Despite her sadness, Loretta chose topromise out of her love for M. She helped M to her feet


    and wiped away her tears.


    and said, “Even Loretta was heartbroken, yet she looked affectionately into M’s eyes and said,


    though it’s difficult for me to say goodbye, I won’t try to stop you since you’ve decided to leave. All I


    want is for you to be happy.”


    M experienced an overwhelming pain that made her difficult to breathe. She felt a mixture of


    emotions–touched yet burdened by guilt. Tears streamed down her cheeks as her body trembled. She


    hugged Loretta tightly and tearfully murmured, “Thank you, Grandma.”


    Zach let out a helpless sigh. After quietly brushing tears from his eyes, he rose to his feet and gently


    patted M’s back. His distress was too great for him to utter even a single word.


    M was raised in a loving family whose support empowered her to pursue her dreams. without any


    doubt. As her departure drew near, she spent a significant amount of time each day with Zach and


    Loretta. Additionally, she made regr visits to the Morrison residence to see Daniel.


    Once M wrapped up everything in Norvania, she said goodbye to Sienna and Daniel. Even though


    M had resolved all her responsibilities, she couldn’t shake off a sense of emptiness. She knew it


    stemmed from her feelings for Nathan.


    Nathan hadn’t reached out to her at all during these days. It was almost as if he had. forgotten about


    her entirely.


    Time flew by, and a weekter, on an evening much like any other, M met Simon Cooper. He had


    been her senior at Suntend since their school days, and they were still working together now.


    Simon had a captivating and refined appearance. He was dressed in a suit, sporting ck- framed


    sses that added to his air of sophistication. He was dispatched by the Suntend Research Institute


    to fetch M.


    She felt a twinge of sadness when she spotted him but resigned herself to the situation. She greeted


    him calmly, “Simon, it’s been a while.”


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    Simon adjusted his sses before speaking, his voice soft but tinged with excitement, “I thought you


    had vanished for three years. I’m relieved to see that you’re safe and sound.”


    M responded with a wry smile.


    “You should know why I’m here,” Simon said.


    “Yeah.”


    “We’re catching the flight tomorrow afternoon,” Simon added.


    “Tomorrow afternoon?” M was overwhelmed by reluctance.


    Never before had she longed to see Nathan as much as she did in that moment. After tomorrow, she


    wouldn’t be able to see him again. Just the thought of Nathan made her heart ache so intensely that it


    was difficult for her to breathe.


    “Alright, I’ll go back to my room and pack now. Simon, you can take a rest in the “M pretended to be


    calm.


    guest room.


    After she had the maid escort Simon to the guest room, she returned to her own room. Standing on the


    balcony with her phone, she gazed up at the starless sky. The warm wind made her feel stifled.


    Hoffis Manor shone brightly in the night. Themp posts lining the garden path emitted a cozy yellow


    glow, which added to the dreamlike ambiance.


    Meanwhile, M constantly found herself unlocking her phone. She was torn about whether to call


    Nathan. Tomorrow would signal the start of at least five years without any means to reach out to him.


    She couldn’t shake the feeling that everything would have changed by then. M’s sadness deepened


    as she dwelled on it. Nathan’s voice, his face, his figure–all vividly flickered in her mind. It dawned on


    her that the pain of separating in life outweighed even the sorrow of parting in death. Her heart ached,


    and tears began to well up in her eyes.


    Unable to resist any longer, she pressed the dial button on his number. The sound of his phone


    connecting echoed from the other end of the line.


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