HA1 17.0 - Epilogue

A beautiful young woman with long golden blond hair and clear blue eyes sat calmly on the sofa. In her lap, she held a 18-month old toddler. The toddler also had golden blond hair and clear blue eyes, with a cute and sweet face that showed she had a combination of Easterner and Westerner blood in her veins.

As she struggled to free herself from her mother's arms, with sparkling eyes the toddler looked at the boy who was sitting not far from her, and was busy studying mid-level software engineering textbook using his tablet.

The young woman finally gave up and let the toddler go. Even until now, she still didn't quite understand why her daughter was so attached to her step-brother.

As far as she could remember, her step-son only accompanied her daughter when she had to cook or take a bath, and he just sat beside her bed cage while studying without ever playing with her.

However, while she lay in her bed, her daughter always looked at her step-brother with sparkling eyes. Moreover, the first words she had spoken were 'Bwig Bou' and not 'Papa' or 'Mama'.

While the young woman shook her head, the toddler immediately crawled towards her step-brother.

"Bwig Bou," the sweet toddler muttered as she tried to stand next to her step-brother.

And even if her step-brother ignored her, the toddler kept clinging to him. Then, without prior warning she kissed him on the cheek.

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"Muuuuah!"

"Runt." The boy turned his head to his little step-sister before continuing, "How dare you to kiss me!"

"Muehehe..."

They boy protested, but the little step-sister ignored his sharp stare, and while smiling cheerfully she sat on his lap.

"This runt. . . Do you have any idea how heavy your weight is?"

"Bwig Bou."

Realizing that his little sister did not listen to his complaint, the boy immediately turned his gaze towards the young woman.

"Emily, take this runt off from me immediately."

Emily smiled and then she gently said, "Hide, call me Mommy."

"Not in this lifetime," Hide replied indifferently.

"Fine, but at least take a break and don't spend all your time at home studying."

"I can't," Hide replied firmly. "I need to beat the scoundrel Takeo, take the championship, and make Daddy proud."

As she let out a deep sigh Emily said, "Hide, your Daddy is already very proud of you, and he also wants you to take your time to play, even if it's just for a little."

Hide looked at Emily as if she were the stupidest person in the world and said, "Don't change the subject and hurry up, take this runt from my lap."

"Hide, you should be happy because a sweet and cute little sister is always following you faithfully."

In a casual tone Hide replied, "You talk as if she is a puppy."

In an instant Emily pouted her left cheek, but she didn't lose her wits. "Just let Aizawa sit next to you, and when we go to Tohru Ramen tomorrow you can have double eggs for your ramen."

After pondering for a few moments Hide replied, "Fine."

Wasting no time, Hide lifted Aizawa from his lap and placed her next to him. Then, he wrapped his left arm around Aizawa's waist before turning his attention back to his tablet.

"Muehehe... Bwig Bou."

Even if Hide never once looked at her, Aizawa kept smiling cheerfully as if sitting next to him was the happiest thing for her.

Seeing this, Emily smiled with satisfaction. 'Slowly but surely, Aizawa will melt his heart. I'm sure of it.'

Of course, Emily didn't know that in two years she would leave this world, and Aizawa had to go through a gloomy and bitter journey for the rest of her life.

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