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."

Rebecca's emotions grew intense. "Do you really

"What are you saying?"

was taken aback, and his mind suddenly

it comes to Hamerton's affairs, I might know more than you," Rebecca said, looking at him. "Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton won't let Ms. Hamerton come back! She's not just studying in Southeast

Aciatic royalty's exclusive

the Irwins in Southeast Aciatic are Ms. Hamerton's grandmother's family. And they hold significant influence in the royal

felt like it had been struck hard, an inexplicable pain spreading from his chest to

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

Sephy doesn't come

two steps back, trying hard

again. "I'll say

princess on the pedestal, and we...

Morpheus' POV:

my ears buzzed, filled with

for

bottles of red wine, finishing the

kept replaying all the moments since

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