Chapter 525


    Chapter 525 Not a Dream


    While the ce was so quiet that they could hear each other’s heartbeat, Victoria slept in a lower


    position, resting her head on ric’s chest. Thus, she could clearly hear his rhythmic heartbeat.


    Nheless, she was soon overwhelmed by her sleepiness a few momentster, dozing off with her


    head still on ric’s chest.


    Noting Victoria’s steady breathing, ric knew that she had just fallen asleep. Then, he gently let out a


    sigh and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer to him so that he could fill the void that was


    inside of him. Although he had managed to save her from the incident earlier and always made sure


    she was by his side, he still couldn’t help but feel anxious and worried about her safety. Whenever


    Victoria was asleep, he would stay awake so that he could protect her.


    Deep down, ric was afraid that having Victoria back was just a dream that would end when he


    awakened. Therefore, he had been suffering from insomniately. Even with her in his arms, he could


    clearly feel her warm breath wafting toward his chest and even hear her heartbeat. While everything


    felt real, ric was still scared that it would turn out to be just a dream because he still couldn’t believe


    it was so easy for him to have her back by his side. At the thought of that, ric couldn’t help but feel


    lost, not knowing what he should do to make himself feel at ease.


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    After silently looking at Victoria for a few moments, ric suddenly felt movements in his arms. He then


    heard a soft murmur and looked down, thinking there could be something going on in his embrace.


    However, it soon turned out that Victoria was just turning and tossing around in his arms before she


    hugged his waist even tighter. After that, she buried herself deeper in his arms and continued her


    sleep.


    Then, ric realized Victoria was probably just sleep–talking as she hadn’t woken up. Nevertheless,


    the fact that she hugged him even tighter during her sleep made him smile. After all, Victoria often.


    gave their two children more attention during the daytime, making ric jealous of them. Because of


    that, he was satisfied and happy for Victoria to wrap her arms around him tightly.


    No matter what happens, Victoria and the kids will always be the most important people. As the thought


    of that filled his mind with euphoria and joy, ric closed his eyes in satisfaction, happily falling asleep


    for the first time after having suffered many sleepless nights. Not knowing how long it had been, ric


    woke up and saw the light brightening the surroundings of the room, realizing he had fallen asleep.


    When he turned his attention to the window, the first thing that came into his view was the sunlight that


    shone through the clouds at the crack of dawn.


    Victoria… As that name shed across his mind, ric looked down and saw Victoria still in his arms,


    only feeling relieved at the sight of that. Phew! She is still right by my side. She is still with me. With his


    eyes fixed upon Victoria’s restful look, ric felt as if the voidness in his heart filled. Hugging the


    woman he loved in his arms, he leaned closer to her and nted a kiss on her forehead.


    Meanwhile, Victoria vaguely felt someone’s lips on her forehead during her sleep, as if there was a


    feather gently grazing her skin. Although she was still sleepy at that time, she somehow opened her


    eyes when she felt that. After that, the first thing that came into view was ric’s chiseled chin and his


    thin lips. At that moment, ric happened to back away as their gaze met. It was then that she realized


    he nted a kiss on her forehead.


    “You…”


    “Are you up?” ric asked with a hoarse voice, gulping in his throat. “Did I wake you up? Sorry


    about that. I should have been a little gentler, baby. Now, if you’re tired, go back to sleep, would you?”


    Victoria gently blinked, thinking she was not sleepy at all. “No, I’m not tired. I slept pretty earlyst


    night.” She shook her head. After all, she went to bed with ric around 10.00PM the night before. As


    the crack of dawn suggested that it was approximately 6.00AM, she believed the two of them had


    about 8 hours of sleep. Furthermore, she was excited and curious to find out how it would be to visit the


    bazaar with Maryter.


    At the thought of that, Victoria sat up straight on the bed and looked at ric, asking, “Shouldn’t we


    have to wake up early to get to the bazaar? Do you think it’s a little toote for us to wake up at this


    hour?”


    Just when ric was about to answer that question, they were suddenly interrupted by a knock on the


    door. “ric, Victoria, are you two up yet?” Mary asked.


    “Yes, we are, Mom,” Victoria responded subconsciously.


    “Great then. In that case, would you want toe with us to the bazaar? If you’re interested in tagging


    along, you’re going to have to wake up early.”


    “Sure.” Victoria gave an affirmative reply without hesitating at all.


    “Alright, I’ll tell the rest about it while you get ready.”


    After it went silent out there, Victoria removed the nket and got off the bed. Upon seeing that, ric


    followed right behind her and was able to tell that she was especially interested in visiting the bazaar


    when she quickly put on her clothes. Helpless, he put on his own clothes and entered the bathroom as


    well. Soon, when ric got into the bathroom, Victoria was already done with her morning ablutions,


    whereupon she stepped aside and left some space for him to stand.


    As soon as ric stood aside, something came to Victoria’s mind. She then turned around and looked


    at him. “You’re hurt. You can’te with us.”


    “What? Why? Nothing went wrong when I hung out with you yesterday.”


    “Well, nothing went wrong on the outside for sure.” Victoria spoke morefortably than ever before


    after spending the night sleeping by ric’s side. “Have you forgotten who tended to your woundst


    night? Did you think I don’t remember seeing the bloodied bandage? The reason your wound isn’t


    obvious now is because it’s winter; if it’s summer, your wound is going to start bleeding again.” Victoria


    felt the need to convince him not to tag along. “I may not have been to the bazaar, but I’m sure that


    ce is going to be crowded with people, and weaving through them could cause your wound to


    rupture.”


    ric stepped up his persuasion when it seemed to him that Victoria wouldn’t allow him to tag along. “I


    don’t care. All I know is that I can’t let you go to somece where there are a lot of people.”


    “No, I’m not going alone. I’ll be going with Grandma and the rest.”


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