He opened his phone and saw it was a message from Sheila.

"Timothy... I feel so sad. You're hurt like this, and I can't even be with you to take care of you."

The middle of the night, when the world is quiet, is always the best time to talk about feelings.

Sheila wasn't about to let the moment slip away.

Her foster parents' attitude tonight had said it all-they didn't want her getting too close to Timothy.

But she was determined to fight for what she wanted.

Timothy stared at the message, letting it sit there for a long while before finally replying.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Just a handful of words, and to Sheila, they felt cold and mechanical.

A little too distant.

She couldn't accept it.

He never used to be like this.

Becoming the adopted daughter of the Howard family had once seemed like a stroke of luck.

But as she grew older, it began to feel more like a shackle.

Sheila was about to send another message when Timothy's reply came through.

late. Get some rest. I'm going to sleep

ache pierced her

to be with

arrived that evening, she'd barely managed to exchange a few words of

no idea what was

dragged his injured body all the way to Aetherion. She couldn't imagine any other

be that Jessica

joining

That must be it.

God.

didn't dare think

that road, she

had barely paid Jessica any attention-what changed all of a

find

if Timothy's feelings for Jessica had shifted, Sheila knew her

was running

Sheila still had

bent on

leave the Howard family. As long as she stayed,

be

eto see

him.

if she left, things

already

Once Jessica divorced Timothy and she returned to her real family-once she shed that "Aunt Sheila"

Vince reached out

with the Howards, he swung by

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