Gloria nodded and turned to look at Adrian affectionately. After that, she took hold of Gracia's hand and explained, "I too honestly thought I had died five years ago, but something unexpected happened..."

She explained everything to Gracia, starting from what happened five years ago, to Adrian going to the island to find her five years later, and the discovery of the meteorite. All in all, it took Gloria half an hour to finish telling the story.

When Gracia heard all of it, she became dazed and had a hard time gathering her thoughts.

"That's what happened. I genuinely thought I had died five years ago, but it turns out that I've been asleep throughout that entire time. It felt like my soul was stuck in a space, trapping me inside. I wasn't able to wake up until Adrian came for me."

Gracia looked up at Adrian and said, "I'm sorry for lashing out at you earlier."

"It's all right," Adrian replied.

Gracia hugged Gloria as she wiped away her tears, turning them into a smile. She said