
Melia watched all of that from a distance. Only paused as Eros wrapped his son's body in a tight hug, and Yujerian spilled all his fear through a groan.
Thankfully, it was a whisper from part of his heart.
Shitty, is the other half whisper.
"Hey."
Melia turned around, raising an eyebrow at Rion. "What?"
Eros' sister who was also gray-eyed was smiling awkwardly. "You seem to love Yujerian too."
Loving you? Wh-wh-what for?
"I'm also tired of seeing that kid antagonize Eros. Well, I know Eros sucks and can be pretty useless at times, but they're pissed off that they're actually hoping for each other, right? Hah, son and father are the same."
Melia remained silent. Clenched his mouth, but could not bear to not make a sound.
He also wants to be honest.
"I'm jealous of him."
"Who?"
"The kid."
Rion is shocked to hear an adult woman say she is jealous of a young child who has not yet reached the age of ten. "really?"
"He's got a father who's willing to kneel down apologetically, when you think about it, Eros hasn't done anything wrong either."
"...."
"If Eros rejected them in the first place, given that she and Hestia never married, then Eros has no obligations, right? But Eros is looking for him. Precisely what Eros did was already too good."
Melia looked coldly at them.
"Seeing this kind of scene makes me want to vomit. For me, it's not real. I want to fuck it up."
Then the woman turned around, decided to leave.
"My heart is darker than the child's heart, so don't tease me. Your happy family isn't my favorite toy."
...*...
Eros just really felt his chest come off.
It's hard to pin down. He felt like he was free from a stuffy and annoying room.
Cuddled by Yujerian's body in his arms, bringing the boy home.
He now completely embraced Eros, completely opening his heart, completely letting go of everything and letting them open up to each other.
Either his wound had improved or he ignored it, but at least Eros knew. This time, Yujerian did not force himself. Not doing it for mom or for Yuve.
Except for her own.
"We've arrived." Eros patted his back. "Isn't that your friend? Shin and Ken?"
Yujerian was not about to let go. It made Eros understand, hinting at the children to understand first the condition of Yujerian.
They raise their thumbs and shine wide.
"Let's go see Yuve."
Eros enters the house, finding the entire entourage including his mother Melia sitting with Sahna's guardian and Mother.
Rion and Astria might go for a walk, while Hestia was in the room.
Seeing Eros enter holding Yujerian, Hestia immediately smiled in understanding.
Yuveria hid timidly in her mother's arms.
"Nii."
The voice made Yujerian turn away. He looked at his sister, then turned around, holding tightly onto Eros' clothes.
Hestia rubbed her daughter's head gently. This boy felt guilty after hearing Yujerian say he was selfish.
Although Yujerian's attitude was outrageous, it was indeed not his fault that Yuveria rarely thought of him like Yujerian thought of Yuveria.
Realizing that, Yuveria was now embarrassed to see her brother.
But according to Hestia, Yujerian was not angry with his sister. He complained spontaneously.
"There's something Yuve wants to say, right? Come on."
Yuveria clasped Hestia's hand. His cheeks were bulging and his lips were shaking. "Sorry to be selfish, Nii."
"...."
"Yuve won't do it again forever. Forgive Yuve."
It was no surprise that the next thing was for Yujerian to jump from Eros's sling, going to hug his sister.
"Wagamama de ii." Yujerian whispered. "It's not selfish. Yuve has me, so being selfish is okay."
"Yuje-nii wa— demo"
"Yes." Yujerian was probably the one who regretted it the most. "It's okay. It's okay to do things for yourself. I'll take care of it, so do what you want."
Yuveria crying.
"Gomen, Yuve," Yujerian whispered again. "I was wrong. Excuse me. Saying something evil, injuring Yuve. I'm the stupid one. Yuve is innocent.]
Hestia moved quietly, taking Eros out. But before that, Hestia pulls Sahna from her hiding place, pushing her inside.
"Go." Hestia smiled gently. "Sahna is their complement."
The girl blinked, though a moment later she smiled sincerely. Perhaps it was the most sincere smile Hestia had ever seen from him.
Thank you, that's what he said with sign language. Aunt is the best mother I've ever seen.
Hestia felt she was a bad mother, but her smile grew even sweeter accepting the compliment.
Now, he felt that the biggest problem of his life was over.
The hole in the hearts of his two children, no longer gaping empty.
...*...