Chapitre 136: Whites

He had a serious expression as he stood up and approached me. He helped me put on my necklace.

"I'm with her, Au. If you want, you can come too. Once she's satisfied enough, then we'll bring her home immediately," Rusty convinced her.

Aurora just rolled her eyes, almost losing the color in them.

"You're spoiling her too much, Rusty. I don't know about you two," she said, grabbing her bag. "But I'm coming along, even if you don't say so."

After that, Aurora stormed out. I could feel her anger, and I understood it because she just wanted to protect me. I was also frustrated with myself for not being able to give in to the people around me.

It's just that I feel like I need this. I need to witness firsthand that there's really no hope left for us to reconcile. I need to see that so I have nothing left to hold on to.

"Hey..." Rusty called me.

He turned from behind me and faced me. His eyes showed deep concern as they glistened.