Chapter 292

It was Arthur’s birthday the next day. Hesper didn’t work overnight and just gave Renfrew a call before she went to sleep and explained why she didn’t go visit him. Even though she asked Rickard to explain to Renfrew, to not disappoint him, she still wanted to explain to him personally. Renfrew knew that he wouldn’t be seeing his mother that day but was still happy when she called. He kept repeating that he missed his mommy, and that made Hesper’s heart melt. She sat next to the window and smiled. “I’ll visit you when I’m back, even if it’s a weekday.” “Yay! I’ll be waiting for you!” Hesper smiled and nodded but realized that Renfrew wouldn’t see that. When she wanted to speak again, all she heard was the steady breathing of her child. After some ruffling, Rickard’s voice came from the phone. “He fell asleep.” “Alright,” Hesper replied. Rickard didn’t hang up, so Hesper didn’t either. They sat there in silence for a moment, then Rickard spoke. “You went back to Emperion fo