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."

wiped the tears from the corner

the fabric market, Jessica finished picking out the material she needed, while

to him, letting him know he didn't need to walk her home; she could make her

face darkened a bit. "Which home are

together, then slowly spelled out with

didn't insist on escorting

saw them together, it would be hard

for Jessica and handed her the

her to return to Riverside City-everything was more convenient here. If she went back to Azurehaven, it would be another two or three hours by car,

Emitting Necklace; they'd known each other for years, so helping him with this small favor

Latonia

Emitting Necklace, Jessica couldn't help but feel a pang of

could be

to The Gilded Whisper Estates, Henry rushed

"Dad, how's Miss Sheila?"

better.

melted away, replaced by

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