Caesar O’n scooped him up the moment Jeheon Han began to cry. He must’ve been afraid Jeheon might slump down if his emotions ran away with him.

But contrary to Caesar’s worry, Jeheon calmed and stopped crying quickly.

“Is it okay now?”

At Caesar’s worried question, Jeheon answered in a strangled voice.

“Once I admitted it, I felt lighter….”

Hearing that, Caesar laughed and walked at ease. He settled on the sofa, set Jeheon on his thigh, and dabbed his tears away with his sleeve.

Jeheon accepted the touch and spoke quietly.

“Was that the atonement you meant? The guilt for not protecting me?”

Caesar smiled faintly. It was a memory he’d been able to let go of because of Jeheon.

In a tender voice he whispered.

“I can’t say I never lost you because of my mistakes.”

“You can’t blame yourself for everything. It wasn’t your fault that your foster parents were lunatics.”

Jeheon spoke as if ready to snap back at any defen...

Volume 1 Chapter 12

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