“Who?”

Deirdre’s gaze was still. “It’s already in the past. I only needed to confirm that you are not him, and that is enough for me.

“Kyran, as long as you are not him and won’t become him, I will come with you to Eastgene, Germia, or anywhere else. Take me with you, alright?”

The man’s breathing was slightly shaky. There was no telling if he was astonished or pleasantly surprised by her remark, but he hugged her tightly a moment later.

“Alright, Deirdre. I’ll take you with me.”

After shedding the final burden, Deirdre felt relieved like she had never felt before. They held hands tightly with their fingers interlaced with each other all the way until they returned to the private room.

Declan was sitting in the private room by himself, and his lips twitched when he noticed the couple still refused to let go of each other’s hand after entering the room.

“Have you made up with each other?”

Deirdre could not help feeling surprised. “You noticed that, Mr. King?”

Declan propped hi