A Farewell After Being Reborn

After hanging up on Linda, it was time to board the flight. Sage, Donald, and Dexter passed security and boarded the plane.

Two hours later, they landed in Colville. Since it was late in the day, they checked in at a hotel first and planned to visit Donald's friend the next morning at the hospital.

Later, Sage brought Donald and Dexter to savor some local delicacies. When they returned to the hotel, she checked her phone and saw a missed call from lan, which she believed she overlooked because it was noisy at the restaurant.

She also noticed that he had texted her, asking, “Have you landed?" Since the text was from an hour ago, she didn't bother to reply to him. She picked some clothes from her luggage and headed to the bathroom.

After lan returned to Solaris Estate from Holcomb Manor, he was greeted by Wanda in the main hall. She asked if he needed a glass of water, to which he responded with a shake of his head.

The estate felt unusually lonely and desolate when he returned home that day, even though everything else remained the same.

"Mr. Holcomb, I stored the cakes you brought home last night in the fridge. Would you like to give them out or keep them for Mrs. Holcomb?" Wanda inquired. She did not know what to do with the cakes since lan never liked snacks and desserts.

Wanda not brought it up, lan would have completely forgotten about the cakes as he regarded them as

buying the cakes for Linda and Donald. However, she and lan forgot

souvenirs and local delicacies for the family when she

them out. He always declined her invitations because he considered them a waste of time. After multiple rejections, Sage decided to buy snacks back home to share with him. Even then, he'd

time, she'd look disappointed, but she'd regain her

waited for a while, but

study, he couldn't help but make a detour to the bedroom when he passed by. Wanda

on the bed, probably carelessly tossed there by Sage. The bed was filled with Sage's pillows of all shapes and sizes. Her favorite mug and decor were

when he noticed an item in the trashcan.

reminded him of Sage and her bunny-shaped