Chapter 108

Chapter 108

Two years had passed.

In the darkness, the man bolted upright in bed.

His whole body was damp with cold sweat.

A ragged breath escaped him.

It was still the early hours before dawn, but sleep would not come again.

As if he had sensed the stirring inside, a knock came from outside.

“Your Grace, it is I. May I come in?”

“Come in.”

The butler entered the room and tidied the curtains.

He glanced sidelong at Cedric, who was still breathing hard, and asked with forced calm.

“You had that dream again, didn't you?”

No answer came.

But the butler knew well that silence could be an answer too.

It was a foolish question to have asked.

Still, his heart ached, and he could not stop himself from fussing.

“Two years have already passed. You might finally let it go.”

“Butler.”

With a hand pressed to his…