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It was a childish resolution, as if she had returned to being seven years old. It made her feel as if her wounds would shrink to the size they were back then. * * * She hadn't expected that to be the end of it. But she hadn't known he would be this persistent either. "Erica, what I said last night......" Slam. The next morning, at her home. "Erica, I sincerely......" Slam. During the day, at her shop. "I came to return the toy Eric left behind…-
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* * * That night, Erica’s worries continued as she pulled the blanket back over Eric's stomach after he had kicked it off in his sleep. Should I stay put here for a few days? But then I'd have to close the shop. What would we live on? Ah, then I have to keep the shop open. If he comes again, I can sprinkle salt or throw filth at him. "Aish!" Suddenly overcome with anger, she jerked upright. "Mmm......" Erica was so blinded by rage that she didn't even notice Eric tossing in his…
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It was when they reached the door— Thud. Roderick closed the door right in front of her face. He leaned against the door and looked down at Erica. With desperate eyes. Those unforgettable eyes resembled the moment at the inn when he had begged that the woman must be saved, making Erica even more furious. "What do you think you're doing?" "Erica, don't be like this. Listen to me." "Open this door." "It will only take a moment." "Do I need to scream and have everyone in this…
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"What?" I've never connected with anyone...... "There's no way it's thanks to me......" "Here, take the referral fee." "That's right. It's all thanks to me." Erica promptly shut her mouth and quickly accepted the referral fee. 'Maybe it's one of the customers from my shop?' Occasionally, when she remembered, she would mention to people who came to her shop that there was a vacant room upstairs. None of them had ever shown serious interest, but since the landlady said it was thanks to…
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Looking around pensively, Eric finally realized. "Ah! Where's Mom? Geez, she told me to stay close to her. I'm aging rapidly because of Mom!" When he was about to go look for his mom, someone suddenly grabbed him. He thought it was the girl, but it was the man. "Why, why are you doing this?" The man was incredibly tall. He blocked the sun completely, making his face appear dark and difficult to see. "Could it be......" But judging from his voice and the hand on Eric's shoulder, the man…
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As of today, she needed to confiscate "when" as well. Erica's destination was a certain grocery stall. "Please be generous and add just 1 copper more." "No, I'm already giving you a great deal......" Even that brief time while Mom haggled with the market vendor over the price of yesterday's mushrooms felt endlessly long and boring to a young child. After looking around the grocery stall and getting bored, Eric began to slink toward the next stall, but his mother, who apparently had eyes on…
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When Eric tilted his head at the incomprehensible question, the girl also tilted her head in response. This caused her light golden hair, like silver threads, to cascade over one shoulder with a silky flow. It was like sunshine pouring down. "Are you a spirit of sunlight?" He only asked because she looked like a fairy. But could she have misunderstood it as something offensive? The girl's fair face suddenly seemed to turn pale and then... "Dad!" ...she shouted and ran back the way she had…
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But the moment Erica scattered feed on the opposite side of the yard, the chickens' eyes changed. All four of them seemed to completely forget about their eggs as they rushed out of the coop in a flurry. While the chickens pecked at the feed, Eric snuck into the coop quietly. "This one I'll boil, and this one I'll fry in the shape of a daisy......" The child carefully picked up each egg one by one, afraid of breaking them by holding too tightly, and handed them to his mother while singing. When he…
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There was no sound from inside. Had the woman finally died? Erica unconsciously imagined Roderick's back view, sunk in despair. While anger surged within her, she also felt a petty sense of glee. She hoped Roderick had loved that woman. So he could suffer from the same sense of loss that she felt. That would feel like revenge. But on the other hand, she felt disgusted with herself for wishing someone's death to become her revenge. 'Erica, don't become such a beast.' Erica stood in front…
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"Aack!" A sharp scream came from behind Roderick. The person moaning and curled up on the bed in the room was a woman. A heavily pregnant woman. "A young couple checked into the room downstairs last night......" Couple? There was no other man in this room. Then Roderick was that woman's...? Erica's face turned deathly pale. She turned an accusatory gaze toward Roderick, but his equally pale eyes were fixed on Erica's swollen belly. "Erica, my God......" Just as Roderick reached out…
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