Sheila froze for a moment.
Did he mean...
Did he really still remember the promise he'd made to her all those years ago?
So, did that mean he still loved her?
Tears welled up in Sheila's eyes. "Timothy, please... let it go. Don't hold on anymore. Seven years ago, we—"
She stopped, voice trembling. "Now, it's even less possible for us. Let's just... forget the past, both of us."
A complicated storm of emotions flickered in Timothy's icy blue eyes.
He said nothing.
For a long moment, it felt as if time itself had stopped.
After two or three minutes, he finally straightened and stood up, his posture tall and unyielding.
"Get some rest. I need to head back for a bit."
Sheila nodded, trying to steady herself. "Go ahead, I'll be fine. I can take care of myself."
Sheila wiped the tears
material she needed, while Herbert carried
he didn't need to walk her home; she could make her own
"Which home are
pressed her lips together, then slowly spelled out with her
insist
Timothy saw them
taxi for Jessica and handed
to Azurehaven, it would be another two or three
each other for years, so helping him with this small
was young, Latonia had
Voice Emitting Necklace, Jessica couldn't help but feel
could be so
returned to The Gilded Whisper Estates, Henry rushed
"Dad, how's Miss Sheila?"
better. She
Henry's face finally melted away,
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