歐班恩站在廚房水槽前，一邊沖洗孩子們的餐具，一邊擦著水珠，不時望向窗外發呆。就在他將最後一只湯碗放上晾乾架時，熟悉的聲音從身後傳來。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbv8LVqZLx
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「歐哥？……他們都吃完了嗎？」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn5NlE3cL47
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他轉過頭，看到露蕾雅站在門邊，有些不好意思地看著他。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0fAw630576
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「對呀，剛剛讓他們全都吃光光了，就連平常最挑食的可兒和小智，都把碗舔得乾乾淨淨的呢。」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwkIvwpvuz
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「哇，真有你的，歐哥！而且廚房也整理得這麼乾淨！」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaDq7BxW5Il
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她走近一步，看著那一字排開、乾淨整齊的餐具，眼裡閃過一抹佩服。歐班恩笑了笑，溫柔地說道 :「其實……不瞞妳說，是我讓他們一起幫忙的呢。人多手快，收拾起來也快很多呢。」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkj7PH4BlOM
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「欸～這樣一來，你簡直比我還會照顧孩子了耶！」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmMsMUGRKg
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她發自內心的讚美，下一句，語氣居然突然變得有點害羞。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRFvNAtDoaU
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「對不起啦，歐哥……我剛剛在地下室照顧他，沒注意時間，結果就……沒有上來幫忙。」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7VMdGRYdi
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她低下頭，臉頰染上淡淡紅暈。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNriGuX85OG
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「……沒事呀。妳那邊……也是在照顧人嘛。」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlGrSVR9wiR
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話說出口，他卻忍不住咬了咬唇，眼神飄移了一下。他腦中閃過方才在地下室轉角不小心撞見的畫面，微光之下的輪廓，兩人的身影貼得極近，嘴唇輕輕觸碰在一起。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLe08mh5QOL
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他知道自己不該介意。更不該嫉妒。他選擇了這裡的事工與使命，他知道愛與奉獻應該無條件，但.......183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ50DekEKx0Q
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……我也是人呀.......183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wTBct7GOO
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人類有些情緒，就是會在最不該的地方悄悄發芽。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0YXZTooqb
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終究還是問出了那句壓在心口的話：「……所以，他還好嗎？」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsSX6HSSWs
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露蕾雅一愣，隨即點點頭，聲音變得低柔。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbBVeQxgTE6
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「嗯，好多了……我覺得，再過一天，他差不多可以回海裡了。」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq17MMCATRH
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說到這裡，她臉上竟浮現出一抹微妙的神情，像是安心，又像是……不捨。她垂下眼，睫毛微顫，正在努力掩飾情緒。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6avbqGI54p
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他沉默了片刻，終於低聲說道：「這次……真的好險啊。若不是天城先生及時趕到……教會的孩子們恐怕……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmxEZbO43n
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話說到一半，他自己都怔住了。因為他知道，他其實並不是真的在擔心孩子，而是在說服自己、掩飾某個更私人的動機。而露蕾雅，顯然也聽懂了什麼。她原本嬌羞的神情轉為凝重，低下頭，咬著唇，似乎在掙扎。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMInkPJYOee
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「……也是啊……真的……要是沒有天城先生……我都不敢想像他們會怎麼對孩子們……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPLr1gyRZqB
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她抬起頭時，臉上的神情早已褪去方才的羞怯，取而代之的，是一種深入骨髓的恐懼與現實感。那不是對克拉維爾的，而是對那些持槍怒吼的鱗梟。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsIJN2pdvcw
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歐班恩靜靜望著她，喉頭滾了一下，他的心跳得極快——太快了。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBtNwFrj3BD
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他知道，這就是關鍵的瞬間。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAAdahSIbM8
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如果他現在說點什麼……只要說得夠準、夠狠，那麼……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGjurzyvGt
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他就可以把她拉回來。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAovNy3WhKS
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他知道，他絕對可以讓她動搖。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ezqB0SKPw
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但該說嗎？還是不該說？183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7219I2Pq4
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他心裡一面祈禱著要正直，要心善，要無私；可下一秒，腦海裡那副畫面又無情地閃現出來……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2soyBjooYa
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那個吻。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcG8yunrU6G
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她的睫毛輕顫，閉起雙眼的模樣，安靜、信任、全心全意……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEfceSDEb0
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那炙熱的愛、那柔軟的唇瓣、那令人憐惜的喘息聲……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2P2Xo7OGoT
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不是給我的。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN4ysXHS9Jl
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明明那些本來全是屬於我的東西……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hKpcsQ6AR
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是世界先對我無情，是妳先辜負我……183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8BezqKrmy8
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我，才是第一個受害者……
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他咬緊牙關，開口：「……如果他又回來這片沙灘怎麼辦？我們……還會像這次一樣……幸運嗎？」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB8pYvEWQtF
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這兩句話，像兩塊石子投入湖心。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkbkHGwHfu
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水面立刻亂了。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDMgUYzmnRy
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露蕾雅愣住了，眼神整個變了。那不是輕微的猶豫，而是一種從內而外、極為強烈的震動。她瞬間被戳中了內心某個極其不安的裂縫，原本想出口的話卡在喉嚨，她甚至不敢直視他。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2a6yxU8yD6
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她在動搖。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhS1X03Znja
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他看見了。且看得非常清楚。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4tNm78r9Op
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而令他起雞皮疙瘩的是，他知道這動搖是他造成的。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BCyeIFK09
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做到了。竟然真的……做到了。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRqWBn2s4pz
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這個「做到」的瞬間，他竟然說不清是罪惡還是……驕傲。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv78dsBE3ir
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下一秒，露蕾雅的眼淚終於奪眶而出。她再也忍不住了，聲音顫抖、已經全然崩潰。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYF9HUeqezj
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「歐哥……怎麼辦……如果下次他還是像今天這樣，全身是傷……我、我不可能不救他……我做不到……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJ3W36laje
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她說著，猛力地搖頭，雙手捂著臉，她試圖用盡全力把自己的矛盾與懦弱掩藏起來，卻反而讓那份痛苦更加赤裸。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJz2HQsyMT9
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歐班恩的手指緊握成拳，心意已決。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk7q0xuKGub
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「……他若是不要再靠近羅瑟島……不要再靠近鱗梟的地盤、鱗梟的海域……那他就不會再受到傷害了！」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5npnpqgV0i
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接著，他像是無意、卻又準確地問出：「妳，知道為什麼他會接近這裡嗎？」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHynGIDdBN1
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直指她最深的愧疚。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqHNVKJN5EA
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露蕾雅猛然一怔，整張臉瞬間蒼白，始終藏在內心的秘密，此刻被當場揭穿。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGUh50gl4V
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她的唇開始顫抖，睫毛瘋狂顫動，雙肩僵住，然後——183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hYRfSbWxV
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「是……是我……是我害他的……他是為了我才靠近羅瑟半島的……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4GgPFYJSpZ
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「每個禮拜天……他都會來……偷偷留下海裡帶來的貝殼、鮑魚、珊瑚……那是……他送我的禮物……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyjBRTkL7G
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「我只是……只是想……見他一面……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh67YQUdcLf
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「是我……是我……讓他一次又一次……靠近這麼危險的地方……」183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoGTY8kJ7O2
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她痛哭，話語斷斷續續，用全部的羞愧與懊悔在告解。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBBAkccxnYc
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而歐班恩站在原地，看著她崩潰的模樣，無助地蹲坐在地上，聲音顫抖、語不成句、泣不成聲。183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtVmXDxNx7N
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看到這裡的你，真的太有愛了！🥺💗183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe22HuAh9Lm
喜歡的話記得幫我點個讚 👍、加書籤 ⭐、順手留個言 📝～183Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRxv8zj9zAx
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