Chapter 96: At Odds with Sophia

"I've lost you, Adeline. Not because I've pushed you away, but because you've made your choice, and I am not your choice,"

Sophia, her expression a mixture of disappointment and resignation. "I understand, Adeline," she said quietly, her voice tinged with sadness.

"Perhaps it's best if we both take different paths after this and forget the past when we were as close as siblings. It's easier to accept the current reality and move forward without being tied to the past. And from now on, I don't need to consider you special in my life anymore. We don't need to pretend to have each other anymore."

Sophia's voice quivered slightly as she spoke, her words heavy with the weight of their fractured bond. She had hoped for reconciliation, but now it seemed that letting go was the only path forward.