Ch. 141Sleep beside you
After the banquet, Barlow reassured Damian that he was content with Lia, while Mila worried that her brothers’ new families would leave her behind. Roy promised Mila he would stay by her side and sleep beside her.
- Lia gave Barlow instructions for his medicine and dressing, then said she would visit him in the morning.
- Damian asked Barlow whether he truly liked Lia, and Barlow said he did not dislike her and accepted Damian’s blessing.
- Mila watched Lia and Barlow’s growing closeness and Roy’s easy time with Cobra, then reflected on how Damian and Barlow’s lives were changing.
- Roy found Mila on a secluded terrace, embraced her, and told her she would always have him.
- Mila said she did not want to marry, and Roy promised not to marry either and to sleep beside her.