Chapter 93.1

no words could control emotions.

the words ‘you don’t have to live in hiding anymore’ shook my emotions. i looked at the ceiling and let out a short breath, as if i was about to cry.

“bebe.”

“…yes!”

“you don’t have to run away. you don’t have to trade by showing your ability to strangers.”

all those times when my mom and i died and time would rewind, i had to use various methods to save her; all those moments passed quickly in my head. we could just live. i thought about the time when i promised myself that i would do anything if i could live with my mom.

i thought about the first time i met my dad and showed him my strength.

i fainted whenever i used my power because of how unhealthy it was, and the many days when i opened my eyes to anxiety.

all those things came to my mind. i burst into tears.

my dad gently wiped my eyes.

“don’t cry anymore. what are you worried and anxious about? sometimes bebe, you seem like you’re hiding something. don’t hide it anymore.”

“dad…”

the truth was that i died several times and came back to life. all i have is my mom, but she died, so i also died several times to save my mom. but no matter what i did, i couldn’t save her.

it… it was really hard.

my dad’s words seemed to comfort me since i didn’t have to do that anymore, even though he didn’t know anything about it. i cried so much that i couldn’t see, and i cried in my dad’s arms for a long time.

“it’s okay. it’s okay.”

“i’m… i’m…”

“you can cry more. you’re a child, you can do that. you no longer have to carry it on your own. you just need to grow up well. that’s all i care about from now on. i will protect you and adele from now on.”

“daddy…”

my voice didn’t come out well. my pronunciation was muffled and my face looked ugly. but i wanted to speak. i wanted to thank my dad for letting me lay down all my burdens.

“yes, yes. you don’t have to tell me. just smile like you do.”

“…i’ll laugh a lot…!”

i couldn’t say anything other than that. the truth that i died and came back to life several times was something that ordinary people wouldn’t believe, so i shed tears for a long time.

the tears stopped after cecilia brought a warm towel and wiped my dad’s body for a long time.

“are you okay now?”

my dad, who had been feeding me water, patting my head and wiping my eyes in case i got thirsty, made eye contact with me by the time my sniffles died down.

“i’ve been fine for a while!”

“is that so?”

“yeah! i’ve never had a bad time.”

“but you cried.”

“ha… i didn’t cry, it’s just…”

i was so ashamed over the fact that i cried like a child that i grumbled.

whether he understood me or had other thoughts, my dad stroked my head for a long time, like petting a dog.

“i thought i should tell you. the first thing to do is formally request a visit from an official. at the same time, i will raise you and adele as my daughter and my wife. i don’t know what’s going on with your brother, so i’ll leave him alone.”

“brother is…”

“i don’t know which one is trying to take advantage of that child, and i don’t think we’ll see him before that, so i want you to understand that.”

“daddy…”

i looked at my dad, barely opening my swollen eyes from crying. my dad, who would have answered my call right away, looked at me with a strange expression for a long time and smiled.

“why are you smiling?”

“it’s bebe.”

“yes.”

“you’re awake, right?”

“hey! are you teasing me?”

i widened my eyes forcefully. my dad’s laughter grew louder.

“bebe, why are you so cute?”

“i’m not cute! i have big eyes! it’s just…”

“if you cry a little, your eyes get swollen, just like me.”

i was going to say something, but i stopped quickly from huffing at my dad’s words.

“dad… do i look like you?”

“yes, you look like me.”

“tch… anyway, my eyes are big.”

“of course.”

it wasn’t until i heard that i relaxed my eyes. then i saw my dad. he’s been acting like he’s okay but he looks like he’s having a hard time, so i patted my dad’s shoulder with my small hand.

“daddy, you know… you don’t have to tell me everything.”

“what?”

“i’m going to trust you, dad. i know you’re going to take care of everything. you don’t have to have it hard.”

“ah…”