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"No, I'm not," Jamie replied. "I'm at the sanatorium right now. Earlier this morning, the Doc asked me to find a type of medicinal herb that could be used as incense that would help Alicia sleep better and would also be beneficial for her condition. I brought it over after work. Did you head to the office to look for me?"

"No. I'm heading home now. You don't need to pick me up."

"Okay, darling. Go ahead and get ready first. Your fiancé will be right there."

After ending the call, Narissa glanced up at Jamie's office before turning around and walking back to her car.

Jamie pocketed his phone with a loving expression on his face and turned around. That was when he realized that Alicia had come downstairs at some point and was now standing right in front of him.

This meant that she heard everything he said to Narissa earlier. Their conversation might have triggered her.

Jamie frowned at once and he pondered how he could salvage the situation.

Alicia clutched her chest and swallowed as she tried to hold back her tears. Her eyes were watery as she asked, "You've gotten together with Narissa, right?"

She wasn't a fool. Over the past few days, she heard snippets of the conversations that Jamie had with Narissa over the phone.

It was already a possibility that she had long since deduced, but all this while, she could not bring herself to accept it. She didn't want to believe it.

Jamie looked down. His silence confirmed it.

Alicia felt as if millions of tiny needles were stabbing into every inch of her skin. She closed her eyes and clenched her fists as she told herself to hold onto the very last of her dignity.

"Go on. She's waiting for you. You don't need to come over anymore. I'll be just fine by myself."

She turned around and held the wall as she tried to make her way back upstairs, but she was so weak that her body kept quivering.

Jamie quickly rushed forward to help her. "I'll help you up."

Alicia gathered all the strength she could muster and flung his hand away from her. She glared at him with red, teary eyes. "Jamie, since you can't give me your love, don't get involved with me, and don't make me rely on you! There's no such thing as someone dying if they can't be with someone else, but if someone gives another person hope in their darkest

hope she could grasp onto, but now, the ray of light she found was not hers

it came to love, no one was in control

once. She only felt that it was an insightful saying back then, but now, she finally realized what those words truly

happily ever after. Those who

great difficulty. Each step she took was like a heavy thud in his heart. He was already ridden with guilt, and now, he felt

One hour later.

her bed and stared out the window in a daze. The moonlight shone in through the window

notice

the vase on the table before sitting down beside Alicia. He stared out

the two of them had gone back in time, where Paul was still a carefree, reckless person,

developed feelings at the same time, and we both ended up brokenhearted

in the world, we still have each other. We've been together ever since we were in our mother's womb. I'll accompany you even in our next life. We'll grow

died in

to get hurt in any way. He

Paul's neck. He adjusted his position before patting her gently on his shoulder and encouraging her warmly, "Get better soon, okay, Alicia? I know

but now, all her walls broke down as the hurt and grievance she felt burst out of

It was dawn.

and Irvin stepped out. He walked out and crossed the street

bought Griffith Manor,

wasn't enough to house all of

his key and heading in. However, Irvin found Zephyr inside the lab studying a test tube of the stimulant that Irvin had successfully

tube in his hand as he commented, "Not bad at all. It's a

the chemical reaction inside the test tube was complete, Zephyr placed the test tube back down and wiped his hands as he remarked nonchalantly, "You'd become even better

want to say?"

eagerly, "Do you want to be

himself. "As you know, I'm your father's honored guest. It's not a shameful thing to acknowledge me as your mentor. I'll turn you into the