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 to

ache

not be able to be

barely managed to exchange a few words of concern before her foster

idea what was

way to Aetherion. She couldn't

be that Jessica was

joining

That must be it.

God.

didn't dare

that road, she would lose her

Jessica

find out

for Jessica had shifted, Sheila knew

running from

meant Sheila still had

Jessica was bent on divorce,

the Howard family. As long as she stayed, she was Timothy's

be

eto see

him.

if she left, things

were already urging her

divorced Timothy and she returned to her real family-once she shed that "Aunt Sheila" title-she could finally be with Timothy

morning, Vince reached out to Timothy. Once he heard

with the Howards, he

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