Aveline was speechless.

Although she had already noticed something off between them, hearing it directly from Selena left her at a loss for words.

It wasn't entirely surprising that things had escalated to this point. Aaron's attention on Selena had always been unusually intense, and Selena hadn't been cautious enough.

But... wasn't it a bit late to be thinking about leaving now?

Aveline voiced her concerns.

Selena leaned in closer and whispered, "Ave, I've got it all figured out. I'm not going to leave by plane or train. I'll take a bus, one that goes through the countryside on back roads. Once I'm safely out of Cloudflare City, he won't be able to find me even if he tries."

Aveline frowned. "But that's not safe."

Selena replied, "What's safe anymore? Staying in Cloudflare City is the real danger. Besides, I just decided to leave on a whim-he won't know when I'm actually going."

Aveline still wasn't convinced and asked, "What about your job?"

out resumes today, making it look like I'm just planning to switch

had thought everything through, Aveline

looked at her with concern. "Ave, I know I promised to stay here with you, but I'm going to have to break that promise. Will you be

hugged her tightly. "But I'm going

won't be long before I come to visit you." Selena nodded. "Alright. I'll find a small, picturesque

the idea, but despite the lighthearted moment, she couldn't

*

of unease in her

the feeling aside. Now wasn't the time to

talked for a long time, her words

to leave Aveline

abroad for several months last time, so

leaned against her

like I'm on

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