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"OK. The case you reported about the illegal excavation at the castle caused quite

a stir, and the suspect has been arrested and sentenced to three years.

"That guy's called Antonio Kaufman, and he seems a bit familiar.

"By the way, he has the same surname as your ex-fiance. And he was a history professor. How could he do such a thing?"

I shook my head and replied calmly, "I don't know him."

After some small talk with my boss, I hung up.

Having packed my bags and said bye to my friends, I boarded the cruise ship

back home. After a month at sea, I returned to New York.

In the past six months in Antarctica, I had let go of the past. From now on, I'd only live for myself.

I rented a place near the TV station.

The next day, I went back to the station. After handing over work to my colleagues, I bought a bouquet of flowers and went to the cemetery.

Standing in front of my mom's tombstone, I found it spotless- surrounded by flowers and her favorite desserts.

I stared at the photo of me, Levi, and Mom on the tombstone before looking away, as calm as ever.

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After a long time, I put down the bouquet and turned around, only to see Levi behind me.

It had been half a year since we last saw each other; he looked way thinner, and

his once vibrant spirit seemed crushed. He appeared much older.

He spoke in a cautious voice, not daring to look me in the eye, "You're back, Grace."

voice of

fidgeted with his faded shirt hem and forced a smile. "No one's hogging

arrested, he chased Roxanne and her parents away. And you still own

got more excited as he spoke but suddenly broke into tears when he saw

the only one I have, Grace.

the last six months you've been gone." He covered his face and cried,

Don't

on his knees in front of me while crying his eyes out and hugging my calf, begging me

away. " But back then, I was all alone too. Even so, you

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you do to me for Roxanne's sake in the past?

crumpled to the ground, trembling all over, his

dry, peeling lips and still wouldn't stop

and his resolute voice

fine, Grace. You're my only

me. I'll protect you and guard you forever, giving

the time when he promised protect Roxanne. But I simply didn't need

back to my rental place and cleaned up

brainwashed by Roxanne and isolated me, and my bestie was the only one who

heard what had happened to Roxanne, Elise, and

who was from a rich

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grandparents died, he started torturing my mom in all

of ways.

depression. That was

came home after

the holidays, what Mom, Levi, and I

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