Forgotten Wife Let the traitors kneel Down (by Patricia Maradiaga) novel Chapter 106

A Sorrowful Goodbye

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When they returned to the dining room with the others, Abril stayed behind, watching the children. She felt sad about leaving them, but she knew they would be better off with the duchess than with her at the royal palace.

After breakfast, everyone headed to the entrance. Abril stayed behind with the children and the duchess. She gave them a hug and said:

“Kids, do you want to stay and live with Duchess Mollin?”

“Are you going to leave us?”

Otis asked, his eyes brimming with tears.

Abril caressed his cheek and replied:

“Only if you want to stay.”

The duchess approached them and said:

“I have also lost my family just like you. Wouldn’t you like to become part of my family?”

When Otis heard that the duchess had also lost her family, he felt sad because he also knew what

it was like to lose loved ones.

“No one will make you stay, but I would love it if you did. Since you arrived, this house has been

filled with laughter. I would like it to stay that way, of course, only if you want it too.”

“If we stay, we won’t see Abril again.”

“Of course you will.”

The duchess replied with a sweet look.

“You can visit her at the palace.”

“I will also come to see you.”

Abril replied.

“I will come to see you whenever I can and write you letters.”

“But we don’t know how to read.”

“But you will learn.”

The duchess replied.

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“I will take you in as my own children, hire teachers, and they will teach you to read and write, so you can also send letters to Her Majesty.”

Otis and Joe loved that place, and after knowing that the duchess had also lost her family, they

didn’t want to leave her alone. Otis asked his brother:

“Joe, what do you want to do? Do you want to stay?”

The boy nodded and said:

“I love being here and playing with the puppies, and I don’t want the duchess to be alone.”

Abril looked at Otis and asked:

“And what do you say, Otis? What do you want to do?”

Otis looked at the duchess and replied:

“I want to stay too, but we will visit you.”

Abril embraced them warmly and said:

“I will too.”

After saying goodbye, Abril left the mansion. When Alessandro didn’t see the children, he asked:

“Where are the children?”

They came out with the duchess and waved goodbye. Abril replied:

“They are staying.”

Seeing the sadness on Abril’s face, Alessandro asked:

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I think it will be the best for them. The duchess said she would adopt them as her children.”

Abril waved goodbye even as the carriage began to move away. When they left the mansion behind, Abril began to cry. Although she had spent little time with them, she had grown fond of them, and parting from them had been difficult. Alessandro comforted her in silence until she stopped crying.

They traveled all day and stopped at an inn at nightfall. Maya and Cassian were already there, having traveled on horseback and arrived earlier. Maya handed them a key and said:

“Here you go, the key to your room.”

Abril took the room key and said:

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“Thank you.”

“There aren’t many rooms available, so the guards will have to share a room.”

Cassian said.

“Maybe we should have looked for another inn.”

Alessandro replied:

“It’s starting to get dark, we might not be able to find another inn. It’s better to stay here.”

“Then let’s go to our rooms, it’s been a long day.”

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Maya was completely exhausted. Traveling on horseback was tiring, especially since she wasn’t

very used to it. She thanked God for being able to rest.

Alessandro asked for dinner to be brought to their rooms. Then they went up to the second floor

and distributed the rooms. In the end, only Maya and Cassian were left. He handed her the key to

the remaining room and said:

“You can have the remaining room. I’ll stay with the guards.”

Maya took Cassian’s hand and said:

“Don’t be silly, stay with me.”

“I don’t think it’s right.“–

“I say it is.”

Maya dragged Cassian into the room. He tried to stop her, but she didn’t relent. As she closed the

room door, she said:

“Stop acting like I’m going to bite your head off. I won’t, unless you want me to.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.”

“They’re not silly. The thing is, you don’t take me seriously.”

Maya laid down on the bed, gave it a few pats, and said,

“Come on, lie down. The bed’s big, I promise I won’t touch you.”

Cassian sat on the edge of the bed and said,

“You’re too trusting. I might just end up attacking you.”

“I’d love to see that.”

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Maya sat up and said,

“I give you permission to try.”

Cassian blushed, covered his face with his hand, and said,

“I don’t stand a chance against you.”

“I don’t think so. You’ve got a long way to go before you can do that, but you can try.”

Cassian laid down and said, “I won’t do it.”

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Abril went to the balcony, and Alessandro said,

“It’s better if you stay inside.”

“Why not?”

“It could be dangerous.”

“People come and go in this inn, so we need to be cautious about security.”

Alessandro wrapped his arms around her and said,

“How are you?”

“Fine, just a little tired.”

“Do you miss the children?”

“Yes.”

“And why did you decide to leave them? We could have brought them with us.”

“It was the best choice for them. The duchess will take good care of them.”

“Yes, I’m sure they’ll be fine with her. Besides, the war might start soon, and the duchess’s territory is far from the borders. When it starts, they won’t be affected; they’ll be safe.”

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