Chapter 85 : Disaster

"What're you talking about? I told you, didn't I?" Her voice trembled, a haunting melody laced with the weight of unshed tears. A fragile smile flickered across her face, but the tight grip on her suitcase betrayed her; her knuckles turned pale as she whispered, "I can't stay any longer. I'm tired of lying, and it's not like I'm leaving for forever." She cast her gaze downward, damp lashes brushing her cheeks, lips quivering as she fought back the tears threatening to spill. "I'll return when I have strength, and I promise you, we'll meet again, someday, somewhere, and enjoy our life together from where we left."