I Won't Go Back To My Family Who Abandon Me novel Chapter 76

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He always enjoyed his time with Leticia. However, behind the happiness, there were hidden feelings that he never wanted to be revealed.

He must have pushed his feelings down too much. He couldn’t stand it, and Leticia must have been swept away by him.

A sense of frustration and anxiety that he could never express. All he could do was hide and conceal it as much as he could.

As if she had read his mind, Leticia put him to the test.

“I’m not that innocent. The same goes for me towards you.”

The small hand that grabbed his sleeve trembled. However, her blue eyes looked straight up at him.

He couldn’t decide whether it was fortunate, or unfortunate, that she didn’t retreat until the end.

Enoch wondered how he would win against her with her clear voice, and her obvious greed for him.

“Leticia!”

He heard how raspy his voice was, as he suppressed the urge that was rising up inside him. His mouth lifted grimly as she meekly looked up at him without knowing what he was thinking.

He wanted to treat her preciously, and cherish her endlessly.

It’s like you’re always testing me. Seeing that I’m not offended, I guess I’m not in my right mind either.

“Don’t make it worse.”

Enoch said, as he slowly touched her lips with his fingertips.

So don’t let me cross the line

While talking, his mouth dried up, and Enoch reluctantly stepped back. As soon as he took a step away, Leticia approached him.

“If it’s Enoch, I like everything. I mean…”

She touched her fingertips shyly, and soon grabbed Enoch’s arm as if she was hanging onto him.

“I hope you won’t hold back too much.”

“….”

“You know what I’m saying, right?”

Instead of answering, Enoch cupped Leticia’s cheek gently in both hands. It was a problem telling a person who’s struggling to endure, and telling them not to hold back.

“I hate myself in places like this. It’s not enough to make it more special.”

“Oh, I don’t care…”

“I’m holding it in, so you should hold it in.”

Enoch cut off Leticia’s worlds and moved to bed. As they were pulling up the covers, Leticia peeked at him nervously.

Enoch gently took hold of Leticia’s hand.

“Shall we hold hands while we sleep tonight?”

“That’s not enough…”

The moment he was about to ask her what she wanted, Leticia slipped into Enoch’s arms. She clung to him, and Enoch was beaming without realizing it. Her small body wriggling in his arms was annoyingly adorable.

“We’re finally going back tomorrow.”

Enoch patted Leticia’s back affectionately, as she closed her eyes.

He was tempted to go home and spend some time alone with her.

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“What do you want now that Leticia and my brother aren’t here?”

Elle went to greet the uninvited guests. She asked this as soon as she opened the door, without hiding her hostility. Emil and Xavier frowned in displeasure, not only at the tone of her voice, but the fact that she went so far as to say they had no business being there.

Emil immediately pushed down his annoyance and broached the reason for his visit.

“I’m here to meet Ian Achilles.”

However, Elle frowned as if she was displeased at his words.

“Please use the proper honorifics, even friends don’t call each other like that without first asking.”

“Ha…”

It was clear that she didn’t plan on letting this go, so Emil sighed as he pulled at his collar.

It was obvious that she’s the twin sister of that unlucky fellow. They were very similar in how they bothered him.

“I’m here to meet Young Master Ian Achilles.”

“Where did you learn the courtesy of showing up unannounced?”

“In that sense, the Duke of Achilles came to our mansion without prior warning.”

“Then you can complain to my brother.”

Elle always had a retort the moment Emil was about to say anything, eventually Xavier intervened.

“Excuse me for a second.”

“What? Wait a minute!”

He suddenly pushed past her, it happened so quickly that she didn’t have time to catch him. Emil and Xavier started to shamelessly stroll through the mansion. If a stranger saw them, they would’ve thought they were the masters of this household.

“What are you doing now?”

Elle walked faster and tried to block them. Xavier merely pushed her away, as if he was annoyed.

“It’ll only take a moment.”

“Hold on! What are you talking about? Get out of my house right now!”

Elle hadn’t expected him to act so recklessly, and she was perplexed. They visited without permission, and invaded her home. They were acting in a way that would damage their reputation.

However, the two opened the doors from room to room without the slightest hesitation.

Eventually, they reached Ian’s room and opened the door decisively. Inside the room, Ian was sitting on his bed with a blanket covering him.

“What is this?”

Ian had been quietly reading a book when they barged in. He looked up with an irritated expression, but Emil casually said.

“I have some business to attend to.”

“Is it okay to enter without knocking?”

“Xavier.”

Emil easily ignored Ian’s words. He looked at Xavier and pointed to the room.

“Find it.”

“Hey, have you gone crazy?”

They acted no different than a guard trying to secure evidence in a suspect’s home. With this insane attitude, Elle violently pushed at Xavier’s shoulder and shouted at him.

“You guys! Are you crazy? You’re crazy!”

Then Emil’s gaze turned to the bed that Ian was sitting on.

‘What is this?’

He thought something moved in the bed just now.

Emil was so taken with the idea that he didn’t hesitate to look under the covers.

“What are you doing?”

Ian sighed irritably and got up from the bed. He flapped the covers and there was nothing to be found.

“Brother…”