My Great Escape Led Me to You (Emily Blair) novel Chapter 1194

“You want me to fake being sick?” Dennis asked, his eyes lighting up. “I can do that. Seriously, I can pretend.”

Amelia hesitated, her voice soft. “It’s not about pretending. I mean actually being sick…”

Dennis frowned in confusion and tugged gently at her sleeve. “Auntie, what does that even mean? I don’t get it.”

She looked down at him, torn. Dennis was almost unfairly cute, with delicate features and a face that always seemed to beg for affection. Even when he was being stubborn or acting spoiled, he was impossible to get mad at. People just wanted to take care of him.

He was Andrew Lane’s son, after all. He’d been the family’s little prince since the day he was born. No real hardships, barely even a cold, and the worst thing he’d ever faced was a lecture from someone at home.

Those big, clear eyes looked up at her, so trusting. How could anyone say no to that?

After a moment, Amelia let out a breath and slipped her hand from her pocket, releasing the bottle of pills she’d been holding. “Forget it,” she said gently. “I made it up. There’s nothing you need to worry about.”

Dennis’s brows scrunched together. He lunged forward and hugged her tight, lower lip jutting out in a pout. “I don’t believe you. You never lie to me. That’s the real lie.”

Amelia pressed her lips together and didn’t answer.

He clung to her, voice soft and pleading. “Auntie, please just tell me. I can help. I want to help. Please… I’m begging you…”

Her heart wavered. She couldn’t take it when he begged like this. She knelt down and took his small shoulders in her hands. “Dennis, be honest. You really want to bring your mom back?”

“I’ve told you a million times!” Dennis burst out, his voice rising. “Auntie, I really, really, really, really… really want my mom. I want her to come home.”

He looked up at her, eyes wide and shining, so much like Isabella Austin’s. “Auntie, don’t you miss my mom too?”

That was it. Amelia’s resolve broke.

She closed her eyes, let out a shaky sigh, and pulled Dennis close. “Of course I do, sweetheart. I want her back too.”

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