Chapter 632 Taking You Somewhere

Watching her slowly departing figure, it took me a while to come back to my senses. Then, I realized with astonishment that my back was drenched in cold sweat. I gently touched my belly, and at that moment, I truly hesitated. How much impact would this step I was about to take have on Lucas? Love, children, family, money, power—which would he lean toward more? The answer was uncertain. Yara had not been entirely wrong; a man's love was the least reliable thing in the world. However, what I wanted was not his love! With this in mind, I took a deep breath, set aside the book I was holding, and left the castle. The early winter in Eastern Ollibery had already begun to show signs of snow. I had initially thought I could return to Lake City in the fall and enjoy the apple wine I had brewed with my own hands during the winter. Now it seemed that these were nothing but extravagant hopes. Most of the vegetation in the garden outside the castle had withered, and the branches were bare. The