A SUBSTITUTE BRIDE

William’s eyes turned red and his voice choked.

– I’m sorry…

Apologies came more than twenty years too late.

In fact, Lyana didn’t know how she was abducted. At that time, she was still too young to remember anything.

However, when she heard William’s words, she suddenly thought of something.

She says to him kindly:

– Brother, stop feeling guilty. I don’t blame you. No one has forgotten me during all these years. I don’t remember you two at all. Sometimes it’s a blessing not to remember, isn’t it?

William’s body stiffened slightly.

– You are the one suffering.

Lyana couldn’t help but sigh.

If she had been able to regain her memories sooner, even if only a little sooner, or if she had discovered her past sooner and realized that she was not a member of the Dubois family, she would be may have been looking for his family for a long time.

Fortunately, it was not too late.

– Brother, does your wound still hurt you?

As William listened to Lyana’s voice, he felt her hand caress his back again and again. Her worried heart gradually calmed down. He couldn’t help remembering his childhood.

When he had done wrong in the past, his father had punished him by making him kneel in front of the ancestral hall.

At that time, Sugar was only two years old. She climbed over the threshold of the ancestral hall and fell on her buttocks. But she didn’t cry. She ran towards him.Belongs to (N)ôvel/Drama.Org.

He picked it up and dusted it carefully.

That’s when Sugar called him in his baby voice:

– Besides.

Her voice was soft and sweet, and as soon as he heard it, his unease disappeared.

– Does it hurt ?

He lifted his eyes to hers.

– Sugar doesn’t feel pain, brother. Your knees. Does it hurt?

As long as William thought about what Sugar had said in the courtyard of the ancestral hall, his heart couldn’t help but tremble.

At the thought that William’s wounds weren’t healed yet, Lyana looked at him with concern. She lifted her head from her arms, wanting to check William’s wounds.

At the thought that William’s wounds weren’t healed yet, Lyana looked at him with concern. She lifted her head from her arms, to check William’s wounds.

– Brother.

A thousand words. In the end, she only said one.

Even though it was just a form of address, it made Lyana realize she had a family. She was not alone.

William looked at Lyana’s exquisite face. Her eyes were filled with tears and guilt.

He reached out his shaking hand and carefully touched Lyana’s face. His throat began to move as he said with a pang in his heart:

– Sweetheart, you must have had a hard time all these years.

Lyana couldn’t bear to see William so upset. To make him feel better, she shook her head and explained:

– No, Brother. In fact, I’m doing very well. Everyone treats me very well and likes me. I…

– Actually, you don’t have to lie to me. You can’t fool me. In the ghost town, when the situation was so dangerous, you tried to save me by putting me in danger. If someone lived in a stable, peaceful and happy world, how could she have done such a thing? How could she have had the personality you have now?

William’s words instantly shattered Lyana’s defenses.

Maybe only a real parent would notice so many details and care if you’re okay.

Lyana felt a lump in her throat, and tears rolled down her face uncontrollably.

– Brother…

William didn’t help Lyana wipe away her tears. Instead, he pulled her into his arms again. His voice was low and raspy, but it was like a spring breeze. She was extremely sweet.

– Honey, cry a little.

Hearing William’s words, Lyana instantly felt an incomparable warmth. It was the parenthood she had always wanted.

She told herself that if she never found her loved ones, she would live her own life.

But when she found her family, she realized she had always hoped for a family connection.

The feeling was particularly warm, and she couldn’t help sinking into it.

Lyana bit her lip, trying not to cry.