Chapter 50

Merlyn's Pov After a few days of staying with Stephen, I became hale and hearty once again.  I missed my aunt and uncle and wanted to spend some time with them.  On the other hand Stephen was always insisting on me to go to our home back in New York.  Though I excused him and understood his intentions were not to betray me, I needed some time to process things in my mind. After much argument with Stephen on going back to my maiden home, I finally succeeded and came back to my uncle and aunt.  As soon as I came back home, my uncle welcomed me with open arms. My aunt was working in the kitchen preparing my favorite dishes.  Both of them thanked Stephen heartily for dropping me home as well as taking care of me during my sickness. On the contrary, Stephen was humble to state that it was his duty as a husband to protect me. My uncle and aunt need not have to thank him for that. Their conversation was so friendly that it was too difficult for me to process that a few days ago he almost k