Chapter 74

"No!" As a brave little man, Felix dared to own up to his action and said in a childish voice, "Daddy, why is the pretty woman still sleeping?" Bradley did not want his son to be exposed to life and death too early, so he reassured him, "It's because she's very tired. When she's had enough sleep, she'll wake up." "Daddy, the pretty woman smells really nice!" Felix placed his little hand under Bradley's nose, asking softly, "It's sweet, like a sweet peach." Perhaps Felix's description was too detailed. Bradley actually smelled a faint peach fragrance from Felix's little hand, a fragrance so familiar that it made his heart race. Bradley, who looked fierce and menacing before Esther, had a rare gentle expression as he asked his son, "Felix, do you want peaches?" Felix glanced deeply at Esther, then at Bradley, struggling and hesitating in his heart. "Daddy…" Bradley asked, "What's the matter?" "Can I give the pretty woman a kiss?" asked Felix. "A kiss?" asked Bradley. "The princ