Rosalind’s pupils suddenly contracted, and she blurted out, “No!”
“I have Floyd and Jake. That’s enough.”
He didn’t dare to hope that he could still have children with Rosalind, let alone a pair of twins!
Ulric had no other desires.
Rosalind, of course, had no doubt about what he said, but this behavior was absolutely not acceptable.
“Ulric, you still have decades ahead of you. Let’s not make life-altering decisions too early.”
The future…
It was still too far away.
What if Ulric fell in love with another girl in the future? He was so outstanding, like a dazzling sun, wherever he went he was the center of attention. In the coming decades, there would surely be a perfect match for him. Then they would regret not having children because of today’s impulsive decision. Life would be full of regrets.
“Are you planning to have another one?” Ulric casually raised an eyebrow. “I’m mainly concerned about your health.”
“I wasn’t talking about having another child!”
“Then who else would I have a child with?” Ulric’s tone suddenly shifted from playful to slightly angry. “Who do you want to push me towards?”
It had been a long time since Rosalind had seen him angry. Instinctively, she lowered her gaze and hesitated to explain, realizing that she had nothing to explain.
“If I could let go of you, why would I endure the pain of being trapped in the same place for all these years?”
Didn’t Ulric want to move on?
Day after day, he could only rely on his memories and endure until dawn. How many times had he searched desperately in Easthaven Bay for any trace of Rosalind? The bedsheets she used, the pillow she slept on, the clothes she didn’t take with her, and the utensils she used at home were all carefully preserved by Ulric.
As if as long as these things were here, Rosalind had never left.
But Rosalind didn’t know any of this, which was why she said those words!
“I’m sorry,” Rosalind explained softly. “I thought when you removed your tattoo before, it meant you wanted to start anew.”
At that time, when she saw the bite marks but not the tattoo, she thought… Ulric could move on and then he met her again.
“I did want to start anew because waiting for you has been too painful.” Ulric pulled out the tattoo on his chest and let her examine it closely. “I did remove my tattoo before, but I overestimated my self-control. I couldn’t adapt to not having this tattoo on my body, so I got it back.”
The tattoo had been with Ulric for over a decade. When he first removed it, he didn’t even dare to look at himself in the mirror!
Because he wouldn’t be able to get used to it, He would go crazy.
Rosalind’s gaze fixed on that tattoo. There were indeed signs of repeated inking.
She couldn’t help but reach out and touch that slightly uneven skin. It was hard to imagine how he felt when he removed it and then got it back.
“It must be more painful to ink over skin that has already been tattooed.”
“It doesn’t hurt at all. Whether it’s the first time or the second time, I’m happy.”
He felt like she had come back.
Back into his own body.
How could he not be happy?
“Ulric, were you this bold in junior high? Aren’t you afraid your parents will see it?” Tattoos were a big taboo for students back then!
If caught by the school, students would be in big trouble.
“No one knows about it. You never agreed anyway. Why would I show it to others?”