Sylvia's POV:

When Noreen explained how the black thorn grow bigger with love, I couldn't help but think about the nightmare I had about Rufus being penetrated by sharp thorns.

I trembled and grabbed the collar of my shirt, trying to calm myself down, but it was useless. I felt suffocated and couldn't breathe.

"When your mother saw the thorn forming on Leonard's back, she cried and begged me to remove her from Leonard's memory. As long as Leonard didn'tloveher anymore, he wouldn't die."

As Noreen spoke, there was a hint of remorse in her smile. "I ended up agreeing to your mother's request. In exchange, she needed to come back and stay with me forever. But Olivia betrayed me again!" Noreen raised her voice all of a sudden. The resentment in her voice made her look like a ferocious beast. "I shouldn't have softened my heart!"

her emotions, I instantly put my guard up and carefully stepped back. "How did she betray you?" Noreen didn't answer me. Instead, she glared at me as though she

a shiver down my spine, and goose bumps formed on my bare

she suddenly calmed down and looked at me with glazed eyes as though I was an old

talking about my mother,

at her robe, revealing my mother's pendant on her neck. Her golden

it's like to be hurt by those closest to you? It's so painful that you can't even make a sound. It's even more suffocating than drowning," Noreen murmured to herself. Sᴇaʀ*ᴄh the (ꜰind)ɴʘvel.nᴇt website on Gøøglᴇ to access chapters of novels early and in the highest

I could tangibly feel her hopeless loneliness. She was like an ancient well

forgot everything about Olivia. I thought that she'd finally stay with me after that. But little did I know that your mother- that damned Olivia- would use my weakness against me!" When Noreen got emotional, her voice became high and shrill. She clutched at her heaving chest and her eyes turned red. "Your mother stabbed me right in the middle of my heart! I almost died! Even though I survived by luck in the end and finally recovered, seven years had passed! By the time I

the pain

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