Sir Ares, Goodnight

Still, regardless of how much he yearned for Angeline, he had to hide it from Josephine or all the difficult facades he had to keep up would have been for naught.

"I heard Jack threw you out of Tourmaline Estate. What do you have planned?" Jay asked.

"I want to leave Imperial Capital." Josie's eyes glistened with unshed tears.

"My parents don't want me, and neither does Zayne. There's nothing worth staying for in Imperial Capital."

"What about me?" Jay asked coldly.

Josephine replied, "I know that you care greatly for me, Jay, but I can't seem to convince myself that at all. We're not related by blood, so you have no obligation to care about what happens to me at all. I hope you understand what I mean, and perhaps leave me with an ounce of dignity."

"So you're going to sever our ties as siblings?" Jay was displeased.

Josephine shook her head in a way that reminded him of a pellet drum. "You'll always be my brother, Jay. It's just that now that I've grown up, I think I should be more independent and learn to take care of myself. I can't rely on you for everything."

Josie's eyes shone with determination, and Jay knew-

This carefree lady had finally grown up.

help but feel regretful. His tone was heavy as he spoke, "I should've done better to

me awake, I would've lived the rest of my life in the fairytale you had built for me." Jay

long while, he replied with a tint of remorse," It's my

Jay's words were transparent with the heart-clenching pain

you

when Sis Angeline

name had Jay's

help but ask for Angeline as she watched Jay's unfazed expression, "Do you really

himself

I'll send you off."

right with Josephine, so she spoke again, "At least tell Sis Angeline yourself if you

to her yourself. Though you should probably do

late and she takes her own

his fingernails digging bloody crescent moons into the

eyes, finding nothing else but frost in

at the art