None of This Was Your Fault

He was waiting for Nadi to accept his offer.

Nadi couldn't refuse.

She had no choice but to say yes.

Life remained an unbearable burden, and even now, the thought of death lingered in Nadi's mind. But Leo's presence had sparked the faintest glimmer of hope, a fragile reason to keep holding on.

"Sis," Leo called out suddenly. He pulled a handkerchief from his pocket, carefully unfolding it to reveal something inside. It was the shattered pieces of a bracelet, the one that fake brother had callously broken. Leo had painstakingly collected every fragment, leaving none behind, and wrapped them with care.

"This was the first gift you ever gave me. It's broken now, but maybe… maybe we can fix it together? What do you think?" The hope in Leo's eyes was almost too much to bear.

Nadi held the broken pieces in her palm, each fragment preserved with such meticulous care.

For a moment, her mind went blank, her heart softening like clouds drifting across the horizon.