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.

some rest. I'm going

ache pierced her

able to be with them—nothing

to exchange a few words of concern before her foster father ushered her off

idea what was

all the way to Aetherion. She

that Jessica

she joining Mr.

That must be it.

God.

dare

down that

Jessica any

to find out where Jessica

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

running from

Sheila still had

on divorce,

now, Sheila couldn't leave the Howard family. As long as she stayed, she was Timothy's

be

eto see

him.

left, things

were already

to wait a little longer. Once Jessica divorced Timothy and she returned to

the next morning, Vince reached out

the Howards, he swung by to check on

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