Kaelan Hawthorne remained silent for a long time, without giving an answer.
Because he didn't know the answer himself.
He was equally afraid.
Afraid that the longer he waited, the softer his heart would become.
It was precisely because there was still a chance that he had to end it now.
While she was still calm and hadn't changed her mind yet.
The contract breaking ceremony must be completed quickly.
Otherwise... what if one day, like others, he regrets it, yet isn't even qualified to plead for her to stay.
In the farthest corner of the room, Evan Orwell stood quietly, without making a single sound.
His gaze was firmly fixed on the Beast Skin Bag at his feet.
The bag had accidentally tipped over earlier, causing a dark purple thorny fruit to roll out.
It lay there quietly, unmoving.
And Evan, as if frozen, stared at that fruit.
Suddenly, he recalled Seraphina Caldwell's words: "Thorny fruit is actually quite delicious."
