Bunny blinked, instinctively ncing towards Izabe.


    Casey saw Bunny''s movements and everything became clear. He wasn''t stupid, he''d acted in countless films, read plenty of scripts, his logical reasoning was strong. With a little thinking, he understood. Izabe had known long ago that he was "Ryker", but due to his family, she kept it to herself, swallowing the hurt.


    Even though he was "Ryker", she had to pretend she didn''t know, afraid that even the mention of "Ryker" would make him jealous.


    This silly cry-baby.


    "It wasn''t Izabe who told me," Casey said, "I remembered it myself. I remembered how I got through these years, how I was hypnotized by you all. I don''t me you for the hypnosis, considering my health at the time, you did it for my safety."Text ? owned by N?velDrama.Org.


    And he had forgotten his Cry Baby again.


    "Mom, I don''t me you, and you shouldn''t me Izabe either. Whatever I am is because of me." This included the unknown virus he had contracted.


    Tears welled up in Bunny''s eyes uncontrobly, and she leaned into Beck''s embrace, cing her hand on the ss. "How could we me Izabe? The moment you decided to bring her home, we''ve treated her as our daughter. Don''t overthink, you''ll be alright."


    Casey nodded, Bunny said a few more words, then left them alone.


    Continuing would only make her cry more, she thought. So much had happened in a day: Izabe was kidnapped by Nathaniel, Casey contracted the virus, Brett was shot. The future was uncertain for them all Despite Bunny''s words, Izabe still apologized to the Dempsey family, bowing her head. "I''m sorry."


    Her back remained bent until Bunny''s hand gently touched her head.


    "You don''t need to apologize. I know who''s at fault and who''s innocent. You''ve always been the innocent one, the victim. Nathaniel is the one who did wrong. You''re a good girl, and I believe Casey will be alright. God surely takes care of the good," Bunnyforted Izabe and herself.


    Izabe watched them leave, then returned outside the istion room.


    Sitting on the floor against the door, she and Casey were separated by only a door, at most fifteen centimeters. They were so close, yet they couldn''t touch each other.


    "Are you cold?" Casey asked from inside the room.


    "No." In reality, she was so cold her face had gone pale, her feet numb. Her hands, tightly sped, couldn''t drive away the chill.


    It was cold, but saying it wouldn''t help, because the person who usually warmed her hands was inside the room.


    Hearing Izabe''s voice, Casey asked, "Be, did you cry?"


    "No."


    "That''s good. If you cried, I wouldn''t be able to wipe away your tears."


    As Izabe listened to Casey''s words, she wiped the cold tears from her face.


    "When did you remember?"


    "On the way back, while on the ne. I remembered the years I spent away from you. I should''ve remembered sooner, making you wait for so long. After my ident on my way back from the orphanage, I had dreams about Ryker for several nights. I thought they were nightmares, I didn''t realize they were the truth, my forgotten past."


    "And what did you dream about?" Izabe asked softly.


    "I dreamed about our reunion under the wisteria tree at the orphanage, me calling you Be. You were Brett''s wife, and I was a fool who couldn''t even make you happy. I wanted to take you away and hide


    you."


    When he was a fool, everyone


    thought he didn''t understand love. But the moment he saw Izabe, he knew she was the one. For Izabe, he could humble himself to the extreme. Even if she never looked back, he was willing to follow her.


    Back then, Izabe was surrounded by outstanding people, and the director said. Izabe had married into happiness, that Brett was the richest man in R City, with a fortune in the billions. How could Izabe ever fall for a fool like him? Was he supposed to support Izabe by scavenging? Don''t make himugh.


    Yes, people were born into different sses. His cherished cookies, even if he gave all to Izabe, were just ordinary cookies to her. He couldn''t even provide for her basic needs, so how could he give her happiness?


    Just like the director said, he was a fool. Who would fall for him?


    A princess belongs to a prince, and a knight is always a side character, unable to even approach the princess.


    So he chose to protect Izabe silently, dealing with anyone who hurt her.


    But gradually, he realized everything wasn''t as he thought. The director said Izabe had married into happiness, but why couldn''t he see a happy smile on her face?