Rebecca grabbed Morpheus' hand.

He abruptly pushed her away, causing her to stumble and almost fall. He felt a twinge of guilt but didn't reach out to help her up.

She looked at him, her gaze filled with disappointment.

"Sorry, I... " He explained softly, "I don't like people touching me."

"But Ms. Hamerton can, right?" she asked.

Morpheus' heart clenched.

In that instant, his mind was filled with Sephy.

"Morpheus, you still can't let her go, can you?"

He furrowed my brow. Her question seemed intrusive. "Is this something a psychologist should ask?"

"It's a friend asking," Rebecca said, looking down. "I thought after all this time, you'd consider me a friend."

"Rebecca..." He sighed, "There's no issue of letting go between me and her."

"What do you mean?"

"We made a promise."

count?" Rebecca's emotions grew intense. "Do you

"What are you saying?"

taken aback, and his mind suddenly

him. "Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton won't let Ms. Hamerton come back! She's not just studying in Southeast Aciatic,

Aciatic royalty's

Hamerton's grandmother's family.

hard, an inexplicable pain spreading from his chest to

Aciatic is a place I never want to come in touch with in my life, a place I can never return

Sephy doesn't

took two steps back, trying hard to calm himself with deep

carefully," Rebecca said again. "I'll say something that might make

a princess on the pedestal,

Morpheus' POV:

ears buzzed, filled with a cacophony

sat alone for a long

but I opened two bottles of red wine, finishing the second without feeling

replaying all the moments

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