Flash Back:
//8:00AM//
Where Leon had finally parked his car, at the student parking lot. Caroline came out with her backpack, Nam Shin opened the door for her with a smile, and she smiled back.
They walked together directly to class.
Although the three of them had a low status here, the luxury of the car did not reflect the situation.
After all, they were handsome and quite popular among the girls.
And ever since Nam Shin completed his official transfer via online registration, and obtained an almost identical schedule, she remained stuck in the shadow of the hunter's net.
Without resistance.
Looking at the lively atmosphere and elegant design of those buildings and squares, she sank into her thoughts amid a wandering gaze, without realizing it.
'The sight was so alive, so bright and alive, that she could hardly believe she would ever have another chance to live'
"Werm"
Leon, who noticed her temporary distraction, approached her and asked in a worried tone, reflecting the furrow of his eyebrows. "Are you okay?"
The stunned, scrutinizing look she cast over the area made it strange to try to think from his perspective.
“Oh, I'm fine” She shook her head affirmatively, repeatedly, with a simple whisper.
“I’m really fine. It was… just a fever… nothing more”
“Oh” he pursed his lips in understanding.
Nam Shin, who was close to them, didn’t comment, but preceded them to take his seat.
At the window, the view of the passing gray clouds, under the sunlight filtering through the buildings and greenery, was blurry, but visible.
When Professor Smith entered the hall, the noise suddenly subsided ,And silence sits on its throne, cheering among the students.
This type of person had a firm personality and a threatening tone in his tone.
So, right after he started the lesson, no one dared to breathe or even disobey him.
However, she couldn’t bear to think.
She desperately wanted to ask someone, to know the truth about his current life for Cadris.
'This man, who once convinced her that she was free, when she would never have gotten out of the birdcage'
The feeling of being watched and trapped in your ignorance was terrifying.
As a result, she immediately thought of some solution to evade their monitoring and was forced to induce another episode of symptoms.
Without evasion, the dewy sweat that adorned her forehead became invisibly shiny, as her breathing became shallow and suppressed.
Quickly, she hugged her shoulders to the pelvis with a severe bow, and looked up.
The changes that suddenly affected her crystals led to a deliberate defect in the color pigments.
A dazzling mix of light blue, green, yellow and brown, before it returns to normal and calms down.
Which caught attention.
Normally, this inability to conserve body heat would have been so terrible that it would lead to severe nosebleeds.
Immediately after, she raised her head with a serious hint, then straightened up with a bloody palm.
"professor"
Leon and Nam Shin, who heard her hoarse voice after half an hour, had their eyelashes widened, like those around her, with worry and disbelief.
"Werm!"
Professor Smith, noticing her situation, granted her immediate permission.
“It's okay..” she replied, her tone reassuring as she discouraged his advances.
Leon, who heard her, clenched his fists angrily, annoyed. "Tsk!"
Without wasting any more time, she hurried with large, uneven steps towards the infirmary.
After a few steps and turns through the corridors, she finally arrived.
And how empty her friendly gaze had become at this moment, starting from now on!
×××××
In the office, where the figure of the man in the medical gown and the fit and healthy body rested on the leather wheelchair.
His focused green eyes, and the elegant facial features beneath the soft dark locks and the long bridge of his nose, were caught in a good pile of papers and files.
He looked hardworking.
Skyler, a man in his late thirties, had been the supervisor of the psychological treatment of the Beller girls.
In a past life and even now, his relationship with Caroline was considered the closest, as she was the most difficult character of the three.
As soon as his eyes met that shadowy figure in front of him, by chance, he raised his head in confusion, surprised.
“Just...what happened that made you become like this?” He rushed towards her anxiously, examining her, forcing her to sit down.
“Oh, it was an accident” she said with a lazy, careless look, as she followed his finger movements.
“Did you get into some kind of fight?” His jaw clenched rebukingly, and she denied it innocently. “Absolutely not”
“So, what happened?” he asked, to which she silently avoided him.
As a result, he brought the first aid kit and cleaned it.
He was cautious and unconvinced.
Although the bleeding had stopped, the drops of blood stuck to her palm continued, disfiguring her face and clothing.
Currently, there were two cotton swabs stuck to her nostrils, preventing her from breathing and making her speech funny.
And because she was always obedient and did not speak, the atmosphere remained monotonous.
Her sharp gaze was also directed at him, direct and coded.
"Let's talk" she said seriously, grabbing his arm after a while, so he raised his eyebrows at her questioningly, before he knitted them again, cautiously, amidst doubt.
“Okay” he nodded patiently, anticipating. "I'm listening"
She looked away from him for a moment, thinking, then spat out what was on her sleeve all at once.
“Cadris…” “…Is it true that he’s still alive?” “Do you know where he is now?”
She was very direct and unhurried.
“If he’s still alive. Is there…any news about him?” She continued with a careful, scrutinizing look at him, watching him, making his limbs stiffen.
This question was beyond his expectations and threatening.
“Of course not. I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t have any news about him yet” He sighed and leaned back.
“What made you think of me like that? And why do you really think that I know?” His eyebrows knitted suspiciously and he pretended, skillfully denying it.
“If you have any questions, I believe that Mr. Evan, Kayden, and even Dennis are the closest people who can provide you with an answer”
Hearing this response of his, her gaze towards him darkened and she patiently clenched her jaws with a taste of betrayal in him.