Chapter 43

"I thought you'd only be a short while, but you talked to him for quite some time. Even the house residents have fallen.

Alice nodded before reaching for her phone and activating it, hoping there would be no messages from Viona related to Edrik. She didn't want to go downstairs to find out.

Alice breathed a sigh of relief when there were no messages from Viona. That meant Edrik's visit had nothing to do with their wedding. Alice went back to sleep before their children woke up.

"I don't know whether to move forward or step back, Ald," Edrik sighed as Alden plopped himself on the sofa.

"Move forward or step back? I don't understand where this conversation is heading. I also have no idea what brought you here in the wee hours of the morning. This is the first time I've seen a groom-to-be wandering around like this," Alden retorted, still annoyed that Edrik disturbed his rest. He had just fallen asleep after changing Arkana's diaper.

"I want to step back because