immediately left as if he’d been waiting for the chance.

Edwin stared blankly at Monica, now seated where Loic had been. Aside from her light brown hair and eyes, she truly resembled Vivian. Fascinated by this uncanny likeness, his gaze kept lingering on her.

Monica leaned closer and gently applied a thin layer of ointment onto Edwin’s cleaned wound. He finally averted his eyes only when her sharp yet gentle gaze—seemingly wise beyond years—settled upon him.

That look felt strangely familiar.

It reminded him of his mother’s eyes from early childhood—though he barely remembered her—especially when he’d done something wrong, tried to hide it, and inevitably got caught and scolded harshly.

“Loic mentioned they’ve recently rebuilt the maze at the Rodinia manor.”

“…”

“He said he’d asked not to remove the maze since his daughter loved it—and they went ahead and reconstructed it instead.”

Edwin responded only by closing his eyes in silence. After enduring Loic’s rough handling, Monica’s gentle touch felt so soothing it nearly lulled him to sleep.

“His Grace claimed he had no ulterior motives regarding Vivian—she was merely a hostage, he said. Yet he took my daughter. I cannot verify whether that’s true or not, but it seems closer to the truth.”

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