章節 304: Couldn’t Fathom the Reason

Time never stopped. It went by like a river that flows past all things. The sun hung in the sky only to disappear behind the horizon when its time was over. The formerly sleeping moon shone its light in the dark sky. All things were under the law of time. Day turned into night and night into day. The little birds that were once nothing but weak creatures started to spread their wings and took flight. For some people, four months might fly by in the blink of an eye. But for others, it could feel like it had been decades.

At the Scarcia Manor, Olivia sat staring blankly out of the window with a sad look in her eyes. Sometimes, her gaze would shift to the back of her hand as if wanting to make sure that the contract between them was still there.