"Chris, you..." Lena asked him in a murmur, "What are you saying?"

Chris' heart clenched, but his words could not be taken back. He did not regret revealing the truth—he was just afraid of seeing the disappointment in Lena's eyes.

That look was as if her unwavering beliefs had collapsed, and the light she had always trusted had suddenly gone out. She had thought she was not alone in this world, but it was all a joke now.

"Lenny..." Chris licked his dry lips. "I'm sorry, I..."

Under Lena's gaze, he could not even say a complete sentence.

Lena's ears were buzzing. When Renee had exposed her as Nicholas' illegitimate daughter earlier, she had been angry and afraid—angry that Renee had revealed her secret and afraid that she would lose Lina and Nicholas.

Now, Chris was saying that she was not from the Thompsons.

She felt hopeless. It was like stepping into an abyss. There was nothing left in her world to support her.

Her legs gave way, and she collapsed.

"Lenny!" Chris panicked and reached out to catch her.

Lena went limp as she curled up in his arms as if she had been drained of all her strength. Her eyes lost focus, and she closed them weakly with a flutter of eyelids.

-

Lena felt like she was walking on an endless road. She was all alone on this journey, facing venomous creatures and wild beasts, sharp stones cutting her feet, scorching sun and freezing cold. Everything she encountered, she faced alone.

She thought her heart had become hardened and could withstand anything, but when she saw their faces one by one—Lina, Chris, Nicholas, Linda, Cordelia, Zephyr, Zuko, and Toph... her heart softened.

rushed toward them eagerly, but these people

her arms,

forehead, and looked worriedly at the doctor. "How long will it take for her

to excessive mental stress," the doctor said.

on Lina's shoulder, gently

softly. "Lena is a strong person. She will get through this." Chris sat on the

her that family, but the family he could provide was different from the one she

day her true identity was revealed. She became less

a corner by the window, staring outside without really

and make soup in the

did not say

not know how

her diary. It seemed that she had

simple bag and left Centrolis on a

had gone to teach in

Lina saw the letter, she cried and

other hand, Chris

She was slow to warm up and not

messages to Lena almost every day, but Lena

She always considered me her elder sister, and I always

not know how to comfort her and

response was that Lena had never texted

I know she isn't really abandoning

her down. He knew her. She wanted to be alone, to find some peace. She just needed some

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