The Enigmatic Return (Nancy’s And Roxanne )

From beginning to end, her tone was very calm, completely devoid of any emotional undertones. It was as if she were telling someone else’s story.

But as her words fell, Wrenn’s face was already covered in tears.

While Neera spoke, she kept her eyes downcast, her fingers idly caressing the rim of the cup. Now, she looked up

and couldn’t help but pause.

She opened her mouth, then closed it again, taking a long moment before she softly asked, “Why are you crying…

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There was a hint of helplessness in her tone.

She pulled out a piece of tissue paper and handed it to Wrenn. “It’s all in the past now. For me, those things have become an insignificant past.”

Wrenn was crying so hard that her eyes became red and swollen.

She took the piece of tissue, wiping away the tear stains on her face. Yet, her tears fell even more fiercely, leaving her unable to utter a single word for quite some time.

After a long pause, she was still crying, her voice filled with sobs. Suddenly, she said, “Neera, if only I had known about your past, I would never have treated you that way, no matter what…”

To Neera’s surprise, Wrenn’s first words were actually these, leaving her slightly stunned.

And the words that followed caused a slight change in her expression.

“Neera, you were so young, and life was so tough for you. Those years must have been very hard, weren’t they…”

Neera was taken aback once again.

When Adriana came to take her away years ago, the first thing she said upon meeting Neera was the

same.

streaming down just as much as

pursed her lips, murmuring gently, “No matter how hard

downplayed it, the more it hurt Wrenn’s heart.

truly understood

such deep

were beyond

a life, nor had she ever seen

to grit her teeth and persevere in

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the muck yet not giving up, tenaciously drawing on every bit of hope that

these hardships was truly

taken the time to understand Neera from the very beginning instead of being swayed by others and listening to the lies

these were

growing into the person she is today and reaching heights that

like

now, at this moment, that I realize how wildly wrong

took a deep breath, handed her another

I don’t think it was that difficult. We all have to take life one step at a time. Even if the days are terrible,

fathom the amount of

had cried enough, she began to feel angry

had known this earlier, I wouldn’t have let those two leave

didn’t really care

exposed, I have nothing to fear. I don’t care about others pointing fingers at me or what they might say, so you don’t need to worry about me too much. If you run into them in the future,

bit her lip, suddenly letting

regret that I understood you too late, that I once listened to one-sided stories and treated you so poorly. If I had known how hard

abruptly tugging at the

my past experiences, or previous misunderstandings, you had your convictions back then, and I don’t blame you. As for what happened with Thora later, you had your thoughts, and your intentions were good. It ultimately led to serious consequences, but you’ve learned your lesson. There’s nothing more to say about it. Now… it’s all in the