Chapter 130

A strangled sound escaped through my teeth.

"...Chloe..."

I looked at my youngest daughter and sighed inwardly. I, who had followed a handsome man and ended up reeled in, married, and the mother of three children, felt a deep and personal sense of alarm at Chloe's cheerful answer.

But I was apparently not the only one suffering.

Kael's brow furrowed into an expression of severe displeasure. As the man who knew better than anyone what fate awaited a woman who followed handsome strangers — specifically because of what had happened to his wife — he seemed genuinely troubled by the youngest's blithe response.

"Chloe stays beside Papa at all times."

"Hehe. Yes, Papa! Stay right next to Chloe!"

The youngest answered with complete serenity and kicked her little legs with relish.

"My lady. It's time."

Emily, who stood nearby, addressed us.

"Right then! Kai — hold Mama's hand!"

"Yes, Mother!"…