126 [Bonus chapter]

When he noticed her presence, his eyes widened. The cold layer of ice cracked and he looked.. Relieved!?

How in the past, did she not notice how much he carved for love? How alone he was. And how easy it was to make him relieved.

She was so lost in her own miserability that she did not notice the suffering of the child. 

She swallowed a lump of tears and forced a smile on her face when he finally noticed her tear stained face and his eyes narrowed.

His face looked colder immediately.

"What happened? Why were you crying?" The low voice made the maids gulp.

They looked at Ana with a pleading gaze when she sighed.