Seamus was quiet for a moment. "I don't understand what you mean."

"You said that you'd do anything for me."

"This remains the same."

"Does that include hurting me?"

The air went unnervingly silent.

Persephone could clearly see how Seamus' shoulders slouched and his back trembled slightly. Her heart jolted alongside.

Even after learning what Seamus had done, Persephone still kept her hopes. He had grown up with her. Their relationship was different. Parting felt like piercing a capillary from the palm that caused pain to spread uncontrollably. Even with the blood stopped, the scar remained for life.

Persephone said with a serious tone, "Seamus, I believe you won't harm me, right?"

"Of course not," Seamus replied. "Miss, don't overthink it. Get some rest."

we

tomorrow," he

"Are we really taking the bus? I heard... buses

around, giving her a slight smile.

like something hit

lot of effort to suppress the urge to cry. When she returned to her room, she

cry, but now, she felt like laughing mockingly. Seamus had said

It was absurd.

Catherine had told her about Greta's experiences over

at 16, and the mastermind behind it was

had also caused Greta's inability to speak—he had

He knew how to concoct drugs. It wouldn't have been difficult for him to silence

that Seamus would use the skills he acquired

been colluding with some forces here in Flinge," Catherine told her. "As for Madame Bailey, he sold her here. By then, Madame Bailey had already lost her voice. You can imagine what happened to her after

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