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After the snake bit Nathan, Giselle opened the bottle, letting the small snake slither down her wrist and slip

back inside.

Giselle looked at Nathan and said, “Make sure you come see me once a week, alright?”

“Here, let me wipe that for you,” Zinnia said softly as she carefully dabbed the cold sweat from Nathan’s forehead with a tissue.

“Alright,” Nathan replied gently. “I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.” When his gaze met Zinnia’s, his eyes were impossibly tender.

Giselle looked at Zinnia and Nathan, sighed, and said, “Go back and get some proper rest.”

Giselle took a red pendant from her small bag and gently hung it around Zinnia’s neck. “Zinnia, keep this with you at all times. Think of it as a Christmas blessing from me. Promise me you’ll never, ever lose it.”

“Thank you, Giselle,” Zinnia said.

Zinnia didn’t understand why Giselle had given her the pendant, but she glanced down at the pendant. hanging around her neck.

When Nathan saw the pendant that Giselle took out, his fist clenched tightly.

He thought, ‘Back when I left, Giselle also gave me a red pendant because I was facing a great trial. But now Zinnia has received one, too.’

“Giselle…” Nathan looked up at her urgently, his voice tight with concern.

“Nathan.” Giselle lowered her eyes, suddenly looking weary. “Everyone has their own trials. Each soul must walk its own path.”

Simon dashed out of the kitchen, carrying a bag filled with fried cheese and steaming mussels. “Zinnia. Here, take these. They’re fresh out of the pot and absolutely delicious.”

Giselle watched as Zinnia and Nathan walked away slowly, leaning on each other for support, with their backs to her. She let out a heavy sigh, her gaze lingering on their departing figures.

keep a close eye on those around you,” Giselle said, her

Nathan’s

and Nathan walked away, Giselle closed her eyes. A single tear rolled down her cheek. ‘Why must their paths be so fraught

left Giselle’s courtyard. Noticing his

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Zinnia’s shoulders. “Zinnia,” he said urgently, “you must keep the pendant Giselle gave you with you at all

his uncomfortably tight grip, but seeing the unusual intensity in Nathan’s eyes, she

no matter when,” Nathan said, gazing at her with deep seriousness. After a brief pause, he added sternly, “And never, under any circumstances, tell anyone who gave

her neck and nodded earnestly. “Okay,

be honest, Zinnia couldn’t shake off this

courtyard, only to find that Quincey and Fiona

supported Nathan as they made their way upstairs.

him, the two poisons were locked in a relentless battle. Though this had temporarily halted his physical decline, the struggle was draining him to the

to Zinnia’s. Unlike Zinnia’s carefully decorated room, his was

was usually filled with a faint, pleasant scent of agarwood, it was now tinged with the bitter note of herbal medicine from Nathan’s

warm yellow

With a flourish, she rolled it up

her do as she pleased. A plush

All of them were adorably goofy. The bookshelf was still dotted with the stickers she’d

which

was supposed to be Nathan’s, but there were barely any traces of his presence. Instead, every corner

are you looking at?” Nathan asked softly, following her gaze around the

doesn’t feel like yours anymore. It’s practically mine now,” Zinnia

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had been quite a while since she

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returned from Jinston, Zinnia hadn’t set foot in Nathan’s room again. She used to come and go as she pleased, but after Nathan’s health began to

him everywhere like a shadow, always clinging to him. Before she turned seven, they practically shared the same

Zinnia turned seven, she was always in poor health. The slightest breeze or a hint of