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

finished picking out the material she needed, while Herbert carried the bolts for

signed to him, letting him know he didn't need to walk her

face darkened a bit. "Which home are you

spelled out with her

didn't insist on

if Timothy saw them together, it

a taxi for Jessica and handed her the

more convenient here. If she went back to Azurehaven, it would be another two or three hours by

they'd known each other for years, so helping him with

was young, Latonia had

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

could be

Timothy returned to The Gilded Whisper Estates, Henry rushed

"Dad, how's Miss Sheila?"

much better. She woke

melted

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