Moira felt down for a while. Until drowsiness hit her, she managed to rein in her emotions and got up to freshen up.

'Even if it's all pretend, it doesn't matter. After all, she's the leading lady in this Barclay drama!' she wondered.

As inappropriate as it might sound, she had to admit it was pretty effective. Moira's mood instantly lifted.

It was already late. Moira had spent the whole day shopping with Juliet. Her legs were sore. After a shower, Moira climbed into bed and quickly fell asleep.

Maybe it was because Barclay suddenly came back to celebrate Valentine's Day with her, and Moira dreamt about him again.

This time, Barclay didn't accuse her of having wild fantasies but rather said he didn't like her gift. It wasn't appealing to him, and she shouldn't give it next time. The alarm on her phone kept buzzing, waking Moira up from her dream.

Summer mornings started early. Even though it was only around seven, it was already bright outside.

She stared out of the window for a moment, then suddenly remembered Barclay had to rush over to Citadelia this morning.

Moira, who had originally planned to snooze, realized this and immediately sat up in bed!

As a dutiful wife, how could she let her husband go on a business trip all alone?

Moira rubbed her face, swiftly got out of bed, and went to freshen up.

hadn't anticipated walking too fast, and her knee accidentally bumped into the corner of the bed, sending a sharp

stood there, feeling

excruciating pain subsided for a moment, it got much better, but her knee was swollen from the impact, and every step she took was painful. She

freshening up, but to her surprise, as soon as she stepped out, her leg uncontrollably

wasn't really as dramatic as being completely crippled, she couldn't walk

if she dawdled any longer, he'd

this, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Ah, whatever, I

in

limp won't matter

walk more normally, even though she had to

had to grit her teeth through the

made her way downstairs, and Barclay was

called

unfortunately, just as she released the banister, her knee gave out from

she dropped to

knees.

didn't see me? Can time rewind for a bit? Can I just disappear on the spot?' she thought to herself embarrassedly. Moira just slumped down on the ground, her face turning as red

hurt?" A deep voice sounded

lifted her head, her gaze meeting his,

help her up. "Why are you

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