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."

tears from the

material she needed,

to walk her home; she could make her own

darkened a bit. "Which

slowly spelled out

didn't insist on escorting

if Timothy saw them together, it would

Jessica

for her to return to Riverside City-everything was more convenient here. If she went back to Azurehaven, it would be another two

they'd known each other for years, so helping him with this small favor was the least she could

when she was young, Latonia

Jessica couldn't help

He really could be so

Gilded Whisper Estates,

"Dad, how's Miss Sheila?"

better. She

on Henry's face finally melted away, replaced by a bright

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