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.

heavy as he spoke, "I should've done better to protect

scolded me awake, I would've lived the rest of my life in the

tint of remorse," It's my fault. I shouldn't have raised you into a spoiled and

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

are you leaving?"

leave when Sis

had Jay's finger curling in

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

placed himself in the necessary mentality prior. As of

you off." Jay brushed off

you

her yourself. Though you should probably do it as soon as

it's too late and

tightly, his fingernails digging bloody crescent moons into the

inquisitively at Jay's eyes, finding nothing else but

had always been skilled at the art