Chapter 358

He opened his phone and saw it was a message from Sheila.

"Timothy... I feel so sad. You're hurt like this, and I can't even be with you to take care of you."

The middle of the night, when the world is quiet, is always the best time to talk about feelings.

Sheila wasn't about to let the moment slip away.

Her foster parents' attitude tonight had said it all-they didn't want her getting too close to Timothy.

But she was determined to fight for what she wanted.

Timothy stared at the message, letting it sit there for a long while before finally replying.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

Just a handful of words, and to Sheila, they felt cold and mechanical.

A little too distant.

She couldn't accept it.

He never used to be like this.

Becoming the adopted daughter of the Howard family had once seemed like a stroke of luck.

But as she grew older, it began to feel more like a shackle.

Sheila was about to send another message when Timothy's reply came through.

late. Get some rest. I'm going

ache pierced

and not be able to be with them—nothing

that evening, she'd barely managed to exchange a few words of concern before her foster father ushered her off

had no idea what

body all the way to Aetherion. She couldn't imagine any other

be that Jessica

she joining

That must be it.

God.

didn't dare think

she kept going down that road, she would lose

years, Timothy had barely paid Jessica any attention-what changed

to find out

had shifted, Sheila knew her

was running

meant Sheila still had a

as Jessica was bent on divorce,

the Howard family. As long as she stayed, she

be an

eto see

him.

she left, things

biological parents were already urging her to

longer. Once Jessica divorced Timothy and she returned to her real family-once

next morning, Vince reached out to

Howards, he swung by

also had something

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