The Heir's Naughty Twins
19. Same-Bonded
Both of them immediately stiffened.
The two of them had already agreed not to offend directly in front of their mother. It still feels better to pretend not to know than to be frank.
"Iyye, Haha-ue." Yuveria replied calmly. [No, Mother.]
Yujerian was silent.
"We both don't miss people who don't exist. Yuve was only upset with Hinatsuru. Don't miss Chichi-ue!"
"Honto here? [Really?]
Yujerian. "Doushite afternoon o?" [Why with that?]
It was impossible for the mother to suddenly offend something unless there was a certain intent from it.
Meanwhile Hestia felt a little uncomfortable. He never wanted to tell his two children unless they really wanted to know, but thinking about what Shin's mother said, inevitably it was disturbing.
What if they both miss him? People who have never existed but may always question them?
As a child who was the victim of a father's violence, Hestia did not expect Eros or anyone to be the father of her child.
Men are just monsters. It was embedded in the soul of Hestia a long time ago.
"Mama loves you guys." Hestia smiled sincerely at her two little babies. "Mama loves you very much and will do anything, no matter what, to keep you safe and happy. Mama just thought that you guys missed Dad? Yuve often offended Hinatsuru. You want to have a father too?"
Before Yuveria answered the temptation, Yujerian immediately said, "No, Haha-ue. That man hasn't been around since we were born. Even if he shows up now, he's a stranger to us. We just need Haha-ue."
For some reason if he answered 'wanted to meet Dad', it felt like Hestia would get even more hurt.
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^^Tokyo, Japan.^^^
Eros has sat quietly looking at all the participants of the final of the chess match this season, but did not find the figure of Hestia.
Did he misunderstand? Too hopeless to think of others as Hestia? But ....
"It looks like he stopped in the semi-finals." Norman came after investigating the entire group. "The location has been found."
"Hmmm, still ambiguous. All we know is that the account owner who registered for this match belongs to ordinary young men. I don't see any connection with Hestia, but there's no harm in looking."
"Where?"
Eros saw the location of the island that was quite far from their place, but it could be reached directly by aircraft.
"Send someone first." If Hestia was right that person then she suddenly withdrew in the final round with her ability, then she deliberately did not want to go to Tokyo.
If Eros suddenly appeared there, it was likely that he would only be distracted.
He's been missing for six years. Eros couldn't let him run away and go again out of nowhere.
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Hestia exhaled the steam from her mouth into the air. Staring at the view of the open sea in front of him that slightly washed away.
Since that morning's talk, his children have never once mentioned their father. Though Hestia waited for when they could stop being patient and then bluntly.
The fruit did not fall too far from the tree. They don't want to be straightforward.
Well, it's not like he can do something if they say they want to see their father. He has never heard of Eros. Other than being unimportant, also because it is useless.
Hestia tried to avoid something about Indonesia, because she often felt afraid that Darius would know himself here.
It's okay if it's just Hestia, but now it's different. Both of his sons will be involved.
Once again, Hestia exhaled a heavy breath. Pensive to see the distance of the sea that always makes him feel free but afraid.
He is happy living in this place. Very happy, with both of her children.
Only, occasionally, does this feeling appear to be all fake. Maybe because in the end he was still running away.
He and Darius are bound, as they are bound to their children.
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