Silverlake Vila was Lorian and Holly's home once. Now, it was just a house filled with distant memories.

The villa had been unoccupied for some time, but it was kept impeccably clean by regular housekeeping. Everything that Holly had used was neatly preserved, such as her clothes and jewelry.

They were small trinkets she liked and merchandises from her favorite movie, "Fallen Dust".

Lorian picked up a book of concept art and read aloud the lines printed on it.

“A single romantic encounter was much more precious than everything in the world.”

Lorian repeated the phrase softly to himself over and over again.

That night, he reminisced about his past love. He was unaware that the love that had once sparked in Tegan’s heart had long since extinguished.

As far as Tegan was concerned, Lorian was not a husband. Instead, he was a man she could never hope to attain.

As dawn approached, Lorian lifted his weary eyes.

Today was the day of Holly's wedding.

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Lorian returned to Brooke