A Farewell After Being Reborn

The driver opened the car door for lan, who paused as he was stepping in. After giving it some thought, lan turned around and entered the house.

He found Sage and Donald staring at a tablet by the coffee table and discussing the many attractions in Colville. She wore a sweet smile, one lan had not seen for a while.

"Grandpa," lan called out to Donald.

Donald turned around. "lan, aren't you heading back?"

"Yes, I'm about to leave, but I need to apologize to you for something," confessed lan. "Sage injured her hand due to my negligence.”

That was when Donald noticed Sage keeping her other hand hidden in her dress pocket. "What's wrong? Where are you hurt? Let me take a look!"

Sage shot lan an irritated look and displayed her bandaged palm. She reassured Donald, "I accidentally hurt my hand by pressing it against some rocks. It's almost healed now."

still felt sorry for her. "You can't take pain. You cry at the slightest extraction. They must have disinfected your hand before bandaging. How did you endure

fussy and spoiled character in the past. She'd cry and wail over every single minor ailment, only calming down after Donald and the

of the time Linda forced him to visit the sick Sage at the Joyner residence. He vividly recalled Donald praising Sage

after a taste and complained that it was too bitter. The maids had to bring her candies and honey to make

or respond in any way when the doctor disinfected her wound, applied the medicine, and bandaged

fussy demeanor, he felt disturbed by her

it's all my fault for failing to protect her,"

happened yesterday?" Donald pressed

lan and urged, "Since you've delivered your gifts and conveyed your

“Let me know your date of return

wearing thin. "We'll talk about that later. I have more to discuss

a few times, lan did not shamelessly hang around.