Chapter 935


    He wasn''t really in agony, not anymore.


    Gone were the days when his heartache felt like a relentless barrage of arrows. What had settled in its ce was a numbing


    sensation—a dull, persistent ache that asionally spiked like a needle jab, then subsided into numbness. The back-and-forth


    of it all was torturous in its own right.


    In those days, he''d shut off his phone. Cut off from the world outside, he received no news, no updates. For years, he''d poured


    his soul into work, never once cking off like this. It seemed as though his life''s work was invested in expanding his business


    empire.


    Then, suddenly, Jared found himself questioning the point of it all. For the first time, he wanted to hide away, to avoid people, to


    be silent, to want nothing.


    Serenity Hall was his sanctuary.


    The folks there were simple, genuine. In front, there was the big pharmacy; the backyard, however, was a world unto itself.


    Behind the yard was a small, cultivated herb garden. It wasn''trge, but it was home to a variety of unknown herbs. Now, Jared


    spent his days helping the old gardener tend to these nts, breathing in the air, heavy with a calming herbal scent.


    After half a month at Serenity Hall, he felt a slight reprieve from his pain. But then Agnes returned, which messed up is heart


    again.


    Yet she was so lucid, so clear-headed, while he was still mired in the illusions of the past.


    A faint smile yed on Jared''s lips, "You don''t need to thank me. | couldn''t have just stood by, no matter who it was."


    The silence that followed was endless.


    The two kids stood beside them, sensing the tension. Nocturne felt the awkwardness, while Esther remained blissfully unaware,


    tugging at Agnes'' hand, "Ms. Agnes, | want to sleep with you tonight."


    There was only one bed, and it was a child''s bed at that. Nocturne usually shared it with Esther; it was too small even for them.


    Three people? Impossible. Especially with Jared sleeping right underneath it.


    To share a room with him... It wasn''t awkwardness that Agnes felt, it was heartache.


    Their once intimate bond had frayed over time, and now they were left with this ufortable distance. Agnes felt the pain too,


    especially now, during their peculiar period of separation. Their feelings for each other remained a tangled mess.


    Best to keep a distance, Agnes thought, to avoid further entanglement.


    "I''m sorry, Esther," Agnes said with a


    regretful tone, "I can''t stay tonight ''


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    Esther''s face fell, disappointment etched into her young features. Agnes'' heart ached at the sight.


    Nocturne had already picked up on


    the tension, a worried look flickering


    in his eyes. Agnes didn''t stern


    show an signe ghtiséord in front of


    thd paltnes To them, their parents


    were the closest allies in the world.


    She had made a pact with Jared


    once—no matter what, they would


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    Turning to Nocturne, Agnes spoke,


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    Agnes paused, taken aback. Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Jared. What reason could she possibly give?