When Leia spotted Avery, she subconsciously tried to escape, but Avery had already noticed her. "Begonia."

The word drifted toward Leia in the night breeze.

The woman's voice on the other end of the line sounded a little panicky. "Did someone approach you? Who are you with right now?"

"I'll contact you later." Leia hung up and quickly ran away. She was given mechanical legs, so she ran faster than a normal human.

Avery wasn't feeling well, so he only ran after Leia for a little while before slumping onto the floor, panting.

Unexpectedly, Leia turned back and ran back to him. She looked at him anxiously. "Are you okay?"

She had noticed him leaning against the flowerbed, so she thought that something happened to him.

Avery gripped her wrist. "Got you, Begonia."

Begonia was Leia's alias in Peace's Embrace.

Avery's voice was as gentle as always, and Leia had mixed feelings about that.

No one knew this, but Avery was the only salvation she had in her life.

Back then, when she ran away from the poor and desolate village, she encountered Avery.

He was the one who brought her back to Peace's Embrace for proper education.

He had allowed her to undergo surgery to recover, and he had taught her many things.

on, she followed Toxic Hive as it broke away from Peace's Embrace, but

had given her a new life when

are you trying to

was gasping for breath, but the smile remained on his

She couldn't reject him.

for support as he got up, but he never

Leia along with him as

the glow of the streetlights, Leia looked

a blush tinted her

was holding

first time Avery had held her hand and also the

was simple and brightly lit, and it

that Leia wouldn't run away,

asked Leia to take a seat. "Do you still drink strawberry

turned redder. When he took her in back then, she had insisted on drinking strawberry milk

"You remembered."

"Yes."

the fridge, shaking it.

hands, and she felt her

flavor as well. By the way, I forgot to ask, but have

"Actually,

would have known that her biological brother had broken her limbs

child. I don't understand why you chose to follow Toxic Hive instead of staying in

looked at his

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