Chapter 71: Killing a Fish

Antoninus's unexpected sweet words made my heart flutter for a moment, but I didn't get lost in them. I believed that Antoninus was speaking from the heart, but the future held too many uncontrollable factors. Let alone "forever," it was hard to say if I could stay by Antoninus's side until Chris came of age. So, I just leaned on his arm, rested in his palm, and then sat up with a lazy stretch, saying, "Let's go to sleep!"

"Shh..." Antoninus gestured for me to be quiet with his eyes.

It was only then that I realized Chris was sleeping soundly in bed. Fortunately, this little guy always had good sleep quality, and he hadn't been awakened by our noise.

I tiptoed back to the bed. However, Antoninus remained standing on the floor, engrossed in watching the characters on the screen. It seemed that Antoninus wasn't much different from Chris; they both had a fascination with electronic games.

But by the next morning, I realized I had misunderstood him. He seemed