Rebecca grabbed Morpheus' hand.

He abruptly pushed her away, causing her to stumble and almost fall. He felt a twinge of guilt but didn't reach out to help her up.

She looked at him, her gaze filled with disappointment.

"Sorry, I... " He explained softly, "I don't like people touching me."

"But Ms. Hamerton can, right?" she asked.

Morpheus' heart clenched.

In that instant, his mind was filled with Sephy.

"Morpheus, you still can't let her go, can you?"

He furrowed my brow. Her question seemed intrusive. "Is this something a psychologist should ask?"

"It's a friend asking," Rebecca said, looking down. "I thought after all this time, you'd consider me a friend."

"Rebecca..." He sighed, "There's no issue of letting go between me and her."

"What do you mean?"

"We made a promise."

that promise still count?" Rebecca's emotions grew

"What are you saying?"

and

to Hamerton's affairs, I might know more than you," Rebecca said, looking at him. "Mr. and Mrs. Hamerton won't let Ms. Hamerton come back! She's not just studying in Southeast Aciatic, but she's also going to work there, becoming the Southeast Aciatic royalty's

Hamerton's grandmother's family. And they

heart felt like it had been struck hard, an inexplicable pain spreading from his

Aciatic is a place I never want to come in

Sephy doesn't

took two steps back, trying hard to calm himself with deep

you angry. Ms. Hamerton is a princess on the pedestal, and we...

-

Morpheus' POV:

buzzed,

alone for a

but I opened two bottles of red wine, finishing the second without feeling even a

replaying all the moments

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