Chapter 9

Five years later…

Ettiene

"What I don't understand is why we need an heir." I try to state as simply as possible.

Father,opened flipped through the papers before him.

I groan internally and shifted my weight on the couch. Sitting here is making me more nervous than our company's state is.

From what is happening,I can proudly say that the marriage was pointless. Mr.David,who is Myra's father suddenly pulled out. She is unaware of it till now even though it had happened an year ago.

My whole self wants to tell her so I can get to more important stuffs like finding Desdemona. Father on the other hand insists that she should not know.

He finally lifts his head. "I'm growing old."

I wait for him to continue but after sn outstretched pause,it was clear that he was done.

'Why can't you adopt,like you did me?' The thought never leaves my lips to his ears. "What's the purpose of a child when the parents are not ready to care for it?"

He sighs. A deep,long sigh that told me he was getting impa