Sophie cleared her throat and said honestly, "I am just a bit confused if I am still needed or not."
Leland nodded slightly. "You are. Don't worry about it. I am just not in a hurry."
Sophie looked up at the man's side profile and tried to read him. Unfortunately, she didn't know him well enough to understand him.
He was still an enigma for her.
"Very well…" She couldn't argue and finally just accepted his words.
They stood still on the balcony watching the view outside. The moon was bright and the stars were aplenty. They could actually see the garden from here. And suddenly… snow started falling again.
The atmosphere turned solemn all of a sudden. Sophie immediately remembered her mother who loved sitting by the window and enjoyed the sight of the falling snow in winter.
She would put little Sophie on her lap and tell her stories while her father made sure the fire in the fireplace would keep burning to warm up his beloved girls.
