Serana bit her lip, hands clenched so tight her knuckles were white. “I never did

anything to her. Why does she hate me so much?”

Boyd shut his eyes, a heavy sigh escaping him. “There’s no reason. She never

thinks about ‘why’. She does not need reasons to do things.”

And if there was a reason, it was all in her head.

Serana shook her head.

“I don’t know, but I can’t believe she doesn’t have a reason to hate me. Maybe…

maybe…”

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Boyd looked up, watching her struggle to find the words, then paused. “Maybe

what?”d2

Serana finally found her voice, though it was tangled up with her anxiety.

“Maybe it’s because of you.”

Boyd was taken aback for a moment, and Serana quickly shook her head, “I…

I’m not blaming you, I mean…”

She stopped, taking a deep breath, “Boyd, are you… are you really upset about

Yasmine leaving? You two were the closest at the orphanage. You used to hang

out all the time, and then there was me, always causing trouble that you had to

fix. You even said some harsh things to Yasmine because of me.”

Boyd’s body stiffened, surprise written all over his face.

Serana was a bit scared by his reaction, “Yasmine only had you as a friend.

Maybe that’s why she resented you looking after me so much.”

Boyd’s expression grew serious, “So she’s holding a grudge against me.”

Serana pressed her lips together, not saying another word. That was probably it.

Boyd stood up, silently grabbing a shovel and replanted the young sprout that

had been uprooted.

Serana watched him, “Maybe when the flowers bloom, we can tell Yasmine to

come back and see.”

Boyd didn’t respond.

school, Yasmine was still

the orphanage

of her past that

decided to take Yasmine out of the orphanage, he

the down payment

over two months after Yasmine left the orphanage,

deal for the time and got a

dinner, Yasmine suddenly said she

Angel’s Haven Orphanage.

aback. “Is there

need to see Ava. Now that I have some money,

stuff back. I just feel like something bad will happen if she

them.”

had given Ava her bracelets, Bryson

stuff?”

chair and stayed silent. She

past. Bryson had filled in

complicated, and she was sternly

let alone

She had given them

and it had

she had some money, it

the kids seemed surprisingly

they

by the garden bed she used to tend, the garlic sprouts were long

what

“Really turned

patch, huh?”

the nearby lilies, noticing they were

bloom any day.

they were for Serana, and

effort.

thought you’d never step

his voice much.

standing there, watching her. She

“You really have a lot of prejudice against me, huh? What,

wouldn’t feel a

just looked at

“Alright, I admit

here was just a side trip.

wasn’t sure how to react. He saw right through her, yet

with her blunt honesty.

trip…

yet?”

Mad

“Me.”

toward him, her gaze serious.

noticed I got taller after just

been eating well and getting plenty of sleep,

sense.”

then. You’re doing

alone for two months? I’ve been carefree on the

your health, and I plan on living to a ripe

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