Location 3

Victoria felt Emery's tight embrace, making it almost difficult for her to breathe. She shifted her body slightly, and only then she felt she could breathe again.

"I really just want to keep you locked at home, have someone protect you, and have you stay home every day. As long as you are within my line of sight, I feel at ease," Arnold's distress was immense.

Victoria could tell from his words that he was afraid of losing her.

"So you want to turn me into an agaric and a toy, huh? If I really become like that, will you still like me?"

"No matter what you become, I will always like you! In my heart, you are unique and irreplaceable," Arnold seemed to have been suppressing these words for a long time.

Victoria's mind started racing - was she really unique, or was it just because she resembled an irreplaceable woman?

"Am I really unique?"

"Of course," Arnold was unwaveringly certain.