It wasn’t until the latter half of the night that everything finally ended.
Ferris seemed not yet fully awake, but his body instinctively held me tightly, as if wanting to merge me into his bones and blood..
I gently turned my head to look at the identity cancellation documents hidden by the bedside–documents I had reapplied for when I went out earlier.
Now, it was time to leave.
I slowly tried to move out of his arms, but found he held me tighter, as if sensing I wanted to leave.
Helplessly, I could only hide those documents in a concealed corner under the bed, waiting to retrieve them tomorrow after he went to the company.
I looked up at the sleeping Ferris, his brows peaceful, breathing long and steady, completely different from the cold, iron–blooded business leader he was during the day.
Guilt rose in my heart, and I silently, soundlessly said:
.
“When I said ‘sorry‘ to you earlier, I meant it… but not because I’m leaving you.”
“But because this time…”
I had lied, deceived his trust–I knew all this was wrong.
But I had no choice.
For freedom, I had to do this.
The next morning.
Dawn was breaking, morning light quietly spilling into the room.
Ferris rubbed his temples, opening his eyes with some headache, turned his head to see me still lying quietly in his
arms.
His heart relaxed, and he instinctively held me tighter.
But in the next second, his gaze fell on my smooth back, frowning–there was a pale white old scar, diagonally across my shoulder, like a knife wound.
“What happened to the scar on your back?” he asked in a low voice, his voice still carrying the huskiness of just
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waking up.
1 froze, slowly raising my eyes to look at him. That all–too–familiar face now made me feel bitter.
“You… don’t remember?”
This scar was from when I blocked an attack for him. Yet he had forgotten even this.
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